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Mooring units ordered to reduce weather related delays

Mitigating weather issues in port

Thursday, September 14, 2023 0 450

SOUTH AFRICA: The first four hydraulic tension mooring units will arrive in October this year for use in the Ports of Cape Town and Ngqura with the remaining 48 units due to be delivered by the end of 2025.

Seeking a suitable emergency response vessel

Tender for ETV released

Tuesday, September 12, 2023 0 538

SOUTH AFRICA: The National Department of Transport (NDoT) has issued the long-awaited call for the provision of an emergency towing vessel (ETV) service that will operate on a 24/7 basis to ensure emergency response around the South African coastline and within the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ).

Locally built boats will boost Eastern Cape’s maritime economy

SOUTH AFRICA: The addition of two new locally built aluminium boats in Gqeberha will boost the continued growth of the maritime economy in the...

Exercises show commitment to maritime security

MOROCCO: The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) wrapped up participation in a bilateral exercise...

DFFE seeks standby vessels for fisheries surveys

SOUTH AFRICA: The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) has taken the step to mitigate concerns relating to the ability of...

Actioning maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea

SENEGAL: A three-day meeting held in Dakar sought to develop action plans for a review of the Yaoundé Code of Conduct to ensure the region’s...

Museum milestone reached as cradles for submarine completed

SOUTH AFRICA: With aspirations to open the Assegaai Submarine Museum to the public in 2024, the project reached an important milestone yesterday...

OPL sector comes under the spotlight

SOUTH AFRICA: A maritime security sub-committee looking at improving and growing the Off-Port Limits (OPL) sector in South Africa met at the...

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