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Transnet gets billion-dollar loan to aid recovery

Investing in recovery and growth

Thursday, July 18, 2024 0 1820

SOUTH AFRICA: The African Development Bank Group has approved a ZAR 18.85 billion ($1 billion) corporate loan to Transnet for its recovery and growth plans.

Ban on bait carrying drone upheld

ROVs not permitted for fishing

Thursday, July 18, 2024 0 2129

SOUTH AFRICA: The new Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment has called the ruling by the Supreme Court of Appeal to uphold the ban on the use of drones, bait carrying remote-controlled boats and other remotely operated devices in fishing operations a “significant victory”.

Collaborating to improve maritime security in East Africa

Regional maritime security issues were discussed at the end of June when leaders from Madagascar, Mauritius and Tanzania met with the Combined...

Improving data collection in African ports to boost efficiencies

COTE D’IVOIRE: An initiative to create an African Ports Connectivity Portal, funded by the Beijing-based Multilateral Co-operation Centre...

Four vessels on order for African port development

ANGOLA: Having signed an agreement to undertake their first port development project in Angola some five years ago, Toyota Tsusho Corporation has...

Technology is driving maritime skills requirements

SOUTH AFRICA: It is critical that skills training and development keep pace with the speed of technological evolution in the maritime sector, or...

New port development contract signed

THE GAMBIA: The Government of The Gambia and the Gambian Port Authority have signed an agreement with the Turkish Port Operator, Albayrak, to...

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