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Deadline looms to comment on port plans

TNPA calls for public comments

Thursday, April 20, 2023 0 694

SOUTH AFRICA: Port stakeholders have until 22 April to submit comments on the proposed 2022 Port Development Framework plans that were released last month. The 160 page document includes all eight commercial ports as well as Port Nolloth.

Filipino seafarers safe for now

EU continues to recognise Philippines-based STCWs

Tuesday, April 18, 2023 0 605

PHILIPPINES: The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) announced that it will continue to recognise STCW certificates (Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping) issued by Philippines-based training providers after the country’s president made moves to address decades-long problems with his country's seafarer training...

Committing to sea cucumber sustainability

LIBERIA: The National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA) of Liberia has committed to fully implement a management plan for the sea...

Steel sector to come under scrutiny

SOUTH AFRICA: The Competition Commission (Commission) gazetted the draft terms of reference (ToRs) for a market inquiry into the South African...

Maritime boundary dispute judgement scheduled

LEGAL: The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) will deliver the judgement on the dispute concerning the delimitation of the...

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...

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