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Two-year contract for drillship in West Africa

Company announces multi-million-dollar contract

Tuesday, April 1, 2025 0 1418

Valaris Limited has been awarded a two-year contract offshore West Africa for drillship Valaris DS-10 that is expected to commence late in the second quarter or in the third quarter 2026.

Surveying maps out safer maritime development and operations

Supporting hydrography across the continent

Monday, March 31, 2025 0 3329

SOUTH AFRICA: A focus on port development and offshore maritime projects within Africa is having a positive impact on the hydrographic sector with opportunities existing for not only the bigger, more established operators, but also for smaller companies seeking to offer hydrographic services.

Focusing on Africa’s port performance

SOUTH AFRICA: Discussions focused on improving port performance in Africa will take centre stage in Cape Town next week as over 200 industry...

Mauritius positions itself as a bunkering hub

MAURITIUS: Opening Maritime Week Africa 2025, the Minister of Agro-Industry, Food Security, Blue Economy and Fisheries, Dr Arvin Boolell affirmed...

Shellfish waste holds opportunities for recycling

SOUTH AFRICA: The seafood industry produces mounds of chitinous waste from its shellfish every year that scientists at the Council for Scientific...

President makes new appointment to stabilise authority

LIBERIA: After being named as the Acting Director General of the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA) last week, J Cyrus Saygbe...

FPSO refurbishment to benefit energy production in West Africa

A contract to refurbish the FPSO Baobab Ivoirien, which has been in operation offshore Côte d'Ivoire since 2003, will see the vessel’s...

Hydrographic data locates unknown shipwrecks

SEYCHELLES: Hydrographic data totalling four terabytes that highlighted 87 previously unknown shipwrecks was handed over to the Ministry of...

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