“This is Africa’s corridor moment, the continent can transform transport corridors into economic lifelines,” Paul Riembault of the Directorate-General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA) at the European Commission told delegates at last week’s 43rd Southern African Transport Conference (SATC).

The Gambia Ports Authority’s Managing Director, Ousman Jobarteh, has been formally honoured at the 10th Africa Leadership Organisation Summit held in London.

SOUTH AFRICA: The Institute for Security Studies (ISS) co-hosted a roundtable discussion with the Embassy of France in Cape Town on Friday to reflect on the outcomes of the Third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC 3) and explore future steps for the country.

SOUTH AFRICA: In a bid to fuel the growing interest in maritime-related subjects at high school level, the Lawhill Maritime Academy in Simon’s Town hosted educators from across the country at the beginning of the winter school holidays to provide access to industry experts.

SOUTH AFRICA: The South African Institute for Marine Engineers and Naval Architects (SAIMENA) officially celebrated their 50^th anniversary with synchronised dinners hosted in Cape Town and Durban on Friday night.

THE GAMBIA: The President of the Republic of The Gambia, Adama Barrow, presided over the official foundation stone laying ceremony for the Sanyang Deep Sea Port earlier this month as The Gambia Ports officially launched the beginning of the project.

After announcing his intention to gazette draft regulations as a follow up to those released in February this year to manage the environmental aspects of offshore bunkering, the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment’s updated regulations were officially published this past Friday and clearly extend the intended scope significantly. Editor, Colleen Jacka, reads through the new regulations and reports on some of the changes and implications.

NIGERIA: The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Quorra this week initiated its maiden Standards of Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) training, following its accreditation as a certified maritime training institute late last year.