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New conference aims to create a broader picture of Africa’s boating sector

Showcasing opportunities and challenges for Africa

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SOUTH AFRICA: Scheduled for October this year, the inaugural African Boating Conference will be hosted in Cape Town and aims to provide a broad perspective of the recreational marine sector on the continent.

Targeting the fishing industry with new management measures

Reducing fishing capacity and illegal fishing

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ANGOLA: The Angolan government has announced new measures to reduce overcapacity of the fishing fleet and improve the monitoring of the sector through the signing of a Presidential Decree that aims to decrease the fleet by 20% by 2026 and introduce drone monitoring.

Discussing port performance in South Africa

SOUTH AFRICA: The 11th Annual Port Performance Roadshow for the South African Port system is scheduled for May to provide port users with the...

Charting a course to Net-Zero for global shipping

Measures that include a new fuel standard for ships as well as a global pricing mechanism for emissions are set to be formally adopted by the...

Two vessels launched to boost cabotage services

MOZAMBIQUE: Two large vessels have entered service at the Port of Maputo in Mozambique to offer coastal shipping services to the country’s...

Navies prepare for maritime engagement

KENYA: The Commander Kenya Navy Fleet, Brigadier Mohamed Shemote, officially flagged off the Kenya Navy Special Boat Unit (SBU) operators for The...

Berth upgrade project completed

SOUTH AFRICA: The East London automotive sector is set for a makeover following Transnet National Ports Authority’s (TNPA’s)...

Investing in seafood innovation

SOUTH AFRICA: The Oceana Group has invested US$1.5 million in the US-based Hatch Accelerator Fund II.

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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.

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