CÔTE D’IVOIRE: ECOWAS states met this week to promote a framework for regional cooperation to fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing in the region.
SOUTH AFRICA: Presenting ambitious plans to bolster their maritime training output to the industry, the South African Maritime Training Academy (SAMTRA) provided details relating to the expansion of their current facilities as well as their intention to work closely with the Department of Higher Education and the maritime education and training sector as a whole.
SOUTH AFRICA: Some of South Africa’s inconic boats will be on display next week as local boat builders once again welcome visitors on deck for tours that they hope will ignite an interest in water activities to grow the country’s boating fraternity.
SOUTH AFRICA: The important contract to provide ship management services to the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) has been cancelled and will be reissued for the third time in November this year.
SOUTH AFRICA: “Fishing for Freedom” has been named as one of the Six Big Priorities by Dr Dion George, Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment during his briefing on his first 100 days in office.
SOUTH AFRICA: Taking inspiration from similar international events, the local chapter of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (ICS) is hosting the inaugural South African Shipping Gala in November this year at the Durban International Convention Centre.
SOUTH AFRICA: Squid was on the menu in court this month as two separate cases were heard relating to the total allowable effort in the fishery in applications brought against the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) in the Western Cape Division of the High Court.
SOUTH AFRICA: Despite the continued crisis in the Red Sea, there has been a downturn in ships’ traffic coming around the Cape that is impacting on offshore services such as Off Port Limits (OPL) operations.
The CLIVAR Atlantic Region panel is pleased to invite you to join the second edition of its webinar series, welcoming two invited speakers:
The session will bring together the perspectives of environmental NGOs, port professionals and ship owners/operators to reveal the latest strategies and technologies for mitigating URN and its effects. An expert panel will unpack ongoing regulatory discussions of URN at the IMO and explore the recently launched URN module within IAPH’s Environmental Ship Index (ESI), which can be used by ports and ships to 'turn down the volume’ on this critical shipping output.
The 8th Maritime Industry Soccer Tournament will take place in Cape Town on Saturday the 9th of May! This annual event, hosted by AMSOL, sees hundreds of players and supporters from across the maritime industry compete for the title of tournament champion - all for a good cause.
The Aquaculture Association of Southern Africa (AASA) invites researchers, students, industry stakeholders, government partners and all interested parties to its upcoming biennial conference, themed “Resilience through Collaboration,”
The Q1 2026 Maritime Tender Intelligence Report is the first in a new series of quarterly deep-dives. It includes detailed sections highlighting trends and opportunities within a number of maritime sectors across Africa.
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