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Massive funding grant for port upgrades

€34 million grant for Cabo Verde port upgrades

Wednesday, January 21, 2026 0 196

CABO VERDE: The European Union (EU) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have signed a €34 million investment grant to support the rehabilitation and expansion of Cabo Verde’s main ports and shipyard. The grant complements €114 million in EIB financing signed in 2024, forming a roughly €148 million concessional financing package for strategic investments in port infrastructure.

South Africa participates in global research

Funding for carbon cycle research

Tuesday, January 20, 2026 0 169

SOUTH AFRICA: South Africa’s national ocean- climate science programme, the Southern Ocean Carbon - Climate Observatory (SOCCO), has received funding from Schmidt Sciences to join a global interdisciplinary team for research on the global carbon cycle’s influence on climate change.

Calls for collaboration on ocean governance

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Delivering the keynote address at the Blue Forum, held on the margins of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) 2026, Dr...

Increasing skills in maritime transport

TANZANIA: The Dar es Salaam Maritime Training Academy (DMTA) has requested accreditation to teach basic maritime courses as part of the...

Improving seismic data availability

SIERRA LEONE: Providing improved seismic data in Sierra Leone’s offshore basins, TGS has successfully completed the Sierra Leone Fusion 3D...

Draft regulations released for comment

SOUTH AFRICA: The Department of Transport released four separate pieces of draft regulations during the last week of December focusing on fishing...

Fire causes crew to abandon vessel

SOUTH AFRICA: The South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) is investigating an incident that resulted in the successful evacuation of 21...

Shipping's efficiency crisis

The global shipping industry is systematically squandering opportunities to slash fuel costs and emissions, not because solutions don't exist,...

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