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Posted: Jun 11, 2024

IUU Fishing meeting to build cooperation

Building West Africa’s fisheries management

LIBERIA: The Fisheries Committee for the West Central Gulf of Guinea (FCWC), in cooperation with the government of Liberia under the aegis of its National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA) will host a regional meeting of the FCWC West Africa Task Force (WATF) to end illegal fishing this week in Monrovia to continue building cooperation in West Africa’s fisheries management.

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Posted: Jun 10, 2024

Floating dock fully funded for Ghana

Financiers sign loan agreement

GHANA: A consortium, including the African Development Bank (ADB) has signed an agreement to extend $94 million in senior debt funding to PMD Assetco Limited (PMD) for the construction and operation of a floating dock ship repair facility in Ghana’s western Takoradi port.

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Posted: Jun 7, 2024

Ferry fleet launched

Improving transport on inland waterways

NIGERIA: A fleet of 15 boats was launched at the end of last month to provide high commercial operations by Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA).

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Posted: Jun 6, 2024

Department of Public Enterprises commits to addressing port reform

PCC Roadshows highlight port inefficiencies and challenges

SOUTH AFRICA: Admitting that the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) had failed to provide effective oversight of the ports over the last ten years, Lebohang Ntwampe, Transport Economist at the DPE, made a commitment to correct this during yesterday’s Port Consultative Committee (PCC) roadshow session for Cape Town port users.

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Posted: Jun 5, 2024

African ports continue to show a decline in container handling efficiencies

World Bank publishes fourth global Container Port Performance Index

Only four African ports reflected positive change in the newest global Container Port Performance Index (CPPI) published by the World Bank this week.

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Posted: Jun 3, 2024

Tanzania flagged for crew abandonment

ITF highlights plight of seafarer on Tanzanian flagged vessel

Announcing the release of a seafarer who had been stuck on board a Tanzanian flagged vessel for more than a decade, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has hailed the African flag as one of the worst offenders for failing to step in when crew have been abandoned.

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Posted: May 31, 2024

Investigating energy-related port investments in developing countries

International Association of Ports & Harbors commissions study

The International Association of Ports & Harbors (IAPH) has commissioned a study of ports in selected countries from Africa, South America, the Indian Subcontinent, Asia and the Pacific Islands Region to investigate energy-related port investments.

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Posted: May 29, 2024

Gabon and Eswatini flagged by ITF

Two African additions to ITF’s Flags of Convenience list

Two ship registries strongly associated with ‘dark fleet’ transportation – Gabon and Eswatini – are the latest additions to the ITF’s Flags of Convenience (FOC) list. 

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