SOUTH AFRICA: A West Coast survey was cleared to proceed and a Wild Coast right was killed off for good. The gap between the two rulings comes down to process, timing and how far each case had already travelled through the courts

SOUTH AFRICA: PortOps, a decision-support platform developed for the Transnet National Ports Authority, will soon assist the Port of Cape Town in improving container planning and handling operations at the Container Terminal. The tool is designed to support cargo owners, the fresh produce industry and exporters. 

South Africa has co-sponsored a proposal to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) calling for closer coordination between the world's oldest global ocean dumping rules and the newly enforced international treaty protecting marine life on the high seas.

SOUTH AFRICA: South Africa’s vast ocean economy cannot reach its full potential while women remain largely on the margins, Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Sindisiwe Chikunga has warned.

SOUTH AFRICA: The Off Port Limits Association South Africa (OPLASA) is seeking to have the sector included in a diesel refund system that is currently enjoyed by those operating fishing vessels, research vessels, patrol vessels and others in local waters.

EQUATORIAL GUINEA: A delegation from the Maritime Organization of West and Central Africa (MOWCA) visited the Asaba Shipyard in Malabo to explore models for combining academic training, practical experience, and professional training in the naval industry that provide young Equatorial Guineans with training that is more closely linked to the real needs of the market.

NIGERIA: President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a reform that replaces project-by-project negotiations with a transparent investment framework designed to unlock up to US$50 billion in deep offshore investment and restart Nigeria’s large, capital-intensive offshore developments that have remained stalled for decades.

It’s not easy for a new event to present itself and deliver real value to the maritime industry, but that’s exactly what the African Boating Conference (ABC) achieved in 2025. Introducing the conference into an already crowded calendar, Veda Pretorious was laser focused on what she wanted to achieve. It was not about hosting an event for the sake of hosting an event – it was about initiating a movement to take advantage of the country’s boat building strength while simultaneously positioning the region as a superyacht destination.