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Calls for collaboration on ocean governance

Blue Forum on ocean and climate

Monday, January 19, 2026 0 705

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Delivering the keynote address at the Blue Forum, held on the margins of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) 2026, Dr Patrick Herminie, President of the Seychelles, last week called for collective global action, urging governments, financiers, and innovators to work together through cooperation, innovation, and sustained investment to build resilient, inclusive, and sustainable water and ocean systems.

Increasing skills in maritime transport

College seeks additional accreditation

Friday, January 16, 2026 0 701

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

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,...

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...

RSS Upcoming Events

2 Nov 2026 BLUE INVEST AFRICA 11/2/2026 - 11/3/2026

BlueInvest Africa is an important business event, initiated by the European Commission in 2022. The objective of BlueInvest Africa is to facilitate meetings between African entrepreneurs seeking financing and international investors scouting for opportunities, all centred around projects capable of propelling Africa’s blue economy forward.

5 Nov 2026 FAIRSHIP SA MARINE BURSARY GOLF DAY 11/5/2026

The SATS General Botha Old Boys Association Bursary Fund is once again hosting a Cape Town Golf Day which takes place on 5 November 2026.

13 Nov 2026 SOUTH AFRICAN SHIPPING GALA 11/13/2026 5:30 PM - 11:00 PM

Last year's South African Shipping Gala attracted approximately 650 guests and this year, organisers are anticipating an even larger attendance making it one of the largest maritime networking events in the country.