SOUTH AFRICA: After a sell-out inaugural event in 2024, the highly-anticipated South African Shipping Gala returns to the maritime calendar this year on November 28.
SOUTH AFRICA: Reacting to recent legal proceedings involving environmental assessments of unrelated offshore blocks, African Energy has successfully sought to obtain an extension to submit an updated environmental impact assessment for Block 11B/12B.
African ports came out tops at the IAPH Sustainability Awards winning three of the eight categories at this year’s awards ceremony held in Kobe, Japan during the Worlds Port Conference.
NIGERIA: A regional workshop attracting delegates from across the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) concluded at the beginning of October after consulting on strategies to enhance awareness and promote regional ownership of the revised ECOWAS Blue Economy Strategy, and to ensure its alignment with the Africa Blue Economy Strategy (ABES).
SOUTH AFRICA: The South Africa Abalone Export Council has set its sight on the European market as part of its market diversification strategy.
SOUTH AFRICA: Today Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) signed a Terminal Operator Agreement with FFS Tank Terminals to operate and maintain a Liquid Bulk Terminal at the Port of Cape Town for a 25-year concession period.
SOUTH AFRICA: A multi-million-rand investment into the Coastal Hydraulics laboratory at the Council for Scientific Research (CSIR) has established the facility as the longest 2D wave flume lab in the southern hemisphere and revitalised the use of a long dormant building.
SOUTH AFRICA: The Deputy Minister of Transport, Mkhuleko Hlengwa, will address the bunker industry at an engagement hosted by the South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) next week in the Port of Ngqura.
The Q1 2026 Maritime Tender Intelligence Report is the first in a new series of quarterly deep-dives. It includes detailed sections highlighting trends and opportunities within a number of maritime sectors across Africa.
In celebration of International Biodiversity Day on 22 May, this presentation showcases fifteen years of foundational offshore biodiversity research in South Africa, sharing discoveries, lessons learnt and the growing momentum.
COASTWISE CONNECT is being developed as South Africa’s first virtual community for maritime professionals, bringing together people across the entire ocean economy spectrum. It aims to unite South Africa’s fragmented maritime sector by creating a collaborative digital ecosystem where professionals at all career stages can connect, learn, grow, and collectively unlock the potential of our ocean economy.
In this webinar, WMU faculty will engage with Professor James Kraska, Chair and Charles H. Stockton Professor of International Maritime Law in the Stockton Center for International Law at the Naval War College, posing questions that explore the current state of international law as it applies to the Strait of Hormuz and comparable maritime chokepoints.
Tipping points in the Earth system are often portrayed as ominous, abrupt shifts that could significantly alter life on Earth. While this reflects the seriousness of the science, the framing can also create confusion and discourage action.
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