SEYCHELLES: Following a two-day visit to the Seychelles Ports Authority, the Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at assisting the authority in developing Port Victoria into a leading green port in the region.

NAMIBIA: Two training workshops were held last month to foster marine conservation by equipping participants to respond to and effectively manage the strandings and entanglement of cetaceans.

SOUTH AFRICA: Five bidders are in contention to develop a liquid bulk and green fuel terminals in the South Dunes Precinct of the Port of Richards Bay for a 25-year concession period.

Concluding at the end of April, Operation Sea Spirit intercepted two illegal migrant boats and provided medical assistance to another vessel.

As ports and container depots accelerate efforts to minimise greenhouse gas emissions and reduce their carbon footprints, the need to transition from diesel to electric equipment has become increasingly urgent. 

NIGERIA: After announcing the intention to distribute 42,000 lifejackets to waterway users across the country, the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola handed over the first batch of 3,500 on Friday in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.

MADAGASCAR: Held last month, a forum, with the objective of strengthening Africa’s youth participation in the continent’s Blue Economy, has called on the African Union to integrate recommendations into the Africa Blue Economy Strategy and African Youth Charter.  

While the number of incidents reported from Africa ports have decreased, statistics show that Africa is still the main hotspot for stowaway embarkations.