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Safeguarding Africa’s maritime domain will take greater cooperation

Ghana calls for collaboration

Wednesday, May 1, 2024 0 1479

GHANA: “No nation can afford to do it alone,” the President of Ghana told delegates at a naval symposium this week as he called for greater levels of cooperation and collaboration amongst global maritime stakeholders.

Offshore bunkering under the spotlight during industry roundtable

Is South Africa open for business?

Wednesday, May 1, 2024 0 2588

SOUTH AFRICA: Offshore bunkering and ship-to-ship (STS) transfers came under the spotlight at yesterday’s stakeholder roundtable hosted by the South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) in Durban as attendees debated the environmental risks versus the economic opportunities amidst calls to reinstate operations in Algoa Bay.

South African chairs international safety meeting

Chairing her first board meeting of the International Association for Safety and Survival Training (IASST) and seminar in Malaysia last week,...

New offshore bunker operators poised to take up position

SOUTH AFRICA: After a full day of presentations and debates around the need to re-establish South Africa as a viable location for offshore...

Tuesday, April 30, 2024 0 3204

Ship management contract back up for grabs

SOUTH AFRICA: Last week the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) re-issued a tender aimed at identifying a service...

Construction started on new fisheries monitoring centre

MOZAMBIQUE: Construction of the new SADC Regional Fisheries Monitoring, Control and Surveillance Coordination Centre (MCSCC) officially got...

CSIR develops framework to combat marine pollution

SOUTH AFRICA: After developing a new framework for coastal and marine water quality management for countries of the West Indian Ocean (WIO)...

South Africa extends commitment to maritime security

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