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Government discussions aim to resurrect offshore bunkering

Algoa Bay and additional opportunities on the horizon

Tuesday, January 16, 2024 0 1982

SOUTH AFRICA: Sobantu Tilayi, COO of the South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) admits that the sudden closure of the offshore bunkering operations in Algoa Bay could have been avoided if the relevant government departments had worked more closely with one another.

Salvage resources need to be enhanced

St Francis salvage puts team through its paces

Tuesday, January 16, 2024 0 1434

SOUTH AFRICA: The current salvage and wreck removal of a fishing vessel that grounded at St Francis Bay earlier this month is putting the South African incident response team through its paces and helping to highlight gaps that may exist within the country’s emergency maritime support structures.

Digitising the port space for efficiency

MAURITIUS: The Mauritius Port Authority has launched a new digitised system aimed to eliminate the current administrative burden that requires...

Namibian discoveries boost potential for investments

NAMIBIA: The country’s status as an oil and gas producer is gaining momentum with the announcement of the discovery of light oil in the...

Exciting opportunity for African maritime entrepreneurs

KENYA: The deadline for applying to become one of the 30 handpicked projects that will be given an opportunity to pitch their maritime ideas to a...

A degree of change

Having been involved in preparing one of the largest South African delegations to attend the World Maritime University (WMU) in 2013 when the...

First FPSO for Sangomar offshore oil development

SENEGAL: The FPSO, Léopold Sédar Senghor, left Singapore this week for Senegal where it will be deployed 100 kilometres south of Dakar as part of...

Support mounts for ships rerouting around the Cape

Support from major international maritime organisations as more shipping lines announce their decisions to reroute around the Cape of Good Hope...

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