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Mauritian yard provides support to Seychelles Defence

Coast Guard vessels dry docked in Mauritius

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SEYCHELLES: Maintenance and dry docking of Seychelles Coast Guard ships are being undertaken close to home at the Mauritian facilities of CNOI (Indian Ocean Shipyard) where yard is able to accommodate a variety of vessels from frigates, tuna seiners, supply vessels, and tugboats to high-end yachts.

Landmark judgement against African State

Equatorial Guinea ordered to pay multi-million dollar compensation after detaining Marshall Islands-flagged tanker and crew for 92 days

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Equatorial Guinea has been found to have unlawfully arrested and detained a Marshall Islands-flagged very large crude carrier (VLCC) and its 26-man crew, and must pay compensation exceeding US$ 12 million plus EUR 2 million in a landmark ruling by the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS).

Africa needs solutions

KENYA: Speaking at a workshop in Mombasa, Hellen Guebama of the AU-IBAR, urged participants to move away from strategies and work on practical...

Maritime industry gets President’s attention

SEYCHELLES: Over the last week President Dr Patrick Herminie has visited both the Seychelles Fishing Authority (SFA) as well as the Seychelles...

Supporting maritime transport

SEYCHELLES: The Cabinet this week approved the extension of provisions under Harbour Regulations that will continue to support local coastal and...

Marion Island team back home as base remains temporarily closed

SOUTH AFRICA: The SA Agulhas II berthed in the Port of Cape Town from Marion Island today after the scheduled trip to fetch the team of scientists...

Promoting health and safety in aquaculture sector

GENEVA: Experts from governments and employers' and workers' organisations have adopted the first-ever code of practice on...

Building early warning tools to protect oceans and coasts

SOUTH AFRICA: CSIR will lead the efforts of experts South Africa, Madagascar and Mauritius to develop the early-warning tools ...

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