GHANA: The Petroleum Commission of Ghana has signed an agreement with TGS to create a new offshore 2D-cubed project across the Keta Basin, offshore Ghana, giving explorers a single, unified subsurface view of one of Africa’s most promising underexplored margins.

SOUTH AFRICA: The South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) has returned to the practice of publishing an annual review of incidents in the fishing industry with the release of a Marine Information Notice at the beginning of the month that highlighted the six deaths that rocked the industry last year.

KENYA: Kenya has taken a significant step towards finalising its National Maritime Security Strategy (NMSS), following an International Maritime Organisation (IMO)-supported workshop held in Mombasa earlier this month, under the European Union-funded Safe Seas for Africa (SSA) programme.  

SOUTH AFRICA: The V&A Waterfront proved their commitment to delivering on plans for a superyacht basin at Quay 7 at an official keel laying ceremony yesterday that showcased the manufacturing progress already made in the production of six steel pontoons which will provide the underlying structure for the new facility.

NIGERIA: A new five-year programme will train some 200 Port State Control officials across West and Central Africa to address knowledge gaps in the implementation and enforcement of relevant conventions and in the understanding of international best practices.

NIGERIA: Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Ltd (SNEPCo) has launched a $3-billion Contract Finance Facility in partnership with nine leading Nigerian banks to help empower Nigerian contractors in the oil and gas sector.

SOUTH AFRICA: Deputy Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Narend Singh, has admitted that illegal sales of marine resources such as crayfish near Hibberdene remain a persistent problem, despite joint enforcement operations between April and June 2026 that led to nine arrests and the seizure of poached stock worth more than R228,000.

SIERRA LEONE: The Sierra Leone Maritime Administration (SLMARAD) has recorded its strongest performance to date in the latest Paris Memorandum of Understanding (Paris MoU) Flag Performance List, moving the Registry closer to White List status.