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Steel sector to come under scrutiny

Competition Commission gazettes scope for market inquiry

Friday, April 14, 2023 0 341

SOUTH AFRICA: The Competition Commission (Commission) gazetted the draft terms of reference (ToRs) for a market inquiry into the South African steel industry at the beginning of April and has invited public comment on the scope of the inquiry.

Maritime boundary dispute judgement scheduled

ITLOS to read judgement on Mauritius/Maldive case

Thursday, April 13, 2023 0 395

LEGAL: The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) will deliver the judgement on the dispute concerning the delimitation of the maritime boundary between Mauritius and the Maldives on Friday, 28 April.

SAMSA aims to boost governance

SOUTH AFRICA: One year since the finalisation of the report into various allegations of irregularities at the South African Maritime Safety...

Mobilising funds to end overfishing

INTERNATIONAL: The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) set an ambitious goal to mobilise US$100 million to help safeguard the ocean and sustainable...

Historic dry dock gets a modern touch

SOUTH AFRICA: The Robinson Dry Dock in the Port of Cape Town has welcomed its first vessel after a year-long decommissioning that was used to...

Africa remains a hotspot for stowaways

According to an article written by Lene-Camilla Nordlie of Gard, despite an overall decrease in the number of stowaway incidents reported in...

A two horse race for top IMO position

There is a high possibility that this year’s International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) election for a new Secretary General could...

Drilling operations in Gabon

GABON: The DHIBM-3H production well has been successfully drilled, completed and handed over to production operations without incident. The well...

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