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Promoting regional cooperation to fight IUU fishing

ECOWAS workshop

Saturday, October 19, 2024 0 1417

CÔTE D’IVOIRE: ECOWAS states met this week to promote a framework for regional cooperation to fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing in the region.

Expansion of maritime training receives support from industry

SAMTRA engages with industry on plans

Friday, October 18, 2024 0 1662

SOUTH AFRICA: Presenting ambitious plans to bolster their maritime training output to the industry, the South African Maritime Training Academy (SAMTRA) provided details relating to the expansion of their current facilities as well as their intention to work closely with the Department of Higher Education and the maritime education and training...

Ship management bid cancelled again

SOUTH AFRICA: The important contract to provide ship management services to the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) has...

Fishing in top six priorities for Department

SOUTH AFRICA: “Fishing for Freedom” has been named as one of the Six Big Priorities by Dr Dion George, Minister of Forestry, Fisheries...

Squid served up in South African courts

SOUTH AFRICA: Squid was on the menu in court this month as two separate cases were heard relating to the total allowable effort in the fishery in...

Offshore services impacted by decrease in ships' traffic

SOUTH AFRICA: Despite the continued crisis in the Red Sea, there has been a downturn in ships’ traffic coming around the Cape that is...

Partnership to enhance port security

LIBERIA: The Liberia Maritime Authority (LiMA) is exploring a new partnership with the European Union (EU) aimed at enhancing port safety and...

Insurer issues warnings of cargo losses off South Africa

Many ships are avoiding the Red Sea by sailing around South Africa exposing them to unforgiving seas around the Cape. With several incidents of...

RSS Upcoming Events

24 Apr 2026 MARINE HEATWAVES WEBINAR SERIES 4/24/2026 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

The CLIVAR Atlantic Region panel is pleased to invite you to join the second edition of its webinar series, welcoming two invited speakers:

6 May 2026 TURNING THE VOLUME DOWN: The benefits of underwater noise reduction 5/6/2026 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

The session will bring together the perspectives of environmental NGOs, port professionals and ship owners/operators to reveal the latest strategies and technologies for mitigating URN and its effects. An expert panel will unpack ongoing regulatory discussions of URN at the IMO and explore the recently launched URN module within IAPH’s Environmental Ship Index (ESI), which can be used by ports and ships to 'turn down the volume’ on this critical shipping output.

9 May 2026 MARITIME INDUSTRY SOCCER TOURNAMENT 5/9/2026 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM

The 8th Maritime Industry Soccer Tournament will take place in Cape Town on Saturday the 9th of May! This annual event, hosted by AMSOL, sees hundreds of players and supporters from across the maritime industry compete for the title of tournament champion - all for a good cause.