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Posted: Feb 24, 2025

SAMSA CEO appointment uncertainty goes unanswered

Cabinet appointment not likely to go ahead

SOUTH AFRICA: It’s been a full five months since a Cabinet statement confirmed the appointment of Captain Rufus Lekala as the new CEO for the South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA), but reliable sources are now saying that the Captain is no longer going to assume the position in Pretoria.

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Posted: Feb 24, 2025

Charting the course for continued maritime surveillance

Transfer of YARIS on the table

CÔTE D’IVOIRE: A second meeting to review the roadmap for the transfer of YARIS to the YAOUNDE architecture as well as to discuss the continued funding of the system as funding of the GoGIN II ends drew input from regional maritime experts last week.

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Posted: Feb 20, 2025

Master plan is close to completion

DFFE confirms gaps are being closed

SOUTH AFRICA: Welcoming members of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on board the SA Agulhas II last week, Nonhlanhla Mkhize, DG Nomfundo Tshabalala at the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) hinted at the imminent completion of the long-awaited Ocean Economy Master Plan.

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Posted: Feb 20, 2025

Innovation elevates forklifts to greater heights

Electric power solutions and safety technologies

From introducing game-changing safety technologies to leading in electric power solutions, Toyota Material Handling’s commitment to innovation has redefined the efficiency, safety and sustainability of forklifts, helping improve productivity for various industries in South Africa.

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Posted: Feb 20, 2025

Upgraded dredger ready for action

Improving dredging capacity

SOUTH AFRICA: After a four-week installation process to install a new marine excavator on the Italeni undertaken in Transnet National Port Authority’s dry dock in Durban, the grab hopper dredger is ready to resume services to maintain port depths and entrance channels.

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Posted: Feb 19, 2025

Drilling continues in Orange Basin

New well to be drilled

NAMIBIA: Following the completion of drilling operations for the Sagittarius-1X exploration well in Block 2914, located in the Orange Basin, the drillship, Nobel Venturer has moved to the next well in the campaign, Capricornus-1X.

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Posted: Feb 19, 2025

New leadership for CGIMA

Seychelles assumes chair of security group

SEYCHELLES: As announced last year, the Republic of Seychelles officially assumed the Chairpersonship of the Contact Group on Illicit Maritime Activities (CGIMA) from the Republic of Kenya in a formal handover ceremony held yesterday.

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Posted: Feb 18, 2025

An icebreaker promotes relationship between DFFE and PPC

Parliamentary Portfolio Committee gets on board with the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment

SOUTH AFRICA: Joining the SA Agulhas II for a trip from East London to Cape Town last weekend, members of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee were given a first-hand glimpse of the vessel’s capabilities as well as its importance in sustaining global efforts to study the ocean’s role in climate change.

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