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Pilot projects set to reduce GHG in African ports

Pilot projects ready for implementation

Wednesday, October 30, 2024 0 1943

Four pilot projects, including two from Africa, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in ports in Africa and the Caribbean are ready for implementation, following their selection under the IMO CARES Global Technology Challenge which was launched in November last year.

Oversupply predicted to crash oil price

Global commodity prices set to fall through 2026 amid historic oil glut

Tuesday, October 29, 2024 0 1881

Global commodity prices are set to tumble to a five-year low in 2025 amid an oil glut that is so large that it is likely to limit the price effects even of a wider conflict in the Middle East, according to the World Bank’s latest Commodity Markets Outlook. Even so, overall commodity prices will remain 30% higher than they were in the...

Less on offer at annual boat show

SOUTH AFRICA: The annual event aimed at showcasing South Africa’s boatbuilding prowess closed yesterday after a full programme of events...

Stronger maritime industry drives resilient, sustainable trade

The latest Review of Maritime Transport released last week highlights several bright spots across Africa’s shipping sector with...

Tackling fisheries governance in the Gulf of Guinea

REPUBLIC OF CONGO: Illegal fishing, inadequate management frameworks, and a lack of cooperation among national agencies continue to thwart...

African navies commit to establishing a combined EEZ

Meeting at a symposium in Cape Town this month, African navies have established a technical working group to investigate the conceptualisation of...

Port efficiencies go pear shaped

SOUTH AFRICA: Turnaround strategies at the Port of Cape Town are not moving fast enough for the agricultural sector in the Western Cape as the...

Boatbuilding a major economic contributor

SOUTH AFRICA: The South African boatbuilding industry has recorded a remarkable 22.3% increase per annum over the past five years and contributed...

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