New small vessel regulations focus on safety New small vessel regulations focus on safety SAMSA calls for comment on draft legislation Monday, February 19, 2024 0 3021 SOUTH AFRICA: Commercial small vessels under 25 gross tonnes will be subjected to new safety requirements under the proposed Merchant Shipping (National Small Vessel Safety) Regulations, 2024 when the 2007 regulations are repealed.
Promoting offshore acreage Promoting offshore acreage Sierra Leone on a bid to attract investors Saturday, February 17, 2024 0 888 SIERRA LEONE: After the conclusion of the fifth licensing round, which featured 56 offshore blocks, in September last year, Sierra Leone is scheduling a further round this year to feature additional available acreage.
Decarbonisation strategy needed to fulfil international obligations Decarbonisation strategy needed to fulfil international obligations SOUTH AFRICA: The South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA), together with the Department of Transport (DoT) hosted a roundtable last week... Thursday, February 15, 2024 0 1516
Attracting maritime lecturers requires more focus Attracting maritime lecturers requires more focus SOUTH AFRICA: The need to recruit more highly qualified lecturers within the maritime education and training space was addressed as a priority by... Thursday, February 15, 2024 0 1438
Single transport regulator will enhance powers for enforcement Single transport regulator will enhance powers for enforcement SOUTH AFRICA: Speaking about the implementation of the Economic Regulation of Transport (ERT) Bill which will see the establishment of a single... Thursday, February 15, 2024 0 1520
FPSO arrives in Senegal FPSO arrives in Senegal SENEGAL: Having departed from Singapore in December last year, the Léopold Sédar Senghor Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO)... Wednesday, February 14, 2024 0 1101
Making material handling decisions Making material handling decisions Leasing, rather than buying capital assets that depreciate is increasingly making more and more business sense. And nowhere is the trend of... Wednesday, February 14, 2024 0 843
Addressing fragmented governance of the ocean economy Addressing fragmented governance of the ocean economy SOUTH AFRICA: Next week’s Ocean Innovation Africa Summit will delve into some of the critical gaps in ocean governance and discuss... Sunday, February 11, 2024 0 1656
0 Shipping MRA Online Tuesday, September 1, 2026 South Africans join global call to address livestock export risks The International Union of Marine Insurance has committed to engage with global welfare and protection organisations to address concerns relating to the live export of animals on an aging fleet that has been found to consistently be the worst...
0 Shipping MRA Online Monday, August 24, 2026 Increase in hijackings a cause for concern as IMO calls for release of seafarers More than 90 seafarers are now being held captive after the most recent hijacking of the Seamull last week – more than doubling the number quoted by the International Maritime Organization last month.
0 Offshore Mining MRA Online Monday, August 17, 2026 Two seismic survey rulings, one day apart, two opposite outcomes SOUTH AFRICA: A West Coast survey was cleared to proceed and a Wild Coast right was killed off for good. The gap between the two rulings comes down to process, timing and how far each case had already travelled through the courts
0 Shipping MRA Online Friday, August 14, 2026 Exclusion from existing fuel rebate system challenges competitiveness of OPL sector SOUTH AFRICA: The Off Port Limits Association South Africa (OPLASA) is seeking to have the sector included in a diesel refund system that is currently enjoyed by those operating fishing vessels, research vessels, patrol vessels and others in...
Exclusion from existing fuel rebate system challenges competitiveness of OPL sector Friday, August 14, 2026