NIGERIA: The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) is embarking on a bid to replace more than 90% of the boats on the country’s waterways in a bid to phase out wooden vessels and improve safety.

CÔTE D'IVOIRE: The Port of Abidjan hosted a ceremony to welcome the EA Centaurus, a 272m container vessel with a draft of 14.3 metres and a capacity of 7,000 TEUs.

SOUTH AFRICA: The Select Committee on Public Infrastructure and Minister in the Presidency invites interested persons and stakeholders to submit written comments on the Marine Oil Pollution (Preparedness, Response and Cooperation Bill) [B10B-2020].

SOUTH AFRICA: The South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) will be hosting a series of three stakeholder engagements to discuss new regulations relating to marine pollution, seafarer welfare and safety.

SOUTH AFRICA: Cape Town played host to the delegates from the marine conservation sector last month as the Society for Conservation Biology’s (SCB-Marine) Global Marine Program hosted the 7th International Marine Conservation Congress (IMCC7).

Members of the Fisheries Committee for the West Central Gulf of Guinea (FCWC) Working Group on Aquaculture (WGAq) recently participated in an intensive twenty-day biosecurity training program organised by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Knowledge Co-Creation Program (KCCP) in Japan.

SOUTH AFRICA: The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Dr Dion George, has published a notice in the Government Gazette inviting the public to comment on the draft policies on the Allocation and Management of rights to operate a Fish Processing Establishment and the Transfer of Commercial Fishing Rights (collectively the Draft Policies).

SOUTH AFRICA: The Competition Commission approved the proposed transaction whereby Mitsui O.S.K. Lined, Ltd intends to acquire Gearbulk Holding AG, without conditions noting that the transaction does not raise any public interest concerns and does not  substantially lessen or prevent competition in any market.