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Increasing skills in maritime transport

College seeks additional accreditation

Friday, January 16, 2026 0 535

TANZANIA: The Dar es Salaam Maritime Training Academy (DMTA) has requested accreditation to teach basic maritime courses as part of the country’s impetus to increase basic skills in the maritime transport sector.

Improving seismic data availability

Reprocessing project completed

Wednesday, January 14, 2026 0 529

SIERRA LEONE: Providing improved seismic data in Sierra Leone’s offshore basins, TGS has successfully completed the Sierra Leone Fusion 3D (Vision) multi-client reprocessing project.

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,...

Investing in coral reef preservation

KENYA: The United Nations Development Capital Fund (UNCDF), through the Global Coral Reef Fund (Gfcr), have signed two new financing agreements to...

Seafarer welfare being monitored

SOUTH AFRICA: The South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) is actively monitoring the situation involving the seafarers aboard the bulk...

Key amendments enter into force this month

A set of amendments to key IMO treaties and Codes have entered into force on 1 January 2026. They include the following:

RSS Upcoming Events

20 Jul 2026 SEAFLOOR LANDFORMS, PROCESSES AND EVOLUTION 7/20/2026 - 12/24/2026

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.

24 Jul 2026 KZN COASTAL MARINE SEMINAR SERIES 7/24/2026 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

From Near Collapse to Conservation Success: Tackling the Threats to Nesting Sea Turtles

27 Jul 2026 OCEAN MODELS AND TOOLS FOR THE SOUTH AFRICAN MARINE SCIENCE COMMUNITY 7/27/2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Showcasing the Sustainable Ocean Modelling Initiative: a South african approach models and value added products that are freely available for the community.