SOUTH AFRICA: With plans to have dried abalone listed by CITES, the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment has confirmed that a proven stock collapse will only provide for a 12.01 ton Total Allowable Catch (TAC) for the 2025/26 season.

KENYA: DP World has launched the rollout of its state-of-the-art Port Community System (PCS) in Kenya, marking a major milestone in the country’s journey toward more efficient and transparent trade. 

GHANA: Delving into local law, more than 50 youngsters were introduced to opportunities and empowered to consider a future in fisheries.

SOUTH AFRICA: Boat clubs offer an elegant solution that provides non-boatowners with access to a boating lifestyle through a membership that allows them to book out a boat in multiple destinations around the world – and now a global player is looking to bring the concept to South Africa.  

SOUTH AFRICA: The shift towards electric heavy lift equipment in logistics is being driven by a future need to deliver logistic solutions that are not only faster and cheaper, but cleaner, quieter and more sustainable.

SOUTH AFRICA: “We know we are living in challenging times. At the moment markets are tough, and I think we need to embrace opportunity where we can,” Ed Slack, Editor in Chief of IBI Magazine told delegates, mincing no words in a hard-hitting keynote address at the opening of the inaugural African Boating Conference.

SOUTH AFRICA: The inaugural African Boating Conference held this week in Cape Town drew the enthusiastic participation of more than 200 delegates representing a sizeable portion of the region’s boating community eager to share ideas and foster economic growth within the boating sector on the continent.

Joining Vanuatu, Ghana has become the latest country to ratify the 2012 Cape Town Agreement (CTA) by officially depositing its Instrument of Accession at the London Headquarters of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO).