A multi-national maritime operation, supported by 13 nations, eight ships and five aircraft, as well as four unmanned surface vessels and three maritime operation centres took place at the beginning of the month under the guidance of the Brazilian Navy-led Combined Task Force 151.

The African Harbour Masters’ Committee (AHMC), a regional committee of the International Harbour Masters’ Association (IHMA) has elected South African, Thulani Dubeko as its new president to serve a term of two years.

GHANA: The official renaming of the Densu River took place in the Port of Tema today as a gesture of commitment by owners, AMSOL to the local maritime industry where the tanker delivers marine fuel on behalf of the Ghana Oil Company (GOIL).

ANGOLA: Having announced the Final Investment Decision (FID) on the Kaminho deepwater project, TotalEnergies issued a statement today indicating that production is expected to begin in 2028 with a plateau of 70,000 barrels of oil a day.

SOUTH AFRICA: Much needed fishing gear and equipment was donated to small scale fishing enterprises in Port St Johns yesterday when Eastern Cape MEC for Rural Development and Agrarian Reform (DRDAR), Nonkqubela Pieters, visited the community.

NAMIBIA: The number of vessels calling at Namibian ports surged by 29% in the financial year ending 31 March with port visits jumping from 1,636 to 2,115 calls. These included foreign tugs, dry bulk vessels, containerised vessels, foreign fishing vessels, petroleum vessels, Namibian fishing vessels, research, and general vessels.

SOUTH AFRICA: The Ports Regulator of South Africa is calling for comments on its update of the 2015 and 2020 Tariff Strategy documents that attempts to reflect the tariff trajectory set for the ports system over the next ten years and provide a clear indication of how port tariffs may be adjusted.

SOUTH AFRICA: The construction of new multi-purpose vessel for the Port of Cape Town that will assist in attending to oil spills as well as clean up pollution and debris officially got underway at Damen Shipyards Cape Town last week Friday.