SOUTH AFRICA: After a protracted period without a permanent Chief Executive Officer in place, the South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) is advertising to fill the position with applications closing on 10 March.
SOUTH AFRICA: Having identified accredited training for the offshore sectors as a crucial component of developing the local and regional capacity to participate in the global energy sector, Cape Town-based Offshore Africa Training Centre (OATC) last week officially launched additional courses that will confirm the country’s position as a reputable training provider.
SOUTH AFRICA: Commercial small vessels under 25 gross tonnes will be subjected to new safety requirements under the proposed Merchant Shipping (National Small Vessel Safety) Regulations, 2024 when the 2007 regulations are repealed.
SIERRA LEONE: After the conclusion of the fifth licensing round, which featured 56 offshore blocks, in September last year, Sierra Leone is scheduling a further round this year to feature additional available acreage.
SOUTH AFRICA: The South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA), together with the Department of Transport (DoT) hosted a roundtable last week to kickstart the development of a decarbonisation roadmap for the country.
SOUTH AFRICA: The need to recruit more highly qualified lecturers within the maritime education and training space was addressed as a priority by the South African International Maritime Institute (SAIMI) in a webinar yesterday.
SOUTH AFRICA: Speaking about the implementation of the Economic Regulation of Transport (ERT) Bill which will see the establishment of a single economic transport regulator, CEO of the Ports Regulator of South Africa on Tuesday highlighted that the new entity would have enhanced powers to enforce compliance and decisions.
SENEGAL: Having departed from Singapore in December last year, the Léopold Sédar Senghor Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) facility has safely arrived offshore Senegal. The FPSO will be deployed approximately 100 kilometers south of Dakar as part of Senegal’s first offshore oil development.
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.
The 3rd International Conference on Seafloor Landforms, Processes and Evolution will be organised by the University of KwaZulu-Natal and the Submarine Geomorphology working group of the International Association of Geomorphologists (IAG), and will take place on the 20th to 24th July 2026 in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
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 Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Secretariat and the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) have invited parties and observers to a regional workshop on implementing CITES through national fisheries legal frameworks for countries in Africa.
The International Conference on Marine Bioinvasions (ICMB) is an international forum where scientists and policy makers from around the world meet to review current challenges in the global management of invasive marine organisms and to share new developments in science and policy.
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