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South Africa and Seychelles to pilot Green Toolkit

Friday, August 16, 2024 0 1935

SOUTH AFRICA: South Africa and the Seychelles have agreed to pilot a toolkit for Sustainable Port Development in the West Indian Ocean which was developed by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), in collaboration with the United Nations Nairobi Convention Secretariat, the Port Management Association of Eastern and Southern Africa (PMAESA) and the Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA).

A first for South African fishery

Promoting sustainability

Thursday, August 15, 2024 0 1662

SOUTH AFRICA: A local pole and line tuna fishery has become the first of its kind to achieve Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification after participating in a transition programme over the last four years.

SARS publishes draft amendments for comment

SOUTH AFRICA: While industry stakeholders continue to bemoan the lack of movement to reinstate offshore bunkering operations, the South African...

The functioning of a single transport regulator raises some concerns

OPINION PIECE: Andrew Pike, Senior Consultant, Bowmans South Africa discusses the implications of creating a single economic regulator for the...

New West African shipping line will integrate Cape Verde

CAPE VERDE: Plans to establish a new shipping line by the end of 2026 were discussed at a meeting in Praia attended by a diverse group of maritime...

African Energy Chamber accuses banks of financial apartheid

“It is shocking that financial institutions that do business in Africa continue to practice financial apartheid by cutting off capital and...

Collaborating on common interests

SOUTH AFRICA: The Maritime Business Chamber (MBC) and EThekwini Maritime Cluster (EMC) recently signed a Memorandum of...

Responding to “insider threats”

Recognising the threat posed by maritime employees who make use of their authorised access to perpetrate a security breach within their companies,...

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