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Latest News
31 January 2017
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : UQOYI
Dar es Salaam port receives $305 million World Bank loan
Navy communications hit by Silvermine cable theft
GE and Transnet share plans to digitize Africa's transport
Things looking up as TAZARA secures new business
Africa in focus at Europe's Nor-Shipping 2017 Conference
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : BRIGHT HORIZON
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30 January 2017
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : MSC REBECCA
Nigeria to concession four river ports
Port of Antwerp invests in Ivory Coast Port of San Pedro
Dramatic rescue of yachtsmen in 7-metre waves off Wild Coast
Port of Aden progress: Turkish mission
Call for exporters to participate in World Food trade fair
Rolls-Royce fined $800 million in bribery settlement
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pic of the Day : MSC ARIANE
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26-27 January 2017
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : BUFFALO
South African Calendar Year Port Statistics 2016
Fundo Soberano de Angola: Investment in Port Infrastructure
Transnet reacts to reports of troublesome Chinese locomotives
Flotsam and Jetsam: Whereabouts of Zanatany and Zulfecar
MSC Cruises breaks ground on Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve
IMO Maritime Day theme launched at Felixstowe
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Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : KANG SHENG KOU
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25 January 2017
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : LEEUW
40 Years Young for Zululand's Port of Richards Bay
Tanzania turns to Turkey for railway loan
Seychelles to expand Port Victoria
New chairman for Mozambique's ports & railways company, CFM
Shipping fallout -- Yang Ming said to be at risk
Container lines earned $42 less per TEU in 2016 -- BIMCO
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : SEROJA TIGA
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24 January 2017
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : TRITON REEFER
Uganda announces plans to build standard gauge railway to Kenya border
Maputo port dredging contract completed
Controversy at Plett over small harbour plans
New cruise ships galore
Road transport, the backbone of our economy
Alfa Laval PureBallast receives US Coast Guard type approval
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : YESTERYEAR -- AFRICAN NEPTUNE
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23 January 2017
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : ALLIANCE FAIRFAX
Damen Shipyards raided by Dutch tax inspectors
President Jammeh steps down as troops mass on Gambia's border
Kenmare turns corner with record ore production at Moma
Tema Shipyard works on one of its biggest ever ships
UK Parliament Transport Select Committee's New Inquiry
Silk Road Reaches London
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : DARYA JAMUNA
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19-20 January 2017
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : MSC ALTAMIRA
Strong interest in Nigerian tug order
Search for missing Malaysian aircraft called off
Ovenstones replaces MV Edinburgh with new ship Geo Searcher
Mombasa plans ambitious cruise ship terminal
Grimaldi orders 7 U-design hybrid Alfa Laval PureSOx scrubbers
Norsafe contract with the Swedish Coast Guard (KBV)
Odessa Port Management slammed over bureaucratic delays
Konecranes launches low cost overhead crane
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Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : DA QING XIA
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18 January 2017
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : NOBLE GLOBE TROTTER II
Saldanha port manager takes early retirement
Transnet's new intake of maritime trainees
Tanzania to buy three ships for lake duty
Shanghai, Trinidad and Tobago to host maritime technology centres
Mozambique to default over paymnent due for Ematum fleet
Rotterdam Offshore Group modifies and recommissions Boskalis' Ndeavor
USS Carl Vinson carrier strike group deploys to Western Pacific
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : OVATION OF THE SEAS
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17 January 2017
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : POURQUOI PAS?
11TH International Harbour Masters' Congress in London
Damen continues contact with Ivory Coast
Hamburg Sud to play the Safmarine role in South America
Antaios makes it to port but may head for the breakers
SAS Amatola to sail for England and the SS Mendi centenary
Another two Maydon Wharf berths deepened
Seven nights on a combo cruise Cape Town to Durban
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Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : NAVIG8 AVENTURINE
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16 January 2017
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : KOEI MARU No.1
Port Statistics for December 2016
Container Terminal for Ghana's Takoradi port
SA Agulhas gives sea-time to 30 cadets in Antarctic waters
Durban container berth deepening project tender issued
Ivory Coast bans terminal handling charges (THC)
Milestone for Polar Protection
Port Data Project gathers steam; 13 new ports sign up
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Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : USNS GY-SGT FRED W STOCKHAM
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15 December 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : SORLANDET
Durban container berth deepening goes out to tender
Massive project cargo involving solar panel equipment to Karoo
Mozambique wants more rigorous logging operations
Rickmers sells youngest ever container ship for scrap
Across the Seas
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : APL SANTIAGO
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14 December 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : VIKING BRAVERY
Oiltanking Grindrod Calulo to operate Ngqura Liquid Bulk Terminal
Oil & Gas industry drives Nigerian ship and boat building
Pandaw announces new ship for Borneo river cruising
ICTSI completes what it calls the world's most advanced terminal
Mozambique Agriculture Minister implicated in logging scandal
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Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : BITTERN
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13 December 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : CYGNUS LEADER
Kenya chosen as IMO's Maritime Technology Cooperation Centre for Africa
TPT dismisses claims about manganese handling at Cape Town terminal
Damen to build 16 passenger ferries for Ivory Coast
SAMSA confirms electronic verification of seafarer's certificates
Book Review: Light in the Darkness
EfficienSea 2: Getting Connected to the Future
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : CMA CGM OPAL
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12 December 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : OSPREY
Deal signed that will connect Zambia with Nacala Corridor & port
Fire on oil platform off Congo -- one dead
Pearl Harbour Commemoration
South Africa takes part in maritime conference
Dar es Salaam increases imports/exports for Rwanda
Mess-up at Cape Town's Sturrock Dry Dock
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Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : MAERSK BRIGIT
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8-9 December 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : JONATHAN SWIFT
South African port statistics for November are now available
Cape Town dry dock drama as caisson collapses
Salvage of Antaios underway in South Atlantic
Puntland's Port Qandala retaken by government troops
Tschudi expands in South-East Africa
World's first LNG-powered hopper dredger is launched
Ports Regulator settles on average tariff increases of 5.97%
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Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : COSCO SHENGSHI
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7 December 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : TABEA
Mozambique seizes 1200 containers of illegal logs heading for China
Maritime surveillance on agenda in Mozambique
Norwegian sail training ship Sorlandet heads for Durban
Iranian Navy plans to enter the Atlantic are delayed
Indian Navy frigate INS Betwa capsizes in dock
Research ship Marion Dufresne in rescue dash for lone yachtsman
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Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : THURINGIA
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6 December 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : MSC SINFONIA
Crew rescued from burning and sinking bulker in South Atlantic
NATO co-chairs counter-piracy conference
Dredging of Maputo harbour 90 percent complete
Seabourn takes delivery of its latest ship, Encore
High spec security vessels to go on urgent sale
TNPA Richards Bay honours 47 long service employees
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Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : TORTUGAS
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5 December 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : MARISKA-G
A couple days in the life of the NSRI
Patrol craft on auction at Cape Town
CMA CGM imposes a spread of THC charges across West Africa
MLA College wins Gold Award: Best online distance learning programme
Elon Musk's Ocean Mission together with NASA
South Africa, Brazil Competition authorities sign MOU
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Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : KURUTAI
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2 December 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : MSC LANA
SMIT Amandla Marine, now AMSOL, takes on South African ownership
Maersk takes over Hamburg Sud in buy-out
Beira port goes over to Navis operating system
Lake Victoria residents up in arms over repair of ferry Kalangala
Bollore still interested in concessioning of Cape Verde ports
UNCTAD Review of Maritime Transport 2016
Maersk tipped as possible Hamburg Sud buyer
Parker report seeks shake-up in UK naval shipbuilding
Ports Regulator to announce TNPA tariff decision today
Africa must align development plans with AGOA
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Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : TORONTO TRADER
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1 December 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : MSC LANA
Beira port goes over to Navis operating system
Lake Victoria residents up in arms over repair of ferry Kalangala
Bollore still interested in concessioning of Cape Verde ports
UNCTAD Review of Maritime Transport 2016
Maersk tipped as possible Hamburg Sud buyer
Parker report seeks shake-up in UK naval shipbuilding
Ports Regulator to announce TNPA tariff decision today
Africa must align development plans with AGOA
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : TORONTO TRADER
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30 November 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : HMNZS CANTERBURY
Illegal fishing costs Mozambique US$57 million annually
SS Nujoma diamong mining vessel starts sea trials
Tema Shipyard to maintain and repair dredger fleet
EU Operation Atalanta off Somalia extended by two years
Albania joins NATO maritime activities
Tazara problems continue, leaders intervene
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Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : WARRIOR SPIRIT
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29 November 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : SEASMILE
Situation update on Port of Durban
South Africa takes part in Africa Trade Week
TPT Richards Bay Dry Bulk steams ahead
Portsmouth being readied as new carrier's home port
Hapag-Lloyd's passion for shipping coffee
Hamburg Sud's Oetker family debate selling the company
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Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : NCC AMAL
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28 November 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : MAERSK CUNENE
NATO withdraws from Somali counter piracy
Sod turning for Port of Tema expansion
Indian master receives 2016 IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea
Dredge-King dredger goes to work in Madagascar
West African pirates attack two ships, one dead
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : MSC HINA
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24-25 November 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : EUROPA
GPHA seeks Euro 47m waiver on Takoradi Port
BIMCO warns of long road ahead for dry bulk shipping
Eni approves plan for Coral South Project, offshore Mozambique
Denmark withdraws from Somalia piracy patrols
Nigeria's maritime law outdated, needs revising
Why Africa's borders are a mess
Polar Onyx chartered for West African contract
CMA CGM imposes THC at Conakry
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : OCEANLOVE
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23 November 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : SEAROAD MERSEY II
Nectar Sierra Leone Bulk Terminal takes top IBJ award
Lawhill Bursary Holders Make TNPA Proud
New generation Maersk ships to exceed 20,000 TEU?
EU and UNCTAD discuss support for Angolan trade
Sea Shepherd's Ocean Warrior sails for rendezvous with Japanese whalers
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : WHALE CATCHERS
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22 November 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : SEVEN SEAS NAVIGATOR
Transnet orders 23 Kalmar Straddle Carriers for DCT Pier 2
DCD Marine enters voluntary business rescue
Hapag-Lloyd withdraws Apapa call from WAX service
MSC Magnifica to handle cruise line's first round the world cruise
Fish-rich Mauritania looks to its Nouadhibou port for a brighter future
Whaling in our blood
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Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : ARTANIA
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21 November 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : IRIN ALVAND
SAMSA investigates cause of fire and deaths on Hartebeesporrt Dam
UN Security Council unanimously adopts Resolution 2316 (2016)
Transnet tugs remain unsold at auction
Agulhas Current is widening, research discovers
CMA CGM reports significant improvement since acquisition of NOL
Transnet scoops top award for integrated reporting
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : IRIN BUSHEHR
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10 November 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : INDUSTRIAL DOLPHIN
Port statistics for October are now available
Matola Coal Terminal presents opportunities for emerging mines
Fire damaged Verona may have to be scrapped
Gunmen open fire on another Nacala coal train
NATO Operation Sea Guardian in the Mediterranean
Uganda launches Electronic Single Window
Ports & Ships next week
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : ROCKIES HIGHWAY
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9 November 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : EUROPA
Nigeria reveals plans for 25-year port master plan
Mergers widening gap between the big few and other container lines
UNCTAD issues Third Quarter Transport & Trade Newsletter
Call for improved water transport system for Ghana's Lake Volta
Subtech receives ISO 9001:2015 accreditation
GAC EnvironHull's HullWiper cleans 100th Maersk ship
Ports & Ships takes a break
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : RFA GOLD ROVER
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8 November 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : BORDER
Fire ravaged Verona still a problem for Cape Town
Transnet's healthy half year return
Crystal Cruises rebrands and goes for two more expedition ships
First tank cleaning station in West Africa opens at Tema
Summer start for Royal Navy's Type 26 frigates
South Africa looks south for ocean economy opportunities
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : ANUKET PEARL
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7 November 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : MSC SUSANNA
New rail link will connect port at Nacala direct with Zambia
Somali pirates strike again
26,000 TEU boxships may be viable: Industry view
Liverpool commemmorates Arctic Convoys' 75th Anniversary
East London NSRI in medivac off passing bulker
SAMSA investigation into fire on board ship in Cape Town
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : MSC RITA
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3-4 November 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : SANTA ISABELLA and PHOLELA
Fish factory ship Verona on fire in Cape Town harbour
SA the preferred destination for major ship arrests
Kenya's SGR poses threat to metre gauge Rift Valley Railway
Tema Port takes delivery of 24 tele trucks for terminals
Meet Hronn, the world's first unmanned workboat
New BLOK-BEAM system will load 6 empty containers at a time
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : MSC TORONTO
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2 November 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : BBC SPRING
TMEA and Maersk sign partnership agreement
MSC Sinfonia arrives to kickstart cruise season
Oil tank farm to start operations in Takoradi port in 2017
New French-built patrol vessel for Senegal
Tuakana revealed
Hapag-Lloyd imposes THC at Senegal Terminal
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : PHILADELPHIA EXPRESS
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1 November 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : OCEAN SPRAY
Japan's three major container lines agree to merge
Tanzania Revenue Authority denies 'ripping' off importers
Call for a revival of Ghana's maritime structures
The great boxship conundrum
South Africa working on improving trade volumes
New CEO for The Nautical Institute
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : APL NORWAY
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31 October 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : SAN ASPIRING & TUAKANA
What will shape the future of shipping?
Public invite to welcome MSC SINFONIA
Chinese company to build up Conakry port
Lady in White finds a new home
Significant discovery in Nigeria for ExxonMobil
CMA CGM announces rate restoration from Asia to South Africa
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : MELATI 6
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27 October 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : TRANS FUTURE 7
Transnet tweaks its port projects
South Africa's exports grow by 3% in 2nd Quarter
Ghana Ports takes delivery of two new Damen tugs
RPG attack on LNG tanker in Bab al-Mandab Strait
Export Week exceeded expectations
UN will force shipping to clean up its act
NSRI: Patient medivaced off ship
Record cargo of transformers for Rickmers Linie ship
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : SPAR LYNX
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26 October 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : LILIAN NGOYI
Beira-Machipanda road to be completed in April 2018
Peak season surcharges on CMA CGM's Shaka service
Multi-million refurbishment for Fred.Olsen's Black Watch
Residents on Lake Victoria ask for new ship
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : MARIA S. MERIAN
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25 October 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : SAS ISAAC DYOBHA
Work commences on Freetown Container Terminal Extensions
Announcing the winners of KZN Exporter of the Year Awards
UK and France begin building unmanned mine clearance craft
SAS Amatola to mark 100th anniversary of SS Mendi sinking in the UK
Ship launches -- some scary, others quite amazing
Jubilee to be Ghana's main economic driver in 2017
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : MSC SINDY
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24 October 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : SILVERFJORD
Nautic Africa acquires Durban boatbuilder Austral Marine
New Nigerian Navy ship NNS Unity calls at Simon's Town
Marine equipment on sale at latest Transnet auction
Spanish company opens tuna processing plant at Cape Verde
After 5 years, freedom at last for pirated sailors
Tema Chamber of Commerce holds forum on EPA
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : MAERSK CASABLANCA
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20 October 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : MAERSK IZMIR
Work commences on Freetown Container Terminal Extensions
Nectar Sierra Leone Bulk Terminal finalist for IBJ award
NATO leads routine monitoring of maritime activities
MSC Sinfonia on a heading for Durban
Efficiensea2 is demonstrating major milestones
Ghana Terminal Handling Fee row -- CMA CGM responds
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : MSC MADELEINE
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19 October 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : SINCERITY ACE
Port statistics for September are now available here
Creating a Smart Port at Durban
Which cruise to choose from?
Transnet scoops South Africa's Top Employer certification
Polar Mariner: Beyond the Limits in Antarctica
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : KOTA NABIL
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18 October 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : Shipyard From The Air
Plans to revive Lake Victoria transport
Women Making Waves in Industry
Tanker FAIRY TALE to be auctioned next week
Dream Cruises takes delivery of Genting Dream
Inhassaro becomes site of first onshore 3D in Mozambique
Book Review: Scottish and Manx Lighthouses
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : MSC SINFONIA
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17 October 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : JS BANDOL
The Navy: Few reliable ships and no money
National Marine Week focuses on Kimberley
Ghanaian seafarers call for revival of Black Star Line
Africa's support for Lome security deal
New buoys for Malta
New Cummins marine engine for South African market
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : ADVANCE II
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13 October 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : TRANS FUTURE 6
Construction work on Ghana's Tema port begins
Mozambique minister makes light of Ematum fishing strike
DNV GL issues English version of offshore diving guideline
Zanzibar says it is de-registering North Korean ships
Volkswagen goes for LNG car carriers
GIBDOCK delivers for Seatruck with Clipper Service
Suez Canal highlighted in Seatrade conference
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : SILVER AMANDA
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12 October 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : HAMBURG
Yemen conflict threat to merchant shipping in Red Sea
NYK anticipates loss of us$1.9 billion
Nigerian accommodation vessel contract for Sea Trucks Group
New Icon LNG class cruise ships ordered by Royal Caribbean
Almost 50 North Korean ships reflag in Tanzania
Shipping reliant on marine pilots says IMO Sec-General
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : CMA CGM ATTILA
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11 October 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : LIBERTY GRACE
Illegal fishing costing Mozambique millions
Stamp of approval for Irish Lights
Two 78-ton bollard pull tugboats for Nacala
Court clears Victor Restis of all charges
Another armed attack on a Vale Coal train
Tanzania and DRC agree on Lake Tanganyika exploration
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : MAERSK VILNIUS
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10 October 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : ATLANTIS PRIDE
Italian Coast Guard rescues 11,000 migrants in two days
Ethiopia-Djibouti standard gauge railway opens
Error Management: Nautical Institute's The Navigator
Wounded HSV Swift taken to safe port
Hapag-Lloyd wins Global Award as Container Operator
AU Commission Chairman to attend summit on Marine Security
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : MARIANNA
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6-7 October 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : MAERSK LAVRAS
ENI signs 20yr deal to sell Mozambique LNG to BP's Poseidon
Maersk Supply to cut jobs ashore by 25 percent
LNG power plants planned for Richards Bay and Coega
Nautical Institute accreditation for Nigerian Training Centre
BIMCO calls for end to unnecessary container ship orders
NSRI rescues yacht in mountainous seas
International: Barcelona cooperation agreement
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : WIELAND
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5 October 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : FUGRO EXPLORER
Houthi rebels badly damage former US Navy high-speed USS SWIFT
South Africa and EU sign marine research pact
Swells, rain and wind closes port of Durban
Bowman's head of shipping addresses Asian Maritime Law Conference
New railway bridge links Mozambique and Swaziland
Revitalising of Tazara comes to a head in China
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : THORCO GLORY
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4 October 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : HMS PORTLAND
Maersk Line signs up with BigOceanData to track vessels
Hapag-Lloyd enhances West Africa Express Service with new call
Speculation and rumour over Hanjin's fate
Vroon Offshore opens for business in Mozambique
OMC International & MetOcean Solutions sign strategic alliance
Vale Group & Mitsui agree new deal in Mozambique
Port Nolloth Poised for Rehabilitation
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : LADY S
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3 October 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : HMS PORTLAND
Port of Dar es Salaam docks its longest ship
Hurricane Matthew arrives
World Maritime Day 2016 -- Shipping: Indispensable to the world
Graduation Day for Durban Container Terminal personnel
Kenya promotes incentives to expand local ship building industry
Morocco requests to join the African Union
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : MAERSK BRIGIT
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29-30 September 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : OCEAN
SA Competition Commission conducts raids on six container lines
Australia & Mauritius strengthen SAR capabilities
Illegal logging decimates Mozambique's Zambezia forests
TPA ordered to buy 4 new port scanners
Africa tables position on AGOA
Angola completes final fishing inspection station
Lurssen buys Blohm+Voss shipyard
Farstad awarded 18-month sub-sea Congo contract
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : MSC CATERINA
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28 September 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : AMALTAL MARINER
Ghana Ports introduces online vessel booking system
Carnival to build cruise ships in China
Angry scenes as protesters block cruise ships from Venice
TNPA Graduation Day
Maritime Human Element Training : is it working?
Japanese navy ship visit Mombasa
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : STAR ZETA
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27 September 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : TUGELA
MtS calls on Hanjin Shipping to consider seafarers
Dti encourages Tesla to invest in South Africa
Special Feature: The LED Revolution
SMIT Amandla's Bursary Scheme 2017
New Nigerian Navy ship is on her way
HMS PORTLAND arrives in Durban tomorrow
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : GREEN MOUNTAIN
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26 September 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : INS KOLKATA
CMA CGM SIMBA incident: Madagascan tug Domingue capsizes
Major structual changes for AP Moller-Maersk
Busy weekend for National Sea Rescue
New harbour tug for Port Louis
Davies attending this week's AGOA Forum in Washington
Pirate robbers attack container ship Windhoek in West Africa
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : INS TRIKAND
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22 September 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : JPO PISCES
Sikorsky helicopters for Ghana's Port of Takoradi
Mozambique & Anadarko close to gas production agreement
Seized Namibian f/v Antilles Reefer transferred to Mozambique Navy
Hanjin saga can redefine container shipping landscape -- Xenata
Storm batters Rhapsody of the Seas Mediterranean cruise
Jotun chuffed with EU decision on copper in marine antifoulings
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : BRITISH LOYALTY
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21 September 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : INS KOLKATA
TNPA launches fourth new harbour tug OSPREY
Kenya to defend its maritime economic zone
US-HQ'd Oceanwide Logistics Opens in South Africa
Kidnapped truck drivers rescued by DRC army
Terex renews Lloyd's Register approval for floating cranes
PSA employs Vesconite bushings on prime mover axles
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : RUTH FIRST
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20 September 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : BALTIC PRIME
Crystal Serenity completes Northwest Passage voyage
Bowmans to hold ports & logistics seminar
CMA CGM introduces training course for Africa executives
SA Shipyards to launch Transnet's 4th new tug today
Ship Safety in West African Waters
140th Edition of Brown's Nautical Almanac available from October
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
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19 September 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : ZEYNO
Burgh Group and Vitol buy into Richards Bay Coal Terminal
Dredging resumes at Maputo's long entrance channel
China Railway International Group to resupply Angolan railway network
Long distance truck drivers kidnapped by DRC rebels
CEVA announces Supplier of the Year winners
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : CAP CARMEL
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15-16 September 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : HAM 310
Port Statistics for August are now available
BIMCO reports lowest level of newbuilding contracts in 20 years
Dar es Salaam Port looks to re-invent itself
Electric cruise ships of the near future
NATO Operation Active Endeavour in the Mediterranean
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : ELLENSBORG
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14 September 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : MAERSK VARNA
SA Ports gearing up to new e-Commerce Platform
Harmony of the Seas lifeboat falls -- one dead, four injured
Contract awarded for Freetown terminal extension
Oil & Gas: Qatar to buy stake in Mozambique's Rovuma Area 4
Denel & China's Poly Technologies in maritime sector agreement
Cathelco tests ballast water treatment system with US Coast Guard
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : SAS DRAKENSBERG & SAS SPIOENKOP
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13 September 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : KOBE STAR
IDZ plan for Mozambique's Tete province
Nacala rail corridor to handle 22mt from 2018
Tema Shipyard busy with five vessels undergoing repair
USS Zumwalt: The future guided-missile destroyer
Sea Rescue: Chokka boat runs aground
Expedition ship HANSEATIC completes Northeast Passage crossing
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : MSC SILVIA
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12 September 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : PLEIADES SPIRIT
Tema port expansion to commence next month
Taiwanese fishing vessel escorted to Cape Town
SA Navy ships Drakensberg & Spioenkop in Durban for repairs
Carnival orders three new LNG-powered cruise ships
Can China help Mozambique fight deforestation?
Medcruise endorses Mercy Ships Charity of Choice
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : THOR INTEGRITY
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8-9 September 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : PERISTIL
Ghana removes controversial Terminal Handling Charges
WBHO selected to build Saldanha oil terminal
Rwanda promises to continue using port at Dar es Salaam
Tanzania standard gauge railway timelines
Kenya to start exporting crude oil by mid-2017
Port Techobanine railway back in vogue
New port engineer for Durban
Automation & Technology, say Nigeria's port authorities
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : MSC SILVANA
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7 September 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : MAYDON WHARF 4
World shipping facing challenges
Port of Dar es Salaam revenue improves
DP World gets 30-year concession to run Berbera port
MoA signed between IALA and India
China's hunger for Avocados
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : MAERSK VALLVIK
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6 September 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : SOUTHERN HIGHWAY
Antwerp port to assist expansion at San Pedro
MSC announces name of 2nd Meraviglia-class cruise ship
MSC Cruises' launches 2017/18 local season: new destination
Angola shipyard development
Transforming the face of Port Elziabeth
Final preparations for today's Cape Industries Showcase
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : HS BERLIOZ
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5 September 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : DORMAC DOCK 1
Dormac's new floating dock is named
Transnet unveils Africa's first dredging simulator
NIMASA reaffirms its commitment to the ISPS Code
Hanjin ships seized as HMM intervenes
French CGG forms offshore seismic J/V in Ghana
Transnet maintains it is in healthy liquidity position
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : MSC SINDY
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1-2 September 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : FAIRY TALE
Grain imports press East London grain elevator back into service
Mozambique plans a ban on all exports of unprocessed logs
Mombasa second container terminal commissioning on Friday
Nigeria losing 700,000 barrels of oil a day
Fire in Colombo container terminal
Hanjin Shipping seeks court receivership
New marine representative for Vesconite
Report on Single Customs Territory not true, says readers
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : GOLDEN YOSA
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31 August 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : NEWTOWN CREEK
Coal India abandons Mozambique coal prospecting licenses
Nigeria's SIFAX Group opens RoRo terminals outside the ports
VARD to build two luxury expedition ships for Hapag-Lloyd Cruises
Illegal logging takes on sophisticated techniques
Single Customs Territory blamed for loss of Dar es Salaam port cargo
US 6th Fleet operations
WSS & Turner Design partner on ballast water tool
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : SAFMARINE HIGHVELD
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30 August 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : CARNIVAL VISTA
Ship Spring Bay adrift off Mozambique's Inhambane coast
Detained bulker Hyderabad released and sails for Abidjan
Tanzania Ports Authority to open office in Kigali
MV Werften to build two luxury polar ships for Crystal Cruises
Subtech assists trainees with sea experiential learning
Durban Port Operators Lauded for Excellence
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : TUI DISCOVERY
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29 August 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : RUTH FIRST
Bulker attacked off Conakry -- hostages taken
Angola: Cargo volumes down in first half 2016
Grindrod to sell loco assembly company
Bombardier opens its South African loco production plant
Gaberone terminal delegation visits Richards Bay
Transnet App offers mobile tracking solutions
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : GASLOG SHANGHAI
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25-26 August 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : MAERSK WESTPORT
First of two new mobile cranes arrives in Matadi Gateway
Large-scale upgrade for Cape Town port's tanker basin
Hanjin battles to stave off bankruptcy
ZIKA virus spreads, shipping affected
Northern Mozambique railway reopens
Four Durban Tech students benefit from Subtech bursaries
Port Nolloth students have bursary opportunity at Lawhill
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : THEBEN
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24 August 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : FEDERAL KIBUNE
Tanzania Ports Authority sets out to boost performance
Ferry weather problems in Maputo
Major Cape Town port development highlighted
Western Cape port progress with Operation Phakisa
Old SAFBULK building becomes port training centre
Correction: Oil leak in Algoa Bay
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : SARDINIA VERA
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23 August 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : SS NUJOMA
Sonangol suspends building Lobito refinery
Oil spill in Algoa Bay
Dry bulk vessels face continued distress
NSRI PE medivacs seriosuly ill seafarer from ship at sea
SA companies take part in Maputo International Fair
ArcelorMittal to pay R1.5 billion penalty
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : AFRICAN ARROW
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22 August 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : BOW LIND
Saldanha celebrates exporting one million tons of iron ore
WHO Yellow Fever Alert affects Africa
ZIKA virus spreading out of control
Chinese car maker signs R11bn deal with Coega
Female learners hosted at Richards Bay port
Braemar Adjusting agrees Iranian strategic partnership
Female learners hosted at Richards Bay port
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : MSC FABIOLA
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18-19 August 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : TIAN ZHEN
Alarm bells over big ships in African ports
Transmaritima to choose Mozambique cabotage partner
EBH Namibia and Unions agree on minimum retrenchment programme
USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69)in the Arabian Gulf
IMarEST bursary supportS distance e-learning students globally
International Fair of Maputo (FACIM) 2016
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : NORDIC VISBY
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17 August 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : CRANE
MOL announces rate hikes to Southern Africa
Tanzania to build US$30 billion gas processing plant
Nigeria's NIMASA takes action on Ballast Water Management Convention
Maersk line suffers US$139 million second quarter loss
Lindblad reveals details of new ship, National Geographic Quest
Grindrod sells tanker Oliphant for US$13.5 million
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : STOLT GULF MISHREF
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16 August 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : PRINCE OF WAVES
TPT imports new haulers for Durban DCT Pier 1
China launches satellite for maritime observation
CMA CGM upgrades and adds to its EURAF services
Shire Zambezi Waterway comes a step closer
Delivery of new rail wagons to Nacala begins
APM Terminals profit drops while revenue rises
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : COPENHAGEN
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15 August 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : ARKLOW SPRAY
NSRI has busy weekend with sea rescues
Crystal Serenity sails for Northwest Passage tomorrow
Reduction in weighbridges on Tanzanian Central Corridor cuts transit time but......
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : HS DEBUSSY
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11-12 August 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : POINTIS
Port statistics for July are available here
Tanzania building three new vessels for Lake Nyasa
Angola to spend US$1.329 billion on three port-related projects in 2016
Nigerian oil industry employment cut by 26 percent
DNV GL welcomes world's largest semi-submersible drilling rig
General rate increases to Africa for CMA CGM
First half 2016 loss for Hapag-Lloyd
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : CMA CGM JACQUES JUNIOR
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10 August 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : SERENE SUSANNAH
Mauritania positions itself as an African exports hub
One-Stop Border mooted for Nacala Corridor
Maersk upgrades E-class ships by additional 1300 TEU
Dolosse: putting the record straight
Saimena Cape Town annual luncheon
Oil rig Transocean Winner goes aground off Scotland
Richards Bay Superintendent graduates in marine surveying
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : MSC FABIOLA
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8 August 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : HOEGH BERLIN
Giant MSC containership in collision with VLCC
Vale and Mitsui agree on percentage sale of Vale Mozambique
More rate increases from CMA CGM
Crystal Cruises abandons SS United States project
Aminex gains extension to Mtwara license for the Ruvuma PSA
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : KORHAAN and tugs MKHUZE and UHUVA
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4-5 August 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : CORINTHIAN
Female shipping student refused interview
Tazara turns corner with modest profit
Miami Zika virus scare hurts cruise line share prices
Kenmare's Moma Mine makes record titanium shipments
IMarSET launches distance e-learning bursary
Mozambique opens coastal shipping services to foreign lines
SAIMENA Cape Town Annual Luncheon
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : SANTA CATHARINA
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2 August 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : CAP CORTES
TAZARA wants independent study of Port into Dar es Salaam's competiteveness
Maersk Line dismisses talk of Hyundai Marine merger
Cruising the Caribbean aboard Carnival Glory
AFRICA RISK COMPLIANCE: An innovative new business
CMA CGM introduces GRR on West and South Africa services
Transnet Port Terminals brings warmth in winter
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : THORCO GALAXY
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1 August 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : AMETHYST ACE
MV Benita sinks off Mauritius
Nigerian Federal Govt opens talks with MEND
Vale Mozambique loses US100m in Q2
IMO events in Maputo and Mauritius
DHL enters strategic partnership with Ambatovy
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : SIR WILLIAM HOY
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28 July 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : GLORIOUS EXPRESS
Problems experienced with tow of Benita
Study finds no growth in global trade
EBH Namibia pulls back from unilateral retrenchments
Zhonghong Group acquires majority stake in Abercrombie & Kent
GAC expands with new office at fast-growing port
Safeguarding Africa's Seaports to Safeguard Its Economies
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : VEGA SAGITTARIUS
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27 July 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : EHOALA TOLY
Another Vale coal train attacked on Sena Railway
Warnings issued as bad weather spreads across South Africa
NSRI called out to emergency action
Benita going to Alang for scrap
Drop in world piracy in first half of this year
Angola orders state-of-the-art Fishery Research Vessel
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : Damen fishery vessel for Angola
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26 July 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : MAERSK LANGKLOOF
US warns: Uganda in the firing line with AGOA
Port News: Durban closed by weather and sea conditions
MSC joins CMA CGM in backing TRAXENS
Customs complex opens in Richards Bay IDZ
South Africa wins bid to host 2017 Heavy Haul Association Conference
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : KOTA SATRIA
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25 July 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : STAR MAINE
Benita successfully refloated off Mauritius beach
Transnet planning Durban liquid bulk terminal
Bulk carrier IDEE FIXE goes aground off Douala in Cameroon
Chinese loan for Tanzania Central standard gauge railway
NOSA awards for Transnet Port Terminals
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : MINNA
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21-22 July 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : AFRICAN BLACKBIRD
Skiptainer assists manganese growth at Port Elizabeth
Nigeria orders fresh probe into NPA, NIMASA
MOL introduces GRI on Asia-South Africa trades
Mombasa Port Charter has reduced congestion
ENI close to ordering $5.4bn FLNG vessel for Mozambique
Underwater drones to transform marine industry risk management
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : CHALLENGE PEAK
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20 July 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : HOEGH TRIGGER
Mozambique intercepts large cargo of illegal timber
Rolls-Royce signs $33M deal for 4 Hurtigruten cruise ships
Cosco aims at major Arctic route
Epic service for CMA CGM
TAZARA secures large DRC petroleum contract
Damco expands Hub-in-Transit programme to include Morocco
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : KOTA SINGA
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19 July 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : SAS PROTEA
Stolt-Nielsen takes over Jo Tankers chemical fleet
Hapag-Lloyd enhances West Africa-Med Express (WSX) service
NYK pleads guilty to criminal cartel activity
Transnet expands capacity on coal lines
SMIT Amandla supports E Cape maritime schools
Profile on Advisian of the WorleyParsons Group
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : DORMAC DOCK 1
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18 July 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : DORMAC DOCK 1
Mauritian court convicts 12 Somali piates for attack on MSC ship
Aegean bunker tanker flagged in Port Elizabeth
Bomin launches bunkering operation in Port Louis
Two new mobile cranes for Benin's Port of Cotonou
WWL pleads guilty to RoRo price-fixing
US/Moroccan forces complete Exercise African Sea Lion 2016
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : INDIANA
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14 July 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : JUPITER LEADER
EIA process for Salisbury Island infill starts
World Bank to help build Port Harcourt fertiliser terminal
Cape Town and Durban swap Terex and Kalmar straddles
Update on Benita grounding off Mauritius
Ardent and Ardentia combine salvage strengths
CMA CGM upgrades Europe-Africa services
Record bulk cargo for reconstructed Maydon Wharf berth
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : INVENTANA
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13 July 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : NORTHERN DEPENDANT
Beira introduces VGM levy and extends stack closing dates
New Moz port and railway at Macuse to start in 2017
Nigeria seeks greater collaboration with IMO
Stressing Cape Town's importance as oil industry meeting place
Indian tanker master to receive 2016 IMO Bravery Award
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : MSC ALTAMIRA
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12 July 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : HOEGH BRASILIA
Port statistics for June are now available
CMA CGM shuffles India Middle East Gulf services to East Africa
New Port Elizabeth tug QUNU delivered
First ship works cargo at rebuilt Maydon Wharf berth 1
Dormac Dock 1 floating dock due in Durban on Friday
MSC Seaview to cruise the Mediterranean
US Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, expands facilities
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pic of the Day : NORD MISSISSIPPI
Yesterday's Pic of the Day : PRIMA
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11 July 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : ASIAN DYNASTY
Competition Commission opens case against Transnet for excessive pricing
SOLAS weight rules running smoothly at APM Terminals
World Maritime Day theme: Connecting ships, ports and people
Delays with building Pemba logistical base
Boskalis to take 24 vessels out of service, with loss of 650 jobs
Seamen Guard Ohio crew abandoned and languishing in Indian jail
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : PRIMA
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7 July 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : NORWEGIAN GETAWAY
Nigerian maritime surveillance system goes live
Dencrease in general cargo handled at Nigerian ports
China to develop the first (of many) cruise ships
Costly passage through the Panama Canal
Transnet strengthens team in drive for new business
Super Group in JV with logistics specialist Agility
China Railway Rolling Stock wants increased stake in Mozambique
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : EMPRESS OF THE SEAS
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6 July 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : GLOVIS SUN
Maritime security high on Indian PM's Africa agenda
Transnet and Zimbabwe in talks over railway partnership
New obstacle to revamp of TAZARA
Demolition of Panamax containerships triples in first 5 months
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : MSC ARBATAX
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5 July 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : TR CROWN
SAMSA addressing delays in issuing Seafarer Certificates
'Sisonke' flies the South African flag
Durban Dry Dock returns to full service
Dramatic new cruise terminal for Miami
Update on Benita grounding off Mauritius
UNCTAD 14 to be held in Nairobi
"Join us as we celebrate Sea Sunday"
Passing of Robert Pabst
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : WASHINGTON
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4 July 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : DURBAN TRAWLERS WHARF
News in brief from the ports and harbours
SA companies should explore port opportunities in Tanzania
Maritime news briefs from West Africa
Logos Hope due in Walvis Bay for first time
Gulf of Guinea piracy more sophisticated and prevalent
Sudden death of Don Mkhwanazi
Chaos at Beit Bridge
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : CMA CGM CHATEAU D'IF
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30 June-1 July 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : SPIRIT OF MELBOURNE
That was quite some week
Update on collision between MSC Chiara and dredger Macuti
Kenya and Ethiopia in pipeline deal
Maintenance shutdown for Richards Bay coal line
A first for Nautic
SOLAS Amendment on container weights: D-Day
Mozambique convoy route now 260km long
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : HORNCLIFF
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29 June 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : LION
MSC Chiara in collision with Beira dredger Macuti
Cargo vessel capsizes near Zanzibar
Scandal over Mozambique maritime loans thickens
Nigeria launches Standard Operating Procedures at all ports
CMA CGM crosses ownership threshold to delist NOL
Join us as we celebrate Sea Sunday
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : MAERSK CONGO
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28 June 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : INDUSTRIAL ROYAL
Transnet posts strong annual performance
Panama Canal opens new extensions
Mercy Ships announces partnership with Mobility At Sea
Making inroads with Bayhead roads
IMF calls for audit of Mozambique public companies
Weighing in on SOLAS in South Africa
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : JOLLY PERLA
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27 June 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : AZTECA
Malawi to transport oil on Tazara railway
Wentworth named operator of Rovuma Onshore
Maritime arbitration as an effective tool
Soren Skou appointed new Maersk CEO
IHMA celebrates its first 20 years
SA relations with AGOA all in order, says Dti
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pic of the Day : LOGOS HOPE
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23 June 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : PENELOPE
Small vessel tracking trials completed in South Africa
Vale stops using Sena Railway and Beira port
Update on Benita grounding
New era as widened Panama Canal is ready to open
Kenmare Resources reaches agreement with creditors
NSSLGlobal continues expansion via Cape Town office
IKE in the Med
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : DELTA COMMANDER and SYROS I
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22 June 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : PHOLELA and LOTHENI
24-Hour operations for Monrovia Free Port
PetroSA's FPSO vessel ORCA is for sale
Korea may merge Hanjin Shipping and Hyundai Merchant Marine
Naming ceremony for second of two Shoalbuster workboats
Hefty CMA CGM Rates Restoration on South Africa trade
S&P affirms Transnet's credit worthiness
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : MSC PARIS
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21 June 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : SAS PROTEA
CMA CGM raises freight rates across its system
Oil leaks from grounded Benita on Mauritian beach
TradeMark East Africa launches 2nd Round of LIFT Fund
TNPA to host Gauteng B2B
Concargo re-establishes its brand in Africa
Geftarail challenges Bollore over West Africa rail link
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : MOMENTUM SCAN
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20 June 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : JOGELA
Indian Ocean ship casualty dramas
Record motor car exports for East London
No clear VGM Guideines for Nigeria -- Shippers Council
Ghana ready for 1 July VGM deadline
Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group in the Med
Bill calls for new Nigerian Ports Authority
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : MOL PRESENCE
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15 June 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : SANTA CATHARINA
MSC brings giant 13,000-TEU ships to Durban
Suez offers 65 percent discounts to keep ships flowing east
Record maize imports on the way
Austerity plan for Mozambique
Maersk heir becomes AP Moller Holding CEO
First Angolan GE locos due next year
Funding found for Onne shipyard offer
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships
Pics of the Day : CAP INES and CAP ISABEL
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14 June 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : GIULIANA
Renamo focus on ambushing Malawian road tankers in Mozambique
Flying start for Fred Olsen's Boudicca Southern Africa cruise adventure
Weekend of fun lies ahead at Durban Port Festival
Uganda-Kenya one stop border crossing opens
Whale watching, shark cage diving permit processes delayed
Greek owners look west to Gibdock
RMS St Helena to make three more Cape Town voyages
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : AFRICA MERCY
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13 June 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : THORCO RANGER
MSC move to help reduce Durban Port congestion
Mombasa road blocked by angry truckers
Manganese rail exports pass 1 million tons in May
DNV GL performs first drone ship's tank survey
Exports fall at Kenmare's Moma mine -- ship was late
Boat tragedy in Maputo Bay
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : SPAR CORONA
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9-10 June 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : CERTOUX
New investment strengthens Nacala Corridor and port
DP World's Maputo Container Terminal ranked top for improved productivity
Renamo denies attacking Vale Sena Railway train
Growing demand for LNG drives Mozambique opportunities
Wood and stone for Angola's Mocamedes railway
Environment: HullWiper to launch in Rotterdam
Breadbox Extends West Africa Service
International: Posidonia 2016 Opens for Business
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : MAERSK KYRENIA
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8 June 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : LEXA MAERSK
Port Statistics for May are now available
R.I.P. Captain Dai Davies
MSC Cruises appoints new managing director for South Africa
GAC Bunkers partners with Dubai's ENOC in South Africa
Seko seeks stronger links between the US and South Africa
International: DP World looks to Argentina
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : K-STORM
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7 June 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : SIYAKHULA
CMA CGM makes all cash offer for NOL
New terminal manager for Ngqura Container Terminal
Second Debmarine tug for Port Nolloth is named
Chinese interest in Mozambique granite
Subtech provides three students with bursariess to Lawhill
Piracy off Somalia remains uncertain, says MAST
Ardent Turns One
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : BW EAGLE
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6 June 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : KOTA DESA
Liberian Registry introduces cost-saving measures
SOLAS container weight guidelines workshop
Durban Port Festival details revealed
BIMCO head outspoken of way forward for dry bulk market
Mauritania receives two new patrol vessels from China
SASOL spuds first Mozambique well
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pic of the Day : MAERSK LA PAZ
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2-3 June 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : HOEGH INCHON
Drones: In Africa preparing for your next delivery
Lake Victoria ferry Serengeti to be overhauled
Transnet seeks private operator for inland terminal
China could build new north-south Mozambique highway
Sale of Terex MHPS business to Konecranes to go ahead
Rickmers-Linie takes over Nordana's Project Business
GAC opens business in Namibia
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : SIBANYE and SBM
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1 June 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : FUGRO EXPLORER
DP World chairman bullish about Africa
Sobantu Tilayi appointed acting CEO of SAMSA
Hapag-Lloyd imposes charges at Abidjan
Transnet bursaries for full time studies on offer
Maersk growth contibuted to low freight rates
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : BATTLE OF JUTLAND COMMEMORATION
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31 May 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : GENESIS
Nigerian probe into maritime sector
Arrested Hanjin bulker Hanjin Paradip sails
Royal Caribbean Cruises orders three more ships
Seafarer medivac'd to East London from passing ship
The search for the missing Egyptair Flight MS804
Port Festival returns to Durban
IMB highlights growing violence off West African coast
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : MSC BILBAO
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30 May 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : DL ZINNIA
TPT interacts with stakeholders over SOLAS VGM
Exercise Phoenix Express 2016 concludes
CMA CGM acquisition of NOL gets Chinese nod
Ocean Economy tipped to grow SA's GDP
Wage war on soot, says Wilhelmsen Ships Service
FedEx now owns TNT Express
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : WASHINGTON
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26-27 May 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : CHANG HANG GUANG RONG
IMO urges pragmatic approach on container VGM implementation
SAMSA CEO Tsietsi Mokhele resigns
News of Ports & Ships
Nautic and Mariflex partner in liquid cargo handling
First captain joins Royal Navy's future flagship
International: DP World Yarimca Port inaugurated
Botswana wants Port Techobanine project reopened
TPT provides SOLAS insights for stakeholders
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : USS BAINBRIDGE & USS BATAAN
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25 May 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : WILD LOTUS
Ematum tuna vessels to be refurbished
Tanzanian Police Probe Port Fee Controversy
SMIT Amandla -- Well done old Lady
ICS publishes Annual Review
East London TPT leads the way in sustainability
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : CMA CGM MISSOURI
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24 May 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : MOL GRATITUDE
Dredger arrives to commence channel dredging
Suez Canal Co fails to halt backhauls via Cape
Electrifying moment for Port Louis
Unwanted ships: How to lay-up a vessel
NATO strengthens cooperation with Royal Moroccan Navy
Technical: LNG Hybrid Barge's second year in port of Hamburg
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : MATSU ARROW
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23 May 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : SERENDIPITY
First Black South African Female Master Mariners
Lynx helicopter in NSRI sea rescue operation
SAMSA to lay more charges against Chinese fishing vessel
DP World Opens Door for Ethiopia in Berbera, Somaliland
Transnet completes leadership team
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : KOTA SELAMAT
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19-20 May 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : STAR FIGHTER
Pirate attack on container ship in Gulf of Aden thwarted
Bulker New Mykonos breaks and sinks off Madagascar
Tamaya 1 owner turns up in Liberia
New Transnet leadership team announced
MSC ship fined for Ghana oil spill
BIMCO/ICS report predicts massive seafarer shortage by 2025
China to take over Tazara management
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : SUMMER FLOWER and STOLT VIRTUE
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18 May 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : ROYAL PRINCESS
Port Statistics for the month of April are now available
Four Damen patrol boats for Nigeria
Second of five 600t gas tanks delivered in Saldanha
Terex delivers 10 reach stackers to Benin
TPT improves port efficiencies in Benin
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : MSC JUDITH
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17 May 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : SOUTHERN VENTURE
Landmarks unveiled at Port of Ngqura
Relief for Transnet as Moody's improves credit rating
Successful Navis upgrade for Transnet Port Terminals
Panama Canal expansion nears completion
Mailbag: TNPA and progress at Saldanha
e-navigation -- Where is it going?
Chinese Navy visits Simon's Town
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : MSC AZOV
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16 May 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : JOLLY DIAMANTE
APM Terminals to provide VGM weighing services at 29 terminals
Mystery of Tamay 1 grounding deepens
Nigerian oil woes increase as Shell evacuates Bonga Field
Maritime Awareness key to Alliance Assurance
Sudanese government plans to privatise sea ports condemned
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : KOTA SAHABAT
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12 May 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : GECO SCORPIO
Genting adds another two mega cruise ships to fleet
DP World to launch education programme
Unmanned Warrior marches on
Nigerian oil output falls as violence hits production
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : FOUMA and EMPRENDEDORA
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11 May 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : AUXIS
Trucks congest Bayhead Road, disrupt DCT and Bluff terminals
Safmarine returning home to South Africa
Zambia backs Tazara rail route with Dar es Salaam
Cargo Working: Balancing act with 30,000 tons of aluminium bars
Karachi welcomes first call of new MSC Middle East service
Safmarine Meru collision and fire update
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : UMM LAQHAB
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10 May 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : ASIAN ADONIS
Safmarine container ship catches fire after collision
Port of Durban to host World Hydrographic Day
Africa suffers as oil rout chases off exploration
Carnival and Viking Cruises launch new ships, new itineraries
Australian Government's future submarine programme
DCNS corvettes for Egypt
Navis upgrade puts TPT in forefront of terminal operations
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : DE LAPEROUSE
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9 May 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : UMHLALI
Ship aground; Bulker with fire on board; Ship collides with STS crane
Mozambique's public debt now "unsustainable"
SAMSA issues new Certificate on Standard of Training, Certification and Watch-keeping Convention
China asked to begin work on $7 billion Tanzanian railway asap
Complaints and concerns with Lake Victoria ferry Kalangala
Two new tugs roll off production line
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : CAP CORTES
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5-6 May 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
MSC JEANNE
Maputo appoints Jan de Nul to dredge port
Tough First Quarter for Maersk Line
Europe okays CMA CGM takeover of Neptune Orient Line
Damen to develop expedition cruise ship
Port of Dar es Salaam to undergo US$60 million expansion
Surprise as huge coral reef discovered off Amazon mouth
Plans to up Africa trade by half a trillion rand
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : ALPHA PINA
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4 May 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : INGWENYA
Dormac Dock 1 is on her way
Nigerian Navy identifies and seeks piracy mastermind
Uganda and Tanzania tie up pipeline loose ends
Uganda borrows US$48 million to build port at Bukasa on Lake Victoria
Container VGM weighing: Some ports will and some ports won't
Transnet says it is on top of railway OEM deal
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : WG AMUNDSEN
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3 May 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : MAERSK INVERNESS
Durban's first female deputy harbour master
Mozambique leaves open the use of Shire and Zambezi rivers by Malawi
Tanzania's CAG reveals rot in Dar ferry purchase
MSC Sinfonia reaches Cape Town after eventful voyage
Giant MSC containership grounds in Suez Canal
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : SAFMARINE NOKWANDA
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28-29 April 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : NORMAND PIONEER
Cape storms hold up MSC Sinfonia
CMA CGM launches new West Africa 'West Feeder 2' service
Hapag-Lloyd and UASC in merger talks
Norway's Hurtigruten order four new cruise ships
CMA CGM introduces live lobster shipping
New trend? 14-year old container ship sold for scrap
Wind Prospect Africa new general manager
Nigerian pirates free crew of tanker Puli
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : LOGOS HOPE
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26 April 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : FAIRLANE
Debacle on Durban's North Pier
Give us level playing fields when enforcing SOLAS
Eish, was that the Navy Festival?
MSC Seaside revealed in all her glory
World Bank assists Myanmar Ports financing
GAC announces new Group Management appointments
Cathelco desalinators gaining customers worldwide
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : DONG-A METIS and RYUJIN
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25 April 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : NYK FUTAGO
South Africa likely to resume Iranian oil imports
Further confirmation that Tanga is the terminal port for Uganda's oil
South Durban Basin recruits join TNPA training course
New AIDA cruise ship arrives home
Huge spike in pirate attacks off West Africa
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : GLOVIS MAESTRO
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21 April 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : YORKTOWN EXPRESS
Ocean Alliance sets the shipping world abuzz
SA Navy Festival this weekend
SAMTRA expands, acquires Seatrain Consulting
Freeport of Monrovia to open 24 hours a day
EBH Namibia tightens belt as docking activity declines
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : CMA CGM JACQUES JUNIOR
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20 April 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : FAIRPARTNER
ArcelorMittal denies reports of Saldanha Steel closing down
Fewer but bigger ships for West African ports
MAILBAG: Affording a cruise? Really!
West African piracy up, SE Asia down, Somalia nil
Mombasa's River of Death
Mega yacht Crystal Endeavour to have P6 Polar class designation
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : SINOMERCHANT
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19 April 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : MSC FEDERICA
Mega ships, mega ports make winners, losers of port operators -- APMT
MSC Cruises enhances guest connectivity across fleet
RRS Ernest Shackleton to escort Crystal Serenity through Arctic
Warning about counterfeit UK Admiralty products
Cruising is fastest growing sector in worldwide tourism
First Sea Lord Change of Command
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : LOGOS HOPE
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18 April 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : FS FLOREAL
Bollore raided in corruption investigation
Regional woes bring drastic reduction in Walvis Bay cargo
RMS St Helena is for sale
Oman Shipping Company new service
Mozambique ready to resume cabotage
Saldanha Bay, a Zone Dedicated to Serving The Oil & Gas Industry in SA
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : CPO JAPAN
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14-15 April 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : FS LE MALIN
Siyabonga Gama confirmed as Transnet Chief Executive
Africa abounds with untapped prospects and growth opportunities -- DHL
Mozambique orders UAV drones for patrol ships
Royal Caribbean takes delivery of Ovation of the Seas
Fair sailing for Stolt-Nielsen
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : POURQUOI PAS
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13 April 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : NEPTUNE LEADER
Another pirate attack off coast of Nigeria
290 ships traverse Suez Canal last week
Twin bulkers sold at auction in Durban realise US$20 million
China negotiating free trade pact wih East African region
Total confirms that it has chosen Tanzania route over Kenya
GibDock maintains HMS Scott
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : HOPE ISLAND
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12 April 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : CMA CGM RIO GRANDE
Discount to use Suez instead of backhauling past the Cape
Why I love cruising
TNPA hosts Richards Bay B2B
Norwegian Joy packs features for the Chinese market
Wan Hai has best profit margin among container lines
Royal Navy Warship Escorts Russian Task Group
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : HAMBURG
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11 April 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : SAFMARINE HIGHVELD
Port Statistics for March Are Now Available Here
TNPA hosts Richards Bay B2B
FPSO Nkrumah's turret bearing damaged
President updates PE maritime fraternity on Operation Phakisa
Marine Accident Investigation Report (UK): Hoegh Osaka
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : MSC DOMITILLE
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7-8 April 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : MMA PRIVILEGE
MSC and INTTRA partner over SOLAS VGM
MSC signs for four new 200,000-gt cruise ships
Dar es Salaam faces crisis as port traffic slumps
Big day ahead for Port Elizabeth
Third arms shipment intercepted at sea
Nigeria's Marine Engineers & Surveyors call an end to obsolete ships
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : AURORA
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6 April 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : VSC TRITON
Drewry raises questions over viability of mega containerships
Strange bedfellows: Ematum's fishing fleet and Russian diamonds
Tanger-Med 2 to become Africa's first automated container terminal
Nigeria Customs to tighten up on oil & gas discharging
Minerva Bunkers moves into West Africa
Wilhelmsen Ships Service launches offshore service lifejacket
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : YACHT EXPRESS
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5 April 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : DONG WON 637
Blockade of Durban Container Terminal planned
Alarm bells as 69,000-ton cruise ship takes on Northwest Passage
Port of Richards Bay -- 40 years young
Bill for Saldanha Bay IDZ Licencing Company finalised
UNCTAD launches novel Maritime Country Profiles
Bollore brings group under single banner
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : HMS PROTECTOR
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4 April 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : MVEZO
Aegean establishes full offshore bunkering in Algoa Bay
Mauritius eyes ship bunkering
Nigeria's NIMASA raises alarm over piracy in its waters
Holland America's latest ship Koningsdam is delivered
Hydrographic concerns for modern-day large vessels
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : MSC SINFONIA
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31 March-1 April 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : KUPE
SAS Spioenkop's disappointing arrival at Simon's Town
Liberia signs contract with Smit Lamnalco for marine craft at Greenville
Tanger-Med now major transhipment hub including for West Africa
Tanker crew released by Nigerian pirates
ENI negotiates sale of Mozambique assets
French frigate intercepts Somalia-bound weapons
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : MELTEMI
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30 March 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : SMIT AMANDLA and MONTE PELMO
New head and new structure for Evergreen
Shock as study shows high-volume shippers lose out on lower rates
Botswana wavers over Trans-Kalahari Railway
Lady's miraculous swim to catch a ship
Complex mission concluded by Bourbon in Angola
Wilhelmsen Ships Service warns on firefighting compliance
New Tanzanian patrol vessels on the way
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : LIMARI
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29 March 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : COSCO WUYISHAN
Tanker attacked by pirates off Nigerian coast
Nigerian pirates release two abducted Bourbon crew
Royal Caribbean to build a flashy new Miami terminal
Second of six Viking Cruise ships delivered
Lake ferry MV Serengeti stops operating again
Japan donates meteorological equipment to Mozambique
Transnet a big hit with engineering students
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : MORNING LUCY
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24-25 March 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : ASHPHALT SPLENDOR
Maersk sees rough seas ahead for South African trade
Tanzania PM meets freight forwarders over claims of corruption at port
Largest ship ever to dock at Maputo arrives
A luxury resort that moves
HMS Artful commissioned
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : SUNSHINE STATE
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23 March 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : MARINA
Maersk 2015 Trade Report by Dirk Hoffmann
CMA CGM upgrades for Ethiopia and Djibouti services
Walvis Bay's new harbour halfway done
Carnival sails Fathom brand into Cuba
10 things to know about new SOLAS weighting regulations
HMS Bronington sinks at her mooring
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : EXCELERATE
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22 March 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : FIESTA MAIL
Nigeria & Equatorial Guinea sign maritime security accord
CMA CGM strengthens West Africa services
NileDutch buys Safmarine MPV Europe-West Africa service
Cruise Lines International Association joins World Ocean Council
Tullow declares force majeure in Ghana
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : ADMIRAL VLADIMIRSKIY
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17-18 March 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : EHOALA TOLY
Mombasa second container terminal nears completion
Nigerian ship owners form new forum
Ponant orders four new advanture cruise ships
News from Africa's ports and harbours
Nigeria returns highjacked tanker Maximus to owner
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : LOGOS HOPE ARRIVING IN DURBAN
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16 March 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : WORLD ODYSSEY
Angola in a bind over oil sales
Vasco da Gama wreck believed found
Cruise ship AIDAprima sets sail
TFR and CFM to move 6000t of maize daily into Zimbabwe
Somalian pirate boss jailed for 20 years
Optimarin secures potentially huge water treatment contract
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : MVEZO
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15 March 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : FRONT PUFFIN
Another 4 tanker crew taken hostage on Nigerian coast
Drought hits citrus exports
Turkish floating power plant at Port of Nacala
Logos Hope arrives in South Africa this week
Mumbai ship management company grows crew workforce by 25 percent
China commences building naval base at Djibouti
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : INDEPENDENCE OF THE SEAS & SERENADE OF THE SEAS
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14 March 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : ALBATROS
Is a re-think called for re mega container ships?
Dakuku Peterside appointed as NIMASA Director-General
Transnet announces Cape Town Port Festival
Mozambique seeks to restructure Ematum bonds
ClassNK gains USCG authorisation under Alternative Compliance Program
GAC offering lay-up services at South African and Namibian ports
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : DEMETER
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10-11 March 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : RUDOLF SCHEPERS
South Africa, Nigeria champion African economic expansion
Mozambique seeks private sector investment in cabotage
Uganda oil pipeline to Tanga starts August
Third parties will verify container weights in South Africa
Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 expands area of activities
Jotun launches new ships' coating, Jotachar 1709
GAC and Hoyer join forces
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : BLUE MASTER II
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9 March 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : C. QUEEN
Port Statistics for February are now available here
Somali pirates strike again
Weapons cache bound for Somalia intercepted by Australian Navy
Cruise & Maritime Voyages expands further with another ship
Transnet sets R7 billion aside for new port facilities
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : SPIRIT OF CAPE TOWN
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8 March 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : ATLANTIC ERICA
Make Tanga the port of choice for Uganda, says newspaper
Two bulkers to be auctioned in Durban this Thursday
PIL and IRISL agree to collaborate
Two more for Disney Cruise Line from Meyer Werft
Nautic Africa builds four Sentinel vessels for offshore services
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : SNOW DELTA & SNOW CAPE
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7 March 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : BBC CARIBBEAN
AGOA deal all but settled
Who rules the waves (or waives the rules)
New Coast Guard vessel launched for Mauritius
Genting Hong Kong buys three Nordic shipyards
Mozambique placed on 'Conflict Risk Alert' by International Crisis Group
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : FS L'ADROIT
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3-4 March 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : BULK PEGASUS
Logos Hope due in South Africa
Nautic Africa lands large ferry order for Abidjan
CMA CGM upgrade on Midas service to Cameroon
Grindrod announces rail deal to benefit Mozambique, Malawai and South Africa
Cameroon's Kribi port phase two gets go-ahead
Confusion as USCG says container weighing is not mandatory
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : MSC ATHOS
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2 March 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : MOODY HARBOUR
2015 Calendar Year Statistics for SA Ports
Mozambique not consulted over ridiculous Swaziland port plan
CMA CGM upgrade of US Gulf coast to West Africa service
Walvis Bay Logistical Corridor
Single Customs Territory (SCT) drives Mombasa trade
ICS launches new Bridge Procedures Guide
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : SILVER DOVER
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1 March 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : AQUASHIELD
Two new Ship-to-Shore (STS) cranes for Dar es Salaam
Mombasa port yard 5 transformed
Cruising mishaps and adventures
Walvis Bay railway infrastructure upgrade
First Gulf War Commemoration
Angola oil volumes up, revenues down
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : OASIS OF THE SEAS
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29 February 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : AAD NOORLAND
Cameras for Dar es Salaam port
Slower growth, higher costs, says Drewry
CMA CGM's Saade speaks on alliance deal
CMA CGM upgrades Swahili Express with call at Mundra
'K' Line announces its Green Ship programme
Two seafarers kidnapped from Bourbon ship off Nigeria
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : BRITISH LOYALTY
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25-26 February 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
FIRST VIEW : AUSTRALIAN ICEBREAKER STUCK IN ICE
Maputo port dredging awarded to Jan de Nul
Third RPB33 patrol vessel for Ivory Coast Navy
Nigeria cracks down on militant gangs
New Suez Canal to benefit from One Belt One Road and an opened up Iran
Pretentious?.. or just great fun?
Britannia and UK P&I Clubs in merger discussions
ENI gets approval for Mozambique development plan
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : DELTA IOS
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24 February 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : HS DEBUSSY
Cape searoute taking on added allure
Knowledge key to MARPOL compliance says WSS
New jetty for Quissanga in Mozambique
Mozambique police injured in shoot-out with Renamo
NATO strengthens its anti-submarine skills
Nigerian Navy arrests seven Maximus pirates
Tomorrow's News
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : OOCL DALIAN
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23 February 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : ALPINE VENTURE
Pirates release oil tanker Maximus
Wreck of the Ro-Ro Saloos removed from Cabinda anchorage
From Decisions to Actions -- UNCTAD Nairobi July 2016
Cruising goes to dizzier and dizzier heights
Takoradi port expanmsion underway and on target
Bollore expected to win concession for four Cape Verde ports
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pic of the Day : NILEDUTCH BREDA
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22 February 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : CMA CGM LAPIS
SANDF Armed Forces Day celebrated in Port Elizabeth
SAMSA Marine Notice 10/2016 re lay-ups
Nigerian cadets turn to piracy
Oil now too cheap for pirates to steal
Armed convoys back on Mozambique North-South highway
War of succession over Evergreen empire
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : CHILOE ISLAND
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18-19 February 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : BOCHEM ANTWERP
Less than a week to go to EMC Summit
First UK ports to offer TEU weighing, but Russia calls for a delay
Mombasa terminal concessioning cancelled through mismanagement
Ships of interest and due in port
ClassNK releases new PrimeShip-HULL(HCSR) system
Senior SAMSA executive Sindi Nhlumayo dies
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : MSC SARA ELENA
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17 February 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : INSIGNIA
Over 200 C&F agents suspended from Tanzania ports
Super containership grounding a wake-up call
IMO Infographic shows how the Polar Code protects the environment
Another large container ship runs aground
Cameroon truckers to strike over roadblock corruption
James Fisher Offshore partners with Aquatic
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : HOEGH TARGET
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16 February 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : LOUIS
New multimillion rand security system for SA ports
Big achievement for Port of Walvis Bay
Indian backing for container weight measures
Mozambique annual rail capacity increased by 31.5 million tons
Container cranes fatigue danger highlighted
Speakers confirmed for ICHCA International Conference
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : INSIGNIA
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15 February 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : STOLT INVENTION
Port Statistics for January are now available
Rotterdam port lends helping hand to listing Modern Express
TPT team heads for Port of Cotonou, Benin
Zika virus recommendations
Namport launches waterfront development
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : PACIFIC VENUS
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11-12 February 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : CHARLIE
Maputo port traffic declines by 19 percent
Beyond Piracy -- What Next for African Maritime Security?
French Navy comes a visiting
Draft regulations boost South Africa?s ocean protection
Submission date for fishing rights extended
Environmental Ship Index (ESI) still going strong
Maersk profits plunge
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : CMA CGM DANUBE
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10 February 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : MAERSK SEEKER
Mombasa stumbles over port concessioning process
Giant container ship refloated as a cruise giant is battered
Brenda Horne-Ferreira resigns as Shippers Council CEO
Kenya, Uganda one-stop border crossings ready
Focus on Konecranes, 106 years on
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : RAN J
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9 February 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : BOUDICCA
Maersk Line prepares awareness campaign for container weighing
Navy welcomes new Damen tug into fleet
Boudicca to cruise here in 2017/18 summer
Safmarine ship highjacked then released
India aims at acquiring SA coal mines to boost exports
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : SUN PRINCESS
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8 February 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : MORGENSTOND II
Zika virus outbreak requires regulatory response by ports and ship operators
Safmarine MPV sells SA-West Africa service to Fairseas International
Tanker Leon Dias hostages released
ADB provides US$300 million for Nacala railway and terminal
Namport seizes ship accused of polluting
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : MAERSK LANGKLOOF
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4-5 February 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : HAI YANG SHI YOU 278
Second tanker attacked by pirates in Gulf of Guinea
First group of 2016 maritime cadets go to sea
Nick Sloane joins Resolve Marine
Competition Commission welcomes World Bank Study
IMarEST launches campaign to support seafarers
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : HMS PROTECTOR
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3 February 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : HANTON TRADER V
Tanker highjacked off Nigerian coast by Biafran separatists
Mozambique unrest as yet no threat to coal traffic
Sasol gets Mozambique go-ahead to drill for new Mozambique oil and gas
Getting ready for Armed Forces Day celebrations
MSC Cruises confirms orders for new ships
Transnet appoints new Group Chief Financial Officer
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : TAI FU No.3
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2 February 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : BOUDICCA
Port of East London ends year on positive note
MSC launches weekly Asia-Red Sea and Djibouti service
MOL warns of US$1.45 billion loss
China is nabbing the world cruise market!
DP World Group CEO retires
Maydon Wharf upgrade passes safety milestone
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pic of the Day : FAIRPLAYER
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1 February 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : LEWEK CONSTELLATION
Drewry highlights coming problems with container weighing
Svitzer's new man for Middle East and Africa
Machenga Bay to be site of Tanzania LNG plant
TPT hands over computer lab to Alicedale School
Industry urged to open its doors to TVET colleges
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : BOUDICCA
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28-29 January 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : ALBATROS
No interest shown in developing Durban Cruise Terminal
Port Elizabeth to host Navy during Armed Forces Day
Reunion becomes CMA CGM's new Indian Ocean maritime hub
2016 Indian Navy Fleet Review
Prestige master sentenced to two years
Becker Marine praises new rudder profile
Namura Shipbuilding places ClassNK-NAPA Green software on newbuilding
Chinese company in takeover bid for Terex Corp (and possibly Konecranes)
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : ST ANDREW
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27 January 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : BRENTON
Drug busts involving ships from the Caribbean
BIMCO says container shipping faces low and slow growth
Brazilian court overturns closure of Turabao port
Queen Elizabeth, maiden call to South African waters
UK P&I Club advises on reducing mooring incidents
MSC Cruises appoints new UK head
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pic of the Day : BUSY PORT: MAYDON WHARF
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26 January 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : BRITISH LOYALTY
Gold Star upgrades its Far East-West Africa service (FAX)
CMA CGM cascades 9,000-TEU ships onto Asia-West Africa trades
MOL adds new calls on Asia-West Africa service
Huge loss warning for CSCL investors
Brazil closes Vale's Port Tubarao on environmental grounds
Unions join forces to eliminate shipboard bullying
2016 Maritime Industry 7-a-side soccer tournament
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : AN FONG No.136
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25 January 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : GRANDE ANGOLA
Car carrier Silver Sky chased by pirates in Gulf of Guinea
Queen Elizabeth makes maiden visit to Cape Town tomorrow
ENI pulls plug on Ocean Rig Olympia
Shipping companies encouraged to use new Transitional Ship Recycling measures
Technical: New Class Rules sound death knell for oil-lubricated propeller shafts
Catamaran yacht hull sighted off Agulhas
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : OCEAN DREAM
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21-22 January 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : ILEMBE
Missing yacht Sunsail may have been found
Man overboard from Hyundai Dangjin
Chinese Navy back visiting Sri Lanka
NileDutch introduces new US East Coast to West Africa service
Germany's new F-125 class frigate revealed
Evergreen Group Chairman Dr Yung-Fa Chang dies
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : TRANS FUTURE and FUJITRANS WORLD
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20 January 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
MSC SINFONIA
New Debmar diamond recovery ship takes to the water
New Transnet dredger Ilembe due today
SAMSA considers new standby tugs for SA coast
Celebrations as Mein Schiff 5 floats out
Sena Railway line blocked by derailment
NSRI rescue 14 crew members from sinking trawler
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pic of the Day : MSC DENISSE
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19 January 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : UZAVOLO and UHUVA
Analyst raises importance of East and Southern Africa trades
Sena railroad capacity to top 20 million tons
Technical: Wartsila develops zero-emission ferry concept
PMAESA annual conference is cancelled
African maritime journalists conference debuts in Ghana
UASC's world's greenest vessel transits new Suez Canal
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : KATHARINA
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18 January 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : BOURBON THERA
Large explosion rocks Port of Santos
ICTSI's African Terminal Nears Completion
Former anti-piracy boss warns of resurgent piracy in Gulf of Aden
Paper offers insight into Container Weight Verification
Namibian strike hits fishing industry
New Director of Operations at Trinity House, London
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : FLAG EVI
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14-15 January 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : THOR WIND
This is the week that was
Shock as India imposes 5-year sentences on Seaman Guard Ohio crew
ACE submarine cable next phase underway
Cruise ship AIDAprima catches fire at Japanese shipyard
IMO: A message from the new secretary general
Industry pays tribute to Alert!
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : AEGEAN ODYSSEY
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13 January 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : ASIAN BRIER
Nacala port expansion set to start in 2016
Ghana gives go-ahead for Port of Takoradi development
Gabon takes loan to build new port in Owendo
Car Carriers accused of collusion fined US$ 63 million
Kenya to import 50 locomotives for new railway
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : RFA GOLD ROVER
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12 January 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : OCEAN SURGE & EUROPA 2
Uncertainty over Bagamoya port development
News from the shipping lines
Maersk joins Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation
Cruising: Crystal Espirit named in the Seychelles
Container shipping, year in review
DCD Marine & 6Sigma Naval Architecture get together
Durban's Charles Maher appointed GM of ASRY Shipyard
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : ENDURANCE
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11 January 2016
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View -- THOR INTEGRITY
Port Statistics for December are now available here
Shipping news from around Southern Africa's coasts
Explosions and fatalities in Matola and Durban
Cruising: NCL again voted world's leading large cruise line
Global shipping industry welcomes Paris agreement
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day -- ADMIRAL VLADIMIRSKIY
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15 December 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : NAUTICA AT MOSSEL BAY
Competitiveness of Africa's ports rely on their efficiencies
South African coin laid into keel of latest Silverseas ship
New man at the helm of MBC and MCS
Report on the collision between Ever Smart and the Alexandra 1
Mozambique fish catch exceeds 200,000 tons after 9 months
Details of COSCO and CSCL merger announced
Port automation -- adapt or die
CMA CGM's WAX Service to resume direct calls in Cameroon
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
YESTERYEAR: SCENES FROM DURBAN'S R-SHED
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14 December 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : ROMANDIE
Bill to unlock ocean economy gets green light
Saudi's take strategic Red Sea islands from Yemeni Houthi rebels
China Shipping-COSCO merger appears certain
MRAD equipment fitted on new I&J vessels Umlobi and Ferox
From Drakensberg Clouds of Hope to the Sea
DP World warns of overcapacity in container shipping
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : HHL KOBE
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10-11 December 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : PORT ELIZABETH
IMO Urges Fishing Vessel Treaty Acceptance
Nigerian Navy impounds ships with stolen diesel
New TPT appointments in Eastern Cape ports
Nigeria inaugurates maritime surveillance system
Nigerian state-owned oil company to be divided
New executive director of Mozambique Ports & Railways Company (CFM)
New fast Damen crew boat for Gulf of Guinea
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : RED EAGLE
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9 December 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : EAST LONDON CAR TERMINAL
Port statistics for November are now available here
Tanzanian port chief sacked in anti-corruption action
Busy days for Cape Town's Sturrock Dock
Impatience among Nigerian Shippers over red tape
Kidnapped Polish seafarers released
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : NYK PEGASUS and MSC ATHENS
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8 December 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : SANTA ISABELLA
CMA CGM seals deal to buy NOL
Dormac Marine's new floating dock for Durban
Support for conditional allocation of Mombasa port revenue
Norwegian Escape sets sail with world's biggest scrubber system
World Bank supports Mozambique forestry reform
ICHCA International Conference 2016
Durban Naval base upgrade begins
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : TIJUCA
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7 December 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : IBHAYI
Freight rates keep sliding despite capacity cuts
New TNPA workboat Inyosi nears completion
Anadarko and Eni in joint Rovuma gas venture
HMAS Melbourne nabs another haul of heroin
MOL increases rate on Asia-Southern Africa trades
Durban Naval Base upgrade begins
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : HS BEETHOVEN
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3 December 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : NORTHERN HIGHWAY
Drought forces South Africa into record yellow maize imports
Transnet secures US$2.5Bn funding guarantee from China
Largest wind farm installation ship delivered
Royal Navy in Mediterranean drugs seizure
Survey reveals concern over SOLAS container weight requirement
Port Said container turnover drops 11 percent
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : FRONTIER
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2 December 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : ARKLOW SPRAY
The ups and downs of African ports
New pipeline links Mozambique and South Africa
CMA CGM seeks finance to buy out Neptune
Egyptian Transport Minister visits Port of Felixstowe
Tall Ship Tenacious embarks on epic voyage
Alleged pirates killed in Somali clash
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : SEVEN SEAS MARINER & MSC SINFONIA
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1 December 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : OU YA 27
South Africa elected to IMO Council
News of Ships and Shipping in general
Cruise ship Boudicca in dry dock for refurbishment
British Forces rescue South Atlantic cruise passenger
Power ship arrives in Ghana to help end loadshedding
China and NATO joint exercises in Gulf of Aden
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : INSIGNIA
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30 November 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : AKADEMIK FEDOROV
Johannesburg's City Deep Terminal R800m upgrade
Lim Ki-tack becomes the new IMO secretary-general
West African pirates strike again, four kidnapped
Queen Mary 2 2017 world cruise includes overnight in Cape Town
NSRI in rescue mission to sinking vessel off coast
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : INSIGNIA
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26-27 November 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : NEW GIANT
Flooding disrupts road transport to and from Mombasa port
New appointments bolster Nectar Sierra Leone Bulk Terminal Ltd
Spanish Navy ship Meteoro arrives in Cape Town
Seven Seas Mariner visits Mossel Bay
IMO Ballast Water Convention set to enter force
BIMCO launches worldwide anti-corruption clause
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : MAERSK SENANG
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25 November 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : ISABELLA KOSAN
CMA CGM connects La Reunion with Europe and Australia
CMA CGM Q3 profit takes a nosedive
Somali pirates strike again, seize Iranian vessel
Mombasa overwhelmed by traffic -- video
Passenger ships arriving in Cape Town this week -- video
New Nacala International Airport to serve oil & gas industry
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : OLIPHANT
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24 November 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : MSC MARIA PIA
Transnet raises R12 billion loan
Spanish warship Meteoro to arrive in Cape Town tomorrow
US Justice Dept joins lawsuit against Inchcape
TNPA stages B2B and Golf Day in Durban
Puma's new bitumen and fuel terminal at Matola inaugurated
The first container ships
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : THORSTREAM
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23 November 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : NAUTICA
CMA CGM sewing up deal to take over Neptune Orient Lines
Act of faith as Kenya builds Mombasa Cruise Terminal
Feb 2016 start to Mozambique coal railway to new port at Macuse
'Shipping: Indispensable to the World' selected as 2016 World Maritime Day theme
Angola developing new road & rail corridors plus seaports
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : HIGHLAND ROVER
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19-20 November 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
BREAKING NEWS: British Forces go to the assistance of stricken cruise liner in the Falklands
First View : UMCISHU & SAS DURBAN
Stowaways back in the news in Durban
Logging and forestry licences to be suspended in Mozambique
News from the world of Ships and Shipping
Africa needs US$93bn infrastructure investment annually
Shipping lines accused of frustrating Nigeria's ICTN
ENI close to awarding contract for Mozambique's FLNG
Nigerian oil exports hit 2 million b/d once again
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : GLORY MORNING
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18 November 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : HAWK
Kidnapped crew from Russian reefer Solarte ransomed
South Africa, US sign poultry protocol
Tanzanian truckers want solution to problems on DRC route
Davies welcomes BMW's R6bn investment
Extra capacity for Port Hedland Channel
MDSol on show at Port Elizabeth Maritime Summit
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : SIERRA LAUREL
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17 November 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : AMADEA
Maritime Africa MCSA conference called off
Djibouti Regional Agreement on Maritime Piracy to be extended
Australian Sail Training Ship arrives in Cape Town
MSC Sinfonia now two days away
UN reauthosises international naval forces to fight piracy off East Africa
DAFF working to resolve small-scale fishing regulation challenges
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : STRIKER
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16 November 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : PACIFIC HOPE
Port statistics for October 2015 are now available
First of nine TNPA tugs is launched
TNPA boosts science teaching at Durban School
New cruise line launched in Far East
Royal Danish Navy trains Somaliland Coast Guard
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : LUISE OLDENDORFF
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12-13 November 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : AETOS
Nigerian Ports Authority to pay dockworkers before mid-December
That has been another week in shipping
New locomotives for TAZARA
Qatar to host Global Cruise Forum
Cargo crime increases in Africa, Europe & Mid East
Optimarin first UV ballast water supplier to meet USCVG requirements
Video of Russian aircraft carrier under tow
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : BW EMPRESS
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11 November 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : VOLME
Grindrod opens new training centre in Durban
Zambia, DRC and Namibia strike deal on transport
Djibouti maritime planning exercise
Cruising: Norwegian Escape is named
US Navy destroyer calls at Cape Verde
Train strike affects Walvis Bay port working
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : PACIFIC RUNNER
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10 November 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : BEKS CENK
Mauritius & Bangladesh explore port cooperation opportunities
Mauritius plans Port Louis as a transshipment hub
BIMCO seeking standardised piracy reports
MSC completes ambitious vessel S-T-R-E-T-C-H programme!
Nigeria's Navy hands over 6 vessels, 15 suspected oil thieves
General Shipping News
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : HINODE MARU No.38
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9 November 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : MSC CHALLENGER
Transnet NPA maps out infrastructure projects
Buhari support for expansion of Nigeria's maritime boundary
Mozambique's Ocean Eagle 43 patrol ship video
Grindrod opens office in Cameroon
Significant new large ship facility opens at Felixstowe
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : AMADEA
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5-6 November 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : KHORIXAS
Reconstruction of Maydon Wharf update
Trident Junction : NATO naval, merchant shipping exercise together
General international shipping news
The way of the future -- automated container working
Cruising News: Fifth Quantum-class ordered
South Africa irons out technical issues in AGOA
Update on Economic Partnership Agreements with EU
Pics of the Day : MAERSK INVERNESS
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4 November 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : SENTINEL
CMA CGM upgrades its African Noura Express service
Bollore aims at stock market float for African railway loop
East London and Mossel Bay now smartPORTS
Namport signs MoU and Service Level Agreements
Statoil about to explore off South Africa's Tugela Basin
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port including Durban update
Pics of the Day : MORNING MIDAS
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3 November 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : TOSCA
Seychelles seen as successful piracy prosecution model
First power ship on way to Ghana
Royal Navy rescues over 500 migrants
MSC Cruises launches Career Portal
New Angolan deepwater port at Porto Amboim
Feature: China's vision for a worldwide railway
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : HANZE GOSLAR
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2 November 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : SAIPEM FDS 2
Transnet has strong half year
Surprise Cyclone Chapala gathers in Arabian Sea
Nigeria takes delivery of second Damen FCS 3307 patrol vessel
Scientists set off on whale of a journey
Cruise ship Amadea visits Gambia
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : GERHARD SCHULTE
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29-30 October 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : DAL KAROO
Agents Urge FG to Stop Intels from Collecting Dollars
Two tanker vessels collide off Nigeria
Africa woos India to explore ocean economy
Polarstern en route to Cape Town on training cruise
SA Navy to take part in Indian Navy International Fleet Review
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : MSC ANTIGUA
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28 October 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : MAERSK VARNA
Onne Port to Boost Operations With N29 Billion
Hundreds stranded as Mombasa ferry gets stuck
Rovuma Basin Market briefing -- Africa's largest industrial project
Quelimane port to be dredged within 6 months
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : OCEAN PRINCESS
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27 October 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : MSC ALICE
Mozambique South Africa border to open 24 hours a day from mid 2016
Marine Data Solutions -- Safety anmd efficiency through innovation
Maersk cuts profit forecast by US$600m
Russian submarines act aggressively near undersea cables
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : TURANDOT
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26 October 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : EVER REWARD
Gas exploration in Mozambique will require US$31 billion investment
Terms Of Ematum fishing loan being renegotiated
Outlook for container trade sluggish for another 3 years
Dar es Salaam takes over as Rwanda's port of choice
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : FAIRMOUNT SUMMIT
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23 October 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : SAFMARINE BOLAND
Pirates strike off Nigeria -- four hostages kidnapped
German container ship to be converted to LNG power
GAC scoops Ship Agent Award for Middle East, India & Africa
NCL takes delivery of Norwegian Escape, line's biggest ship
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : KOTA SATRIA
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22 October 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : St HELENA
Delmas brand to disappear under CMA CGM from March
South African and French Navies to operate joint patrols in Indian Ocean
General shipping news from across the globe
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pic of the Day : KING SUGAR
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21 October 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : CLIPPER SATURN
Port of Beira plans express train service to Zambia
Update on rescue of Catamaran crew off Wild Coast
Equatorial Guinea proposes oil partnership with Sao Tome & Principe
Tanzania to pump money into reviving TAZARA
DP World in talks with Yemen maritime authorities
General shipping news from across the world
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : MSC ATHENS
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20 October 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : MSC TORONTO
Spain's Navantia and Paramount sign MoU for African cooperation
Expanding Africa's port infrastructure just a small part of the solution
Tanzania's Bagamoyo port breaks ground
MSC Cruises shows impressive growth amidst market decline
ISO 9001 and ISO 140001 for SMIT Amandla Marine
Victory over illegal fishing as crew is fined US$17 million
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : NORD NIGHTINGALE
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19 October 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : LE SHENG
Mauritius poised to become strategic bunkering hub
Seychelles fishing vessel burns out off Mahe Island
Cape Verde port privatisation attracts 11 bidders
TPT terminals at Port Elizabeth and East London earn NOSCAR awards
Sailors rescued after their Catamanaran capsizes off Wild Coast
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : WESTMINSTER
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15-16 October 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : PUERTO RICO
Shipping news in brief from across the globe
Three years of overcapacity, says Drewry
Ocean Rig Athena chartered to drill off Senegal
Tanker owners warned not to provide Letter of Comfort
Cruise News in Brief
Taking a leap as DCD hosts school
The day of the autonomous ship
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : ARDMORE CENTURION
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14 October 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : NORDERNEY
CHEC to build deepwater port at Sao Tome & Principe
EBH Namibia team trains with Rolls-Royce
Mozambique fish catch averages 250,000 tons
Boudicca -- Bringing back the days of East Coast cruising
Removing costly weak links in customs supply chains
Exploring the benefits of improved ocean observation & prediction
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : TUHOE
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13 October 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : AUKWATOWA
Nigeria calls for improved port infrastructure
French president inaugurates CMA CGM Bougainville
Successful launch of floating tidal energy platform
Cruising : Allan Foggit's Top 10 packing tips
Opinion -- Future-proofing Africa's port terminal operations
Bollore orders 13 RTG's for West African terminals
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : KOTA HIDAYAH
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12 October 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : SAS DURBAN
Port Statistics for September 2015 are available here
Dti minister visits Cape Town's Damen Shipyards
Cote d'Ivoire Abidjan port upgrades begin
RN ships at St Helena to commemorate arrival of Napoleon
Second Promar PSV for West Africa
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : FEGULUS
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8-9 October 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : SMIT SIYANDA
TNPA says it is making headway dredging Durban berths
Increased trade key to meeting landlocked Africa's economic development
Marine Data Solutions acquires Marine Radio Acoustic Devices
Durban dry dock availability date now 25 November
Transnet Port Terminals goes for gold at P.E.
Seychelles acquires first industrial longliner fleet
Indian company to buy LNG from Mozambique
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : SAS PROTEA
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7 October 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : CRYSTAL ACE
Port of Durban squares up to subsistence fishermen
China Targets Mombasa and Lamu for expansion
Drewry says scrap younger and bigger container ships
Tanzania Port Authority issues tenders for port development
Shell commences production from Nigeria's Bonga Phase 3
US Court tells government to rewrite ballast discharge rules
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : MSC AMALFI
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6 October 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : ORANJEMUND
Niledutch begins a new East Mediterranean to West Africa service
Shipping lines announce tariff increases
Danish warship Absalon joins NATO's counter-piracy Operation Ocean Shield
SAGA orders new cruise ship from Meyer Werft
Lake Victoria to link with Mediterranean?
Nautic donates vessel to bird sanctuary
International: Barcelona terminal goes automatic
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : WG MAGELLAN
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5 October 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : IVS SPARROWHAWK
Nigerian task force seizes tanker outside Warri
Moody's says first payment by Ematum is a positive
Walvis Bay shipwrecks an obstacle to petroleum terminal
Namibia pushing ahead with third seaport
Cape Verde combats illegal fishing
Change of venue for P.E. Ports Regulator roadshow
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pic of the Day : MSC ESTHI
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1 -2 October 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : LEON THEVENIN
Nigerian Ports Authority steps in to avoid crippling strike
Nigeria shoots itself in foot with letter of comfort
Queen Mary 2 to undergo major facelift
Nacala port modernisation stage 1 almost complete
Angolan fishermen demand compensation from Chevron
Two fishing boats battle the seas -- video
Jerry Hookins : R.I.P.
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : BREVIK BRIDGE
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30 September 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : HAI GONG YOU 303
UK P&I Club advises on piracy issues off West Africa
A dozen new tanker berths for SA ports
Roundup of general shipping news in brief
Damen ships 22 new vessels on heavylift ship Happy Star
exactEarth launches advanced Equatorial AIS satellite
OPV Centinela embarks on West African mission
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : HMS LANCASTER
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29 September 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : VIKING OCEAN
Tragedy at sea as crew abandon fishing vessel -- 9 dead, 3 missing
Capesize Cape Orchid is placed on SA ships' registry
Egypt buys two Mistral class helicopter carriers
MSC introduces world's largest container ship
Malawi resurrects Shire-Zambezi shipping project
TPT and Grindrod announce bursaries
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : FAIRPLAYER
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28 September 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : HOEGH TARGET
Bulker Victoria still firmly aground
October is Transport Month
Maersk Line defends mega ships
Hoegh Transporter released from Mombasa detention
Suez Canal tipped to increase regional port growth
Strike threat over SA ports on Wednesday
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : SAIPEM FDS 2
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23 September 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : KARETAI
Have your say on South Africa's rail policy
Cruising with kids -- an adventure for all ages
Cocaine discovered on Hoegh Transporter in Mombasa
Truck leasing for Cote d'Ivoire's cocoa farmers
Bollore to invest US$120 million in Sierra Leone terminal
South Africa suspends citrus exports to Europe
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : NORTHERN DISCOVERY
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22 September 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : JUNIOR
TNPA revives port festivals at Richards Bay
They came from seaward
TNPA Tariff Application: Ports Regulator Roadshow
Norwegian Escape 'escapes' down the River Ems
SA's economic growth affected by global crisis
Electronic logbook approved by Panama
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : SAS DURBAN
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21 September 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : THE CREATOR
Hoegh Transporter raided in Mombasa for drugs and guns
Paramount teams up with hovercraft manufacturer
SA Customs make large gold and diamond container bust
Concerns remain over container weights
Latest Hamburg Sud ship named Cap San Vincent
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pic of the Day : VICENTE
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17-18 September 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : DAL KAROO
Nigerian ports hurting as port columes decline
Security in the Indian Ocean is Fragile -- MAST
Global reporting mechanism to curtail piracy
Megaships bring problems and big profits for terminals -- Drewry
Nigerian concern over foreign-owned coastal shipping
Wage agreement reached with EBH Namibia employees
Mombasa-Nairobi standard gauge railway delayed one year
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : MSC AJACCIO and FRONT AVON
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16 September 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : CALICANTO BRIDGE
SA port statistics for the month of August are now available
Funding for new Zanzibar port to relieve Malindi
Smart wreck removal on budget, says SAMSA
Intertanko casts doubt on Nigeria's lifting of tanker ban
Plans for new US$1.5bn Tema terminal disclosed
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : RICHARD RICKMERS
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15 September 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : SAFMARINE LONGA
New fuel terminals for Nacala and Beira
COSCO joins the ULCS club
Booking a cruise with MSC made easy
Plans to dramatically increase Dar es Salaam port capacity
Hamburg Cruise days 2015 on video
Angola's Mocamedes Railway rehab completed
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : CHASTINE MAERSK
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14 September 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : STENA CONCERT
Zambia draws electricity from power ship in Beira
Bunker Forum for Mauritius
Nigeria lifts ban on 113 tankers
Dedicated freight train planned for Beira to Zimbabwe & Zambia
Declining oil industry bonus for Walvis Bay
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : SAIPEM FDS 2
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10 September 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : PEARL ACE
Durban Container Terminal slips down the ranking
Timber trafficking through Beira port under spotlight
Saldanha may become SA's first LNG port
China Classification Society opens in Cape Town
Relief for Lake Victoria as weed harvester is sent
Carnival Liberty cruise ship fire
A whale of a story
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : CMA CGM TIGRIS
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9 September 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : YASA EMIRHAN
Nigeria strengthens its navy as new ship arrives
UASC launches two new West African services
Yemen close to becoming two states
Richards Bay: The navy's coming to town
Former CIA spy ship Glomar Explorer's days are numbered
Two new generation cranes a boost for DCT efficiency
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : GREEN HONDURAS
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8 September 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : SPAR SCORPIO
World Forestry Congress kicks off in Durban
MSC upgrades Europe West Africa service
TNPA tariff application: Ports Regulator Roadshow
CMA CGM Bougainville, biggest French-flagged containership
Container ship Mareno on fire taken to Luderitz
Aids to navigation workshop Africa
Upgrade for Portuguese Island as cruise season nears
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : CARSTEN MAERSK
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7 September 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : MOL PROFICIENCY
P&I Club warns of fraudulent Bills-of-Lading in African ports
Critics may be eating their words over Suez volumes
Hoegh Target, world's largest car carrier heading for South Africa
Number of idle container ships grows
Luxury cruise ship designed specifically for polar regions
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : ABTENAUER
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3-4 September 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : KONSTANTINOS D
Mombasa and Dar es Salaam need to complement each other, says Trademark East Africa
Mixed results for container shipping giants
South African team to conduct research on Gough Island
Irate cruise passengers forced off cruise ship
Nigeria to introduce drones in the fight against oil theft
Direct maritime link for Angola and Brazil
Is this the future of the Royal Navy?
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : KOTA LAHIR
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2 September 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
TRIDENT XIV
Two and a half week delay for Durban dry dock caisson
South Africa ill-equipped to evacuate people from ships by helicopter
Concessions awarded to manage Cameroon's Kribi deep-port terminals
TPT recognised as industry trailblazer
New completion date set for troubled Sena Railway
IORA moves to unlock Blue Economy
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : NORD SINCERE
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1 September 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : SAS ISAAC DYOBHA P1565
Transnet to revive port festivals
SA Navy completes Exercise Red Lion
Transnet Port terminals emphasises women in maritime business
Cementing the future - the West African Container Terminal story
Renewing AGOA: Will Africa get it right this time?
India and Australia hold naval exercises due to Chinese expansion
Video clip: Train tour of Port of Hamburg
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : MSC ATHOS
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31 August 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : PERIDOT
Shipping industry enters fascinating period of uncertainty
Bulker Minerva Faith aground in Suez Canal -- update
MSC Ajaccio towed to safety off Spain
West Africa cooperates to fight piracy
Nigeria cancels delivery of crude to refineries
Iranian fishing vessel escapes from Somali pirate captivity
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : CMA CGM BELLINI
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27-28 August 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : EL MAR VICTORIA
TNPA's Western Cape ports now smartPORTS
Japan aims to finance Phase 2 of Namibe port modernisation
Nigerian Navy chief runs the rules over badly maintained ships
South Africa attending Libreville AGOA Forum
Grounded ship blocks southbound Suez Canal traffic
Algoa Bay fish farm application under consideration
Angola's Lobito Corridor : White Elephant or not?
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : NAVARRA, MAYDON WHARF CORNER & MAERSK VILNIUS, PIER 1
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26 August 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : GAJAJA
Nigerian truck drivers threaten to boycott Lagos ports
Zimbabwe seeks a deepwater port north of Beira
Landlocked Swaziland seeks its own port and canal
Lottery fund aids Mission to Seafarers
Fire at South Korean shipyard, two dead
Are Africa's railroads on track for sustainable development?
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : CHARLOTTE MAERSK
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25 August 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
CLEMENS SCHULTE -- MOMBASA'S BIGGEST CONTAINER SHIP
Ngqura port's manganese terminal green light
South Africa to participate in AGOA Forum
Cacophany of sound as MSC Zoe pulls into Hamburg
Bahamas Celebration makes unexpected call at Walvis Bay
Panama Canal expansion faces delay as cracks appear in lock
Southern Power Products to join in global testing of new engines
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : CMA CGM AFRICA TWO
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24 August 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : LOUIS
US concerns over China's growing influence in Djibouti
Angola wants to privatise floating dock
World-record pipeline unites DR Congo and Angola
Aden reopens as another Yemeni port is bomber and shelled
How China's slowdown is affecting Africa
Two Royal Navy ships arrive in Simon's Town
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : WHITE FIN
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20-21 August 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : XIN HAI TONG 8
Maputo ship loading times down to two and a half days
Moody's : Moz govt will have to assume Ematum's US$850 million debt
Kenya's Northern Corridor road to be complete by December
Uganda and Kenya agree on oil pipeline route
Lagos ports to handle 3m tons of cargo for Niger
MOL reaches class action antitrust settlement
Konecranes new Hook Latch Trigger safety feature introduced
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : DITLEV REEFER
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19 August 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : CAP SAN SOUNIO
Former Nigerian Ports Authority managing director reinstated
Colombian Navy ship joins EU counter-piracy patrols
Norwegian Escape floats out from building dock
Ship catches fire at entrance to Suez Canal
Iran Navy spoils pirate attack in Gulf of Aden
Africa Mercy leaves Durban's dry dock: caisson repair can begin
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : COSCO JEDDAH
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18 August 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View : HMS RICHMOND
Small harbour rehabilitation planned
SA Agulhas II returns from winter research expedition
Ghana's fishing failure
Recognition for Marine Data Solutions MD Steve Nell
International: UNCTAD helps as Port au Prince is rebuilt
PIL celebrates 15 years in South Africa
Upgrade of Sena railway line 75 percent complete
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day : SPIKE
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17 August 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? PENELOPE M
Green light for Ngqura manganese terminal
Power ships to be operational in Ghana next month
Operation Phakisa to assist South Africa?s economy
India?s pm holds talks with Mozambique?s Pres Nyusi
Transnet launches carbon calculator app
China to build nine tuna fishing boats for Mozambique-based company
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? BERLIN TRADER
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13-14 August 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? INYALAZI
Port statistics for July are now available
Operation Phakisa report back
MSC Cruises reveals details of 2016-17 cruise season
Naval exercise lines up at Richards Bay
Indian frigate INS Trikand calls at Djibouti
Maersk?s three minute video transit of Suez Canal
Mozambique?s Goba railway to increase annual capacity to 5m tons
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? MSC GISELLE
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12 August 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? JIIN SHUN HORNG 4 & SHUN HORNG No.101
Lagos Ports channels dredged to 13.5 metres
CMA CGM upgrades West Africa Europe services
Port Suez increases container capacity to 5.4 million TEUS
Nigeria LNG denies Badagry dry dock connection
WWL ships massive mining excavator to Durban
Kenyan crew rescued from sinking vessel
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? MAERSK LAGUNA
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11 August 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? DURBAN CAR TERMINAL
South Africa could turn to wave energy for electricity needs
Two Nautic Africa patrol vessels for Nigeria
Two new STS cranes will lift DCT productivity
New dedicated grab dredger for Port of Durban
COSCO and CSCL to merge ? China reports
Futuristic design of Branson?s Virgin Cruise ship revealed
Kitesurfing the East African coast
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? BRESSAY BANK
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6-7 August 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? MSC VANCOUVER
New Suez Canal to be inaugurated today
Rob Davies confident about AGOA outcome in Washington
US wants Kenya to adopt increased surveillance at Mombasa
Floating electricity power stations on govt agenda
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? PICTORIAL SUEZ SCENES
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5 August 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? Maersk Deliverer in Port of Ngqura
Big day ahead as new Suez Canal section is inaugurated
Thailand to export 760,000 tons of rice to Africa
Zambia ships peacekeeping equipment through Walvis Bay to CAR
Competition between the Eastern and Northern Corridors hots up
Industry expects more wide-beam container giants
Pipe Dream
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Pics of the Day ? BALTIC PRIDE
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4 August 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? BERMUDA
Collapsed stacker won?t hold back coal exports - Vale
Marion Dufresne II renovated in life extension project
General shipping and port news
Cunard celebrates!
Hydro2015 to be held in Cape Town later this year
Recent Appointments
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? BERG
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3 August 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? CMA CGM VERDI
SAS Amatola returns to service
Wallenius Wilhelmsen admits liability for price fixing and collusion
Zambia creates its first naval special forces unit
Nigerian ports obligated to remain open 24/7
Noise & dust pollution bugs new Walvis terminal
New draft road traffic restrictions on trucks
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? ANL ECHUCA
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30-31 July 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? SADLERS WELLS
PMAESA Gets a New Secretary General
Two mega sized LNG-fuelled cruise ships for Costa
Angola turns to Brazil for fishery cooperation
Nigeria to take delivery of six LNG carriers
Nigeria moves against rice importers and smugglers
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? BERGENSFJORD
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29 July 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? SA EXPLORER
Setback for Vale exports as Nacala coal stacker collapses
TNPA takes the lead with Smart Port technology
Four Fred. Olsen cruise ships met together in Bergen
Nigerian state oil company to be split in two
CMA CGM takes delivery of largest Chinese-built ship
Moma mine improves despite setbacks
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? OCEAN EXPORTER
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28 July 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? MINNA
Tanzanian standard gauge railway to link Rwanda, Burundi
Casefile: Bulk carrier Agatis and her distressed crew
MSC Cruises launches Voyagers Club
Mozambique sugar industry warns of cheaper imports
New Appointments: BGAG appoints David Forfar?
Port director indicted for sabotage, theft and conspiracy
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? MAGELLAN
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27 July 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? BORKUM
Cape Town port gets its first scanner
First ships test the new Suez Canal
War clouds over Libya but Aden is relieved
Dredger being built in Port Elizabeth
Italian ship towed into Djibouti ? EUNAFOR warships guard
India, US and Japan to conduct naval exercise in Indian Ocean
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? MSC LONDON
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23-24 July 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? CALABRIA
Saldanha: Start made on SA?s first dedicated offshore supply base
Mozambique president stresses importance of territorial waters
Is this the end of the freight forwarding middleman
Governor tells CFM to meet Beira?s increased railway demand
Suez security on high alert for inauguration of new canal
Fire on Freedom of the Seas
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? CAUSEWAY SUPPLIER
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22 July 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? MSC KRITTIKA
New Nigerian Govt clamps down on crude oil tankers
Crystal Cruises expansion plans ? 3 new 100,000-ton ships
Mombasa port users won't be penalised by recent strike
Mozambique must modernise ports and railways
Doubts over Uganda?s role with standard gauge railway
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? MAYDON WHARF BERTH 1 REBUILDING
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21 July 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? DURBAN CAR TERMINAL
Nautic to custom develop range of boarding craft for SA Navy
Mombasa Container Terminal Phase 2 awaits govt approval
Durban Dry Dock closes for 2 months for repair
Meet W?rtsil?s two-stroke X92 engine for a 20,000-TEU ship
Another Odfjell top official steps down
Nacala begins exporting coal
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? BRIGHT SKY
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20 July 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? BREAUX TIDE
Richards Bay ? the navy?s coming to town
CMA CGM & Hapag-Lloyd improve West Africa-Europe services
R1.34 billion upgrade for Richards Bay Coal Terminal
Still no bids for tug Umzumbe
New Suez Canal waterway is completed
Unesco says discovery of Captain Kidd?s ship is a fake
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? ROSITA
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16-17 July 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? UZAVALO
Uproar as Navy?s Belmont House unilaterally renamed by admiral
NileDutch starts new South America-Africa service
Mombasa container traffic keeps increasing
Livestock carrier ?Trust? placed on blacklist
EBH Namibia boosts safety through ISO and OHSAS compliance
Video Clip: Somalia?s Mogadishu Port Project
There?s a lady in charge of this cruise ship
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Pics of the Day ? HOLSTEIN EXPRESS
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15 July 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? SAA ADAM KOK, Boat 1563
Port Statistics for June are now available here
Transnet annual results published
Nigeria?s Chief of the Navy fired
EMATUM makes more Mozambican waves
China buys US$3.5 billion of graphite from Mozambique
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? Launching of dredger Ilembe
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13 July 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? HMAS ANZAC
Repair of Durban dry dock caisson awarded
ENI announces oil investments in Angola
Australian Navy ship nabs more drugs off East Africa
Cruise Lines begin travelling to Cuba
Chaos as 4000 Chinese descend on small Japanese town
Mozambique forest under risk from illegal loggers & mining
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? WEST ECLIPSE & JASPER EXPLORER
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9-10 July 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? MARE ATLANTICUM
New SA Navy tug Imvubu delivers this week
European investors hosted to SA Oceans Economy seminar
Coal India relinquishes 75% of its licensed area in Tete
EC approves CMA CGM acquisition of short sea line OPDR
Gloomy outlook for shipping industry
Drewry says big ship policy is starting to backfire
Lamu port design work completed
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? DP STAR
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8 July 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? THALATTA
Skuld P&I issues cautionary over Durban groundings
Suez scare as 13 bomb suspects arrested
Migrant smuggling at sea ? New platform established
Govt optimistic about investor growth at Coega
Cruise terminal for Mombasa Port
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Pics of the Day ? HOKUETSU IBIS
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7 July 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? MSC AJACCIO
French president visits Angola for shipbuilding orders
Uncertainty at Mombasa as 27 dock workers are fired
Charges brought against officers of rogue fishing vessel Thunder
Silversea expands into its biggest ship ever
First widened containership returns to service
Moma mine returns to work after strike
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? BOUGAINVILLE
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6 July 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? MTS STATUM
Mombasa striking workers return but may continue this week
Saldanha?s offshore supply base gets underway
Ro-Ro vessel TABA sinks in Red Sea
Sailors? Society launches crisis response centre
Registration starts for Integrated Port Management System
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Pics of the Day ? BRITISH ENVOY
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2-3 July 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? UHUVA and UZAVOLO
Cape Town Cruise Terminal to be run by V&A Waterfront
SA Commission fines NYK R104 million for price fixing
Cattle ship heads for East London
Indian Ocean naval exercises but no South Africa
Cameroon?s Kribi port ready for shipping
Panama Canal widening project 90% complete
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? BALTIC PATRIOT
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1 July 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? AFRICAN PELICAN
S Korea?s Lim Ki-tack elected next IMO secretary-general
Heroin seizures off East African coast mount
Anadarko seeks to sell LNG to Japan?s Jera
Chinese move on making Suez Canal part of Silk Road
India studies navigational capacity of River Ganges
SMIT Amandla Marine partnering women in business
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Pics of the Day ? HS ROSSINI
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30 June 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? THAT MYSTERY JACK-UP BARGE
Lady of Zanzibar ferry to operate Dar es Salaam to Zanzibar
Second Viking Cruise ship launched
ISS announces convoy info ahead of new Suez Canal opening
Veecraft delivers wave piercing crew boat
MV Victoria story brings back memories
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Pics of the Day ? DR ACE
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29 June 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? NORMAND PACIFIC
African dredging contracts for Royal Boskalis
MAST?s latest security update ? Somalia, Libya, Yemen
New Customs system needed ? not more red tape, says Deloitte
Smit Amandla Marine partnering women in business
Solstad Offshore returns to Gibdock
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Pics of the Day ? AFON CADNANT
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24 June 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? MSC ARICA and MSC ATHOS
Nigerian LNG talks of building large shipyard
New era as Panamax is docked for repair at Walvis Bay
Nestle cuts back in Africa after misjudging growth
German bank loans Transnet R2.8bn for loco acquisition
South Africa ? USA agree on transportation cooperation
Moatize coal to be exported through Nacala in July
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? MAERSK VARNA
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23 June 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? CHESHIRE
Tanzania conducts marine survey on nine lake ships
Mega ship trend close to optimal limit - OECD official
Five Royal Caribbean ships to be deployed to China!
Book Review: Lawrence and the Red Sea
New Appointments
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Pics of the Day ? ULYSSE
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22 June 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? SUMMER FLOWER
China and S Korea take over from Portugal in Angola
Crane shortage at Walvis Bay
Moody?s downgrades heavily indebted MOL
Tanga port prepares for petroleum products
Dar es Salaam port growth at 14 percent
Mauritius enforces rules about navigational charts
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pic of the Day ? BORDER
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18-19 June 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? LADY OF ZANZABAR
MOL increases rates to South Africa by US$200 per TEU
Meridian Port Services in large Ghanaian port investment
Nigeria brings charges against Dubai and British oil companies
African textile exports under AGOA could reach US$4 billion
Carnival Corp orders four 6,600-passenger cruise ships
Ardent and Ardentia to remove oil from sunken Oleg Naydenov
IHC Merwede in Durban talks about TNPA?s latest dredger
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? UMHLALI and CRANE
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16 June 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? AFRICA MERCY
Ghana grants British company right to place armed guards on ships
Container ships at Durban restricted by shallowing berths
The 2015/16 cruise season heralded as ?the most important ever? for MSC Cruises in SA waters
It?s the hot new ?Channel? Destination? now added to MSC Sinfonia?s 2015/16 itineraries
Sea Harvest launches employees share scheme
New Appointments
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? CMA CGM TIGRIS
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15 June 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? ASIAN BEAUTY
Africa serious about Free Trade Area
MOL rebrands its car carrier business
CMA CGM order six 14,000 TEUers
Routine railway shutdowns on Richards Bay and Maputo routes
India?s homebuilt aircraft carrier Vikrant undocks
Engen buys into Mauritius jet fuel market
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? OMS DOMINANT
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11-12 June 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? IVER EXPRESS
Port statistics for May are now available here
Construction of Cabinda deepwater port begins
Namibia considers using Karpowerships for instant energy
East London gets navy visit
Revive Southern African Railways call by Zambia
Ghana Ports plan port tariff increase in July
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pic of the Day ? BRITISH ENVOY
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10 June 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? WAPPEN VON BAYERN
Doubling port capacity without doubling the space
South Africa attends Free Trade Area launch
AP Moller-Maersk eyes African ports
Increased limits of liability comes into force
Poultry AGOA deal ? South Africa gives way
Tazara - Buggered, but Can Be Fixed
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? MSC LUISA
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9 June 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? SEVEN EAGLE
South African oceans to unlock opportunities in economy
Nacala could compete with Durban - Fernando Couto
Deutschland to become the World Odyssey
What caused China?s worst ever cruise disaster?
Cape to Cairo Free Trade pact hailed
Arctic shipping routes explained
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? MSC ALTAMIRA
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8 June 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? MSC ASTRID
Transnet and Unions in 3-year wage agreement
Transnet takes R30 billion loan from Chinese bank
Carnival launches new ?Do-Good? brand of cruising
Delay for port of Dar es Salaam?s Single Window System
Maputo Development Corridor is a ?success story?
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pic of the Day ? ASPASIA LUCK
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4-5 June 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? CENTAURUS
World Economic Forum kicks off in Cape Town
Maersk orders 11 Triple E containerships
Five major Chinese shipbuilders go bankrupt
Mozambique fishing company EMATUM has heavy losses
Cruise ship MAGELLAN clears dock for new duty
IAPH Port Conference video clip from Day 2
Economic implications of a northern sea route explained
SA Navy simulation centre opened
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? LUFAFA
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3 June 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? Noble and SBM
Shippers Council becomes Nigeria?s interim port regulator
UN Aid ship comes under shell fire at Aden
Tragedy on the Yangtze
Sea Shepherd buys two Coast Guard ships
Purple Beach taken to Wilhelmshaven
Chinese firms to build Tanzanian std gauge railways
IAPH World Port Conference ? Day 1 video clip
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? MAERSK VARNA and BRITTA MAERSK
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2 June 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? Xo Lion
Ardent and Subtech form joint venture
CMA CGM launches new West Africa Wazzan service
MSC Sinfonia berths are selling like hot cakes!
Vale to export coal on Nacala Corridor in 3rd quarter
Sogester to manage Namibe port cargo terminals
New Appointments
Hamburg?s Smart Port traffic lights - video
Port of Hamburg Elbjazz Festival video clip
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? Crane & Italeni
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1 June 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? ALPINE MYSTERY
AU to launch continental free trade agreement
IAPH Conference 2015 kicks off in Hamburg
MSC rumoured to have booked four 20,000-TEU ships
MSC Sinfonia to spend 2 days at Portuguese Island!
Labour shortage halts work on new Namibian railway
Port of East London plays host to local girls
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? MSC CHIARA
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28-29 May 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? FUGRO FRONTIER
Danger of Purple Beach exploding from fertiliser fire
Pirates strike off Nigerian coast
SA Shipyards in MOU with Military Veterans Association
New luxury in cargo ship cruising
Highlighting the importance of Mombasa port expansion
Opinion Piece: A moment for Africa to shine
A tale of two crudes: Nigeria and Angola
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? PACIFIC MELTEM
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27 May 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? PACIFIC GOLDFINCH
Purple Beach on fire in North Sea
FS Surcouf joins Combined Task Force 150 in Gulf of Aden
South Africa?s economy linked to Africa
Evergreen joins those in black
QE2 rotting away in Port Rashid - claim
Spike in Ebola cases in Guinea
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? NORMAND INSTALLER
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26 May 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? SAS AMATOLA
Libyan jets bomb 35,000-dwt tanker in Sirte
Another 70 migrants rescued at sea by Italy
UK provides further financial support for Port of Mombasa
Indonesian container terminal goes automatic
New man at the helm of Nautic Africa?s Southern Power Products
NSRI called out to medivac injured seaman off bulker
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pic of the Day ? Three Queens to celebrate Cunard?s 175th
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25 May 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? ADRIA ACE
Iran agrees to ship inspection at Djibouti
Minister Davies to meet with US representatives over AGOA
China accused of illegal fishing off West Africa
Ethiopia looks to Port Sudan for oil imports
Tragedy and drama in the fog at Lambert?s Bay
Changes at top of Lloyd?s Register
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? STOLT FACTO
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21-22 May 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? MSC MARIA PIA
Work begins on oil tank farm at Saldanha
Iranian warships join merchant ship on way to Yemen
Cruise ship Norwegian Dawn goes aground
Huge ivory haul in Singapore
First ferry powered by electric drive system
Oldest commissioned warship goes into dry dock
Ocean Rig secures two contracts for offshore Angola
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? ESVAGT CHASTINE
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20 May 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? George N
Murray Grindrod passes away
CMA CGM posts record first quarter results
IMO concerned about Ballast Water Management Convention
Heavy rains prevent Dar es Salaam cargo movement
MSC, Maersk & MOL join forces on Asia-South America service
Anadarko chooses partners for gas park in Mozambique
Open Africa?s borders, urges Kenyatta
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pic of the Day ? Deepsea Metro 1 leaves Durban anchorage
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19 May 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ?CHANG HANG XIAN FENG
Construction underway at Nigeria?s Lekki port
Cabotage raises its head in East Africa
Maersk Londrina at Ngqura for fire damage repairs
Nigerian Navy impounds 30 ships, promises greater action
West Australian to sell off Fremantle port to reduce debt
GAC appoints new VP for Oil & Gas division
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? CY THUNDER and DS REPUBLIC
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18 May 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? PROMINENT ACE
AGOA extended but with conditions for S Africa
New road regulations published for comment
Five vessels adrift in Hout Bay Harbour
SA Agulhas II returns from Marion Island
Ghana and Cote d?Ivoire reach a deal over oil drilling
Tensions rise in the Gulf of Aden
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pic of the Day ? Nefeli
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14-15 May 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? SILVER WHISPER
New Guinea-Bissau Mining Venture Requires New Port
Mounting Tensions as Iran Defies Yemeni Naval Blockade
Port User Roadshows for South African Ports
DCD Marine Commended for Modification of DSV Vinnice
Durban Police Target Harbour Trucks
Nautical Institute?s Latest Book is Launched
Traders Shun Nigerian Crude
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? GOTTFRIED SCHULTE and GREEN MALOY
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13 May 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? VICTOIRE
Migrants: German Navy Advised to Widen Search Area
Libyan Forces Shell Turkish ship Tuna-1 off Tobruk
SMIT Amandla Marine Newbuilds on Track
ILEMBE, Africa?s largest Dredger Launched
Angolan purchase of Brazilian patrol ships in doubt
Richards Bay Coal Line Annual Maintenance Shutdown
Bourbon Crew Released by Pirates
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? ADVANTAGE
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12 May 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? SAN FELIX
Port Statistics for April are now available here
Navigability study of the Shire and Zambezi rivers ready in August
Drilling for oil in Comoros
Port User Roadshows for Cape Town and Saldanha
Tug Umzumbe fails to sell at auction
Spanish ship breaks in two in storm
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? MSC AMALFI
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11 May 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? SAN FELIX
Port Statistics for April are now available here
Navigability study of the Shire and Zambezi rivers ready in August
Drilling for oil in Comoros
Port User Roadshows for Cape Town and Saldanha
Tug Umzumbe fails to sell at auction
Spanish ship breaks in two in storm
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? MSC AMALFI
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7-8 May 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? SEA PRINCESS
Transnet?s latest dredger Ilembe to be launched this Saturday
Shipping: CMA CGM?s largest boxship Kerguelen enters Med
Shipping: Iran releases Maersk Tigris crew
Mombasa port stats on the increase
French Gowind patrol ship returns to Cape Town
Call for Nigeria to overhaul its maritime sector
Removing excess capacity unlikely to stem drop in freight rates
Did You Know?
Ocean ?Dead Zones? found in open waters
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? RUNAWAY BAY and BOW VICTOR
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6 May 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? ADRIAN SCHULTE
TNPA responds to silting of Durban entrance channel
New watchdog for transport sector
Japanese Big Three, MOL, NYK and K, all back in profit
Shipping industry faces major ballast water dilemma - BIMCO
Reviving the Ocean Economy
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? 7-SEAS and UACC RIYADH
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5 May 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? BOURBON EXPLORER 510
Capsized vessel off Cape Peninsula poses navigation threat
It?s Full Ahead for TNPA tug project
Giant container ship catches fire in Suez Canal
Grain traffic lost by rail because it?s seasonal
Effectiveness of learnerships in logistics industry
Social and Appointments
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? OCEAN PRINCESS
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4 May 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? NORMAND INSTALLER
Maersk Tigris arrest a commercial dispute - Iran
Another delay for Cape Town cruise terminal
Durban Court rules on maritime claims
Armscor?s Project Hotel tender extended
Tazara eyes large contract with DSM Corridor Group
Tanzania ?looking into? circumstances of drug tug Hamal
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? TTS POINT LISAS
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30 April/ 1 May 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? HOKUETSU USHAKA
JS Danube aground at Mombasa, Maersk Londrina on fire off Mauritius
Maersk Tigris seized by Iranian naval forces
Arrested ship Agatis abandoned off Cape Town
NileDutch names third newbuilding
New Suez Canal to be lined with modern buoys
Crystal Cruises identity will not be compromised
CM&V AZORES to enter French market as Astoria
EU Naval Force trains Somaliland coast guard
Pics of the Day ? BBC LONDON and BBC PACIFIC
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29 April 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? NINGPO
Work to begin on Pemba Logistics Base
Ports inefficient but Africa trade continues to grow
Food crisis in Yemen
Durban port entrance silting again as dredging halts
New name for Mombasa ship chandler
Somaliland?s Berbera Port likely to be operated by DP World
New Debmarine vessel to be named MV Nujoma
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? BRITISH ENVOY
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28 April 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? ASTOR
Marine disruptions in Durban port
Heavy shelling of Yemen by Saudi navy
Nautic Africa acquires the Anchor Boat Shop
Cavotec automatic mooring system for Port of Ngqura
Chinese shipyard widens MSC ship
IMO Somalia Maritime Forum
Court says Ghana may continue drilling in disputed offshore area
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? ST. JACOBI
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23-24 April 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? NIGER DELTA KING
Conventional buoy mooring (CBM) installed in Luanda Bay
Mystery surrounds loss of Inhaca Island ferry
Single-hull Nigerian cabotage tankers reprieved until 2021
Mombasa port takes action over false certificates
Most container ships losing money on Asia-Europe trade
SA sends condolences on Migrant ship tragedy
APM Terminals Apapa wins Nigerian safety award
Giant CMA CGM Kerguelen under 12 cranes at Port Klang
Xenophobic attacks have hurt SA, says Trade Dep Minister
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ?MSC MARIANNA
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22 April 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? BORDER
First time for Richards Bay as wheat ship docks
Yemeni crisis heightens as more warships arrive
Nigerian FG moves against seven rice importers
TPT KZN port terminals awarded NOSA Five Star Ratings
Meraviglia is the name of MSC Cruises? new Vista class ship
Container packing seminar at ICHCA Durban conference
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? LAVELA
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21 April 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? SVS FROBISHER
Siyabonga Gama appointed acting Transnet Group chief executive
Transnet School of Excellence graduates 115 trainees
SA Shipyards enters into MoU with China Shipbuilding Trdg Co
Another huge loss of life in migrant ferry tragedy
BIMCO: Containership Rates Take a Nosedive
Uncertainty over proposed Tete-Macuse railway and port
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? URSUS
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20 April 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ?KARIBA
Transnet?s Molefe seconded to Eskom
US$596 million development for Port of Dar es Salaam
Merchant ships stopped from entering Yemeni ports with vital foodstuffs
Ovation of the Seas to sail in Australian waters
Two ships ground themselves in Suez Canal
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? QUEEN MARY 2
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16-17 April 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? AURORA
Port statistics for the month of March 2015 are now available here
SA delegation in the US for AGOA talks
Nautic Africa expands into quayside management
TPT shortlisted by Navis as one of the best terminal operators
Queen Mary 2 in South Africa
Guinea-Bissau gets tough, bans logging for five years
Book Release: The Admiralty Manual of Seamanship
Suez Canal widening to be completed by July
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? AVONBORG
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15 April 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? QUEEN MARY 2
Piracy returns to Nigeria as 3 crew members are snatched
BlueTec turbines - Harnessing the ocean current
Nairobi Wreck Removal Convention Enters into Force
South Africa and US commit to addressing AGOA concerns
OOCL orders six 21,000-TEU container ships
Yemen bans ships from entering its territorial waters
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? DA QING XIA
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14 April 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? ANTHEM OF THE SEAS
Maputo port authority found liable in grounding of Dubai Sun
Cruise ship Azores held in Lisbon over debt dispute
Wharf Talk: A pollution disaster waiting to happen
MSC axes world?s biggest ship?s maiden voyage as rates hit all-time low
SA Agulhas leaves on another scientific voyage
West Africa set to get new generation PSV tonnage
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? THERMOPYLAE
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13 April 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? LOUIS 2
Eighteen of EMATUM fleet already in Mozambique
Mozambique seeks US$2.3 billion to expand rail and port network
Zambia joins IMO
Shipping lines pull back as Yemen crisis shows no sign of ending
CMA CGM new service connects Houston and West Africa
Sound familiar? Six-mile truck jam outside US port
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? WARDEH
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9-10 April 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? KANG SHENG
Illegal fishing vessel Thunder scuttled off S?o Tom?
First cruise ship visit to Southern Angolan port of Namibe
Inchcape Shipping Services opens in Mozambique
Another giant for MSC as Oliver enters service
Marion Dufresne undergoes life extension renovation
Sub-Sahara Africa loses 85 percent of oil trade with US
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? TAI FU No. 3
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8 April 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? CRYSTAL SERENITY
Lengthy delays at Douala port bring surcharges
Ugandan shippers upset by shipping line fees
Six contenders for IMO top job
India and China cooperate on joint Indian Ocean trade routes
Gambia Ports Authority signs MOU with Guinea Bissau Ports
The Changing Face of Marine Risk
Fire on board Russian nuclear submarine
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? ATLANTIC BLUE
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7 April 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? AMAZON WARRIOR
Suez and Red Sea traffic unaffected by Yemen crisis
DEA reacts to Durban Bay oil spill
RMS Queen Elizabeth - I was on her last voyage to New York!
DP World signs MOU with Maldivian Government
Wharf Talk ? Farewell, Captain George Foulis
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? PALABORA
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2-3 April 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? DURBAN HARBOUR
Container ships getting bigger and bigger
Nacala port developer files for bankruptcy
New cruise ship Viking Star is delivered
Shipping faces US$100 billion a year bill from recent sulphur cap
Fugro opens new office in Accra, Ghana
Panama Canal Authority plans further expansion
Black Sea ports handle 2.6 million TEU in 2014
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? MSC RITA
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1 April 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? Clipper Ise
Saudi Navy blockades Yemeni ports
Dar es Salaam the busiest gateway into Central Africa
GE Group supplies 100 diesel locomotives to Angola
Carnival splits nine new ships between two shipyards
SA keen of doing business with Russia
Trade News: EBH carving a niche
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? DEMETER
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31 March 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? MKHUZE
Yemeni ports closed as crisis deepens
Work on new Walvis Bay Gateway port starts in April
New Transnet appointments announced
A Gracious Quartet remembered
NATO?s Group neutralises two mines off French coast
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? INSPIRATION
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30 March 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? CSC NELSON and SASDOCK
Nigeria?s Federal Govt pledges support for Lekki port
L-o-n-g-e-r MSC Sinfonia heads off for Med. cruises
East African Community seeking infrastructure investment
Gateway to Antarctica Exhibition
New freight trains launched in Dar es Salaam
Somalis seize Iranian fishing vessel
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pic of the Day ? DA CHANG
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26-27 March 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? KOTA BISTARI
TAU MORWE TO RETIRE
Nigerian port workers embark on three-day strike
MOL increases Moz and Madagascar rates ? CMA CGM orders 20,000-TEU ships
South Africa to stay net maize exporter, despite drought
Two new berths at Port of Ngqura
Trade News: Veecraft Marine pioneers hybrid propulsion system
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? Simon?s Town Naval Festival
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25 March 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? RS AFRICANA
Namibia moves ahead with CapeFria deepwater port process
Nigeria repositions to become Africa?s biggest fertiliser exporter
Ghanaian Navy hones skills in maritime security training
Cameroon?s container imports block country?s cocoa exports
Tanzanian president vows to reduce road blocks on Central Corridor
Mega ships bring mega logistical headaches
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? GLOVIS CHALLENGE
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24 March 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? THE WORLD
Grimaldi introduces second newbuild to West Africa
WISTA-UK recognises achievements of women in shipping
ABB?s Azipod propulsion selected to new Mercy Ship
How is the cruise industry faring?
New MSC ship to be based in Miami
Angola?s Mo??medes Railroad now in business
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? HAPPY DOVER
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23 March 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? SARAH BAARTMAN
South Africans experience a Tunisian terrorist attack!
No SA Air Force patrols over Mozambique Channel
MSC OPERA departs from Durban today
First batch of 95 Transnet electric locomotives rolled out
HMS Dragon and South African sub play cat and mouse game
Prison for pirates who received Danish compensation
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pic of the Day ? CELESTE
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19-20 March 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? RFA GOLD ROVER
EU support for the Somali Coast Guard
Maputo dredging of access channel announced
Walvis Bay upgrades to Navis 2.6 system
Luanda handles over 13 million tonnes of cargo in 2014
Full of the joys of spring, the Queen christens Britannia
Industry News: Concargo merges into TSI Central Station
Invaders from the Sea ? Ballast Water ? video clip
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? TORINO
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18 March 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? ARMANA
Anadarko withdraws drill ship from Mozambique
Transnet National Ports Authority 2015/16 tariff increases
Angola-Zambia rail link study to cost US$4.9 million
Large scale port projects planned for Casablanca
A rare ferry gem faces the chop?The horror, the horror!
Wharf Talk: R19-bn Zululand oil hub goes ahead
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? FGS HESSEN F221
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17 March 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? AURORA and SEA PRINCESS
SA Port statistics for the calendar year 2014 are available here
New Suez Canal will handle ?most types? of ships
Messina Line takes delivery of world?s biggest ro-ro container ship
Bringing new meaning to the word ?evocative?!
Promar targets Gulf of Guinea with new-build PSV
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? DONG-A ARTEMIS
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16 March 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? FATIH
Port statistics for the month of February 2015 are now available here
Counter piracy centre opens in Cotonou
New Walvis Bay container terminal on track
Uncertainty over AGOA proving damaging
USNS Spearhead undertakes Cameroonian phase of African Partnership Station
OPV Barracuda commissioned into Mauritian Coast Guard
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? FGS KARLSRUHE (F212)
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12-13 March 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? EMMA BULKER
Nigerian port results for 2014 listed
Skuld issues advisory over ship-to-ship oil transfers off West Africa
Transnet to secure 36 take-or-pay coal contracts by 31 March
P&O Flagship debuts on Saturday
EBH Namibia: When the going gets tough
Maersk Line says slow steaming will continue
Liebherr opens African maritime hub
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pic of the Day ? BALAO
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11 March 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? HMS DRAGON
US, British and Spanish marines carry our weapons drills with Angolans
SafmarineMPV adds Angola and Congo to its USA-West Africa service
Suez Canal gains the most over US West Coast congestion
Mission to Seafarers assists crew of arrested ship Iskandar
World?s largest cutter suction dredger for Jan de Nul
Disputes simmer over oil & gas rights in Eastern Africa
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pic of the Day ? COSTA neoRIVIERA
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10 March 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? HMS DRAGON
Ngqura port?s 3rd and 4th container berths open for business
Arrested Taiwanese fishing boats up for Cape Town auction
Jaw dropper from RCI?It will be the world?s largest!
India counters Chinese influence among Indian Ocean Islands
Shipping in the Indian Ocean is still at risk
Wharf Talk: Durban?s Dig out Port delayed
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pic of the Day ? Salisbury Island and SAS Drakensberg
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9 March 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? RAINBOW WARRIOR
?Daily Maersk? service canned ? clients not willing to pay
Chaos as Mombasa ferry services comes up short
IMO head calls on Africa to harness the Blue Economy
Botswana, Zimbabwe firm up rail deal
National Maritime Surveillance System for Angola
Africa a hive of road and rail building
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? PEA 443L and FASTNET SENTINEL and FAIRMOUNT GLACIER
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5-6 March 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? FASTNET SENTINEL
UN?s IMO meets to address unsafe migration by sea
Royal Caribbean?s Oasis III will be the biggest cruise ship ever built
And the winners are?2015?s top cruise ships
E-marine launches ambitious fleet expansion with cable layer CS Maram
Angola plans to boost oil and gas output
Special Feature: Madagascar rebounds with Blue Economy
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? IVS RAFFLES and KOTA BINTANG
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4 March 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? TRAVELLER
Maersk CEO says ports are not matching productivity to mega ships
MOL enters race with six biggest ever container ships
TUI buys Splendour of the Seas from Royal Caribbean
Crystal Cruises sold to Genting Hong Kong (GHK)
Combined Task Force (CTF) 150 and SA National Defence Force in talks
Jindal Africa to remain in Africa despite drop in coal price
Humanitarian crisis in Mediterranean spiralling out of control - ICS
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? SEROJA ENAM
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3 March 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? OCEAN PREFECT
Transnet in bid to manage new Mombasa Container Terminal
TAZARA troubles now at presidential level
Equatorial Guinea: New Luba Freeport depot opens for business
Another marvel of maritime engineering floated out in Germany
Transnet concludes funding for 1,064-locomotive deal
Wharf Talk: Summer cruise season is coming to an end
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? GERMAN NAVY SHIPS AT SIMON'S TOWN
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2 March 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? AKADEMIK FEDOROV
Three kidnapped from tanker released by Nigerian pirates
Security breach at FPSO Kwame Nkrumah
Botswana dry port at Walvis Bay to open next month
NATO maritime commander visits IMO training course
Enthusiasm for Kenya?s standard gauge railway
Pirates release seamen after five years in captivity
South-Easter keeps German warships at anchor in False Bay
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? EMMA OLDENDORFF
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26-27 February 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? UOS EXPLORER
Grindrod earnings increase by 4 percent
Evergreen joins the Mega-Club ? aka the Herd Mentality
Mtwara port now able to handle bigger ships
The cost of logistics ? a critical factor for Africa
Record cargo for Port of Nacala
Trade News: Hempel opens its first factory in Africa
Anthem of the Seas rolls out ? video
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? SALVIGILANT and JAYA VIGILANT
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25 February 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? CARPE DIEM II
Kenya?s Lamu mega port to begin in March
Single Customs Territory - what's it all about?
DRC traders pledge to continue using Dar es Salaam port
UK signs contract for new Type 26 frigate
Trade News ? MSC opts for Jotun?s Hull Performance Solutions
Death of GAC South Africa head, David Hitchman
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pic of the Day ? SAS ISANDLWANA F146
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24 February 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? XUE LONG
Nigerian concern over port security
ICS says don't fly flags of Tanzania, Mongolia, Moldova, Cambodia, or Sierra Leone
German Navy due in SA for Exercise Good Hope
CMA CGM opens new logistics platform in Douala
Railway woes across the continent
Wharf Talk : Port priorities need a re-think
Wharf Talk : French Navy ship stops in at Richards Bay
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? ISABENA and S A WELTEVREDEN
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23 February 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? RAINBOW WARRIOR
Four warships commissioned into Nigerian Navy
Plans to tap into ocean's resources on track
Safmarine MPV upgrades its SA-West Africa multi-purpose service
Madagascar to develop regional maritime information centre
Maldive Islands coastal protection plan
Kenmare Resources dismisses 20% of its mine workers in Moma
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? SAGA FRAM and MSC OPERA
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19-20 February 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? ORIENT BECRUX
South Africa to upgrade ports and pipelines for increased gas imports
Tanzanian Port Authority boss is suspended
Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP) navies meet in Maputo
Costa Cruises rebuilds its image
China linked to Thai Kra Canal plans
Odfjell set to roll out NAVTOR e-navigation solutions
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South African Navy orders T-ACT from OSI
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ?BRITISH VALOUR and CAP SAN SOUNIO
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18 February 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ?HAPPY VALENTINE?S DAY
Government mobilising funds to complete Takoradi port project
Tata Steel to pull out of Benga Mining
Ferry deaths on Lake Tanganyika ? court case begins
ENI?s floating Mozambique factory passes muster
TUI to restructure and build leading European cruise company
Customs to install CCTV at Tin Can Island
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? ZHE HAI 2 and CMA CGM AUCKLAND
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17 February 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? QI LIN SONG
Dozens missing after yet another Congo River boat accident
France to retain strong naval presence in western Indian Ocean
Railway to connect Moatize with Macuse delayed by funding
Anthem of the Seas ready for floating out
Turning a fishing vessel into a wave power plant
CMA CGM rate restoration on SHAKA service
Death of Stolt-Nielsen founder
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? JIAOLONG SPIRIT
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16 February 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? LOUIS S
Ethiopia spreads the net with port access
Burgan Cape Terminals now an Operation Phakisa project
First train on Benguela Railway completes journey
Swakop Uranium to build large storage facility at Walvis Bay
Construction starts on two Star Cruises? 151,000-gt ships
High winds close Maydon Channel
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? JOLLY DIAMANTE and GREY FOX
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12-13 February 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? NORFOLK GUARDIAN
Vale coal exports via Nacala hit by flooding
Tema set for massive port expansion with Maersk
Carriers that don?t order big ships will be left behind
Heavy fines for CSAV, CCNI, EUKOR Car Carriers, K-Line, MOL and NYK Line
Africa's Maritime Security Wish List for 2015
Can a Chinese billionaire build a canal across Nicaragua?
Indian Ocean shipbreaking ? a Japanese study
\\\\Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? UBUNTU
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11 February 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? ITALENI
Port statistics for January are now available here
23 million cruisers will take to cruising this year
AllSeas bows to pressure, renames Pieter Schelte
Piracy: Denmark focuses on West Africa; ship attacked in Gulf of Aden
UK increases investment at Mombasa port
Latest update on quarantined ship at Durban
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? BRAVE HARALAMBOS and KARROO + JOHN DOCK
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10 February 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? HMS DRAGON
Port News: Quarantine ship moved to outer anchorage
New terminal manager for Port of Cape Town Terminals
Maritime Security Exercise Concludes in Djibouti
BIMCO issues African security advisory
All but a sell-out season for MSC Cruises in SA
Improvements at Dar es Salaam allow larger ships to dock
Wharf Talk: Durban?s problems with dredging and a hoax
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? MSC VANCOUVER and MSC DAMLA
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9 February 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? ZAGORA
Ebola scare in Durban as ship docks with body on board
Cruise ship aground in South America ? Chilean Navy rescues 120
SA Shippers Council adopts news name
International port welfare partnership pilot project
FOCUS ON? Elgin Brown & Hamer and the DCD Marine Cluster
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? HMS DRAGON and RFA GOLD ROVER
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5-6 February 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? SVS GUARDSMAN
Nigeria to stop importing petrochemicals by 2018
Pirates strike again in Gulfs of Guinea and Aden
MSC Cruises returns to SA via Indian Ocean
Cruise ship Insignia cancels South Africa visit
Free Trade Area a fait accompli by May ? African Union
Nigeria urged to build more shipyards
Nigeria detains vessels with security guards on board
Royal Navy?s HMS Dragon visits Tristan da Cunha
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? SYLVIE
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4 February 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? PACIFIC MELTEM
Power cuts at Port of Mombasa to ease
Call for urgent impact assessment before Saldanha expansion
Japan?s three big lines stay in black
Greenpeace?s Rainbow Warrior due in South Africa
West African ports a threat to West Mediterranean hubs
Copenship files for bankruptcy
Chevron to close for annual maintenance
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? CALEDONIAN SKY
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3 February 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? PACIFIC VENUS
UN report highlights illegal exports of timber to China
Maersk goes for more mega ships
Turning 50 with an epic voyage
Dar es Salaam Port clamps down on defective trucks
UK aims to build most modern navy in the world
Treasury stops further SAA flights to China
Wharftalk: New Year find unearths memories
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? MSC MARINA
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2 February 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? MAASGRACHT
Tanzania Ports Authority targets theft by clearing agents
India?s ICVL invests US$2 billion in Mozambique coal & electricity
Call to expand West Africa?s maritime industry
Shipping News: Niledutch names latest newbuild
Training coastguards is key to tackling piracy
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? CAP ANDREAS
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29-30 January 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? PINOTAGE
TAZARA back on strike
MSC Cruises reports high occupancy for South African season
Mozambique seeks clarity over Lake Tanganyika borders
Nigeria?s Shippers Council comes down on illegal port charges
TFR?s new diesel locos to be powered by Rolls-Royce engines
Indonesia is Toyota's Key to Africa
Three new Liebherr mobile cranes for APM Terminals, Apapa
Ship sinking in Durban harbour is a HOAX
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? NNS CENTENARY
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28 January 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? MAERSK McKINNEY MOLLER
Transnet announces plans for Saldanha oil services hub
Construction begins on ?world?s most luxurious ship?
Somaliland seizes ship carrying military equipment
Botswana won?t wait for Trans-Kalahari, will export coal through Maputo
Dryad maritime crime figures for 2014
Uncertainty over Mozambique/South Africa sea borders
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? EVER RELIANCE
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27 January 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? PACIFIC MELTEM
Transnet gets clearance to deepen and lengthen DCT berth 203
Maritime Search and Rescue Project Launched in Mauritius
Moma Sands? Kenmare Resources fights for survival
Agility to develop 40-acre distribution park at Tema, Ghana
Seven in the running to operate Tema Container Terminal
The tail wagging the dog
Prepare now for container weight verification requirements
Wharftalk: Maritime Museum is open for business
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? DSV VINNICE
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26 January 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? LIN JIE
Mozambique patrol and fishing boats being delivered
Africa is addressing intra-Africa trade bottlenecks - Zuma
Cruise ship Boudicca has fire in engine room
LNG tanker Magellan Spirit refloated
Latest Transnet dredger under construction
ENI Brings New Congo Field Online
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? CMA CGM STRAUSS
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22-23 January 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? MANIVIKI ROVER
Tazara railway reopened after strike
Stowaways on Dutch Navy Ebola-Aid ship
Liner Review...Please Sir, Not More Of The Same?
Wharftalk: General news from around the ports
Cruise News: News items from the world of cruising
Damen and SAAB team up for sub replacement programme
Chinese plans for Walvis Bay naval base hit a snag
Panalpina expands Africa network
Focus on Lom?: the new ?Port Africa?
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? GREATSHIP ANJALI and VOYAGER
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21 January 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? ELENI
Part of the new Suez Canal is flooded by accident
Transnet advertises tender for new bed leveller dredger
Anadarko to start prospecting for oil & gas in Mozambique
Liberia implements 25-year plan to improve port system
Congestion the biggest issue facing West African ports and landside
Dredging of Ghana?s Takoradi commences
Richards Bay Coal Terminal hits new record
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? GREAT INCREASE and VIOLET ACE
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20 January 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? DS REPUBLIC
Mombasa?s port expansion begins with Japanese loan
Ghana?s Navy routs pirates on highjacked tanker
Apapa Lagos container volumes reach 970,000 TEU
Damen Cape Town completes first FCS 5009 patrol vessels
Locally-built steel tanks & pressure vessels for African oil & gas market
West African crude being stored in US by oil traders
Another ship sinks in Lake Tanganyika ? 14 feared drowned
Wharftalk: News from Durban Bay
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? LISBON
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19 January 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? PINOTAGE and NINGBO EXPRESS
Tazara railway closed by another strike over unpaid wages
Angola authorised to export fish to Europe
Smit Amandla Marine marks a decade of growth
Konecranes scores big in West Africa
W?rtsil? donates ship engine to Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
Cameroon becomes a LNG exporting nation
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? MOL GARLAND
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15-16 January 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? OMANDA
Port Statistics for December are now available
Namibian rail company TransNamib to retrench 1000 workers
New RTGs for Port of Lom? as MSC places 6000-TEUers on service
Cruise News: C&MV buys Astor; and Crystal has them guessing
MSC Sinfonia goes for the big chop
2015 brings tighter marine fuel sulphur limits
BIMCO looks at the shipping market in 2014, and ahead
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? THORSTREAM and BETSY ROSS
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14 January 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? VOYAGER
Expansion plans for Natal N3 Corridor but no delays foreseen
Kenya?s infrastructure projects to benefit neighbours
New Durban port engineers appointed
LNG tanker Magellan Spirit still aground after refloating attempts fail
Doyen of SA cruise tourism, John Foggitt, dies
Indian offshore patrol vessel for Mauritius
Cyclone Bansi update
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Pics of the Day ? SMIT LOMBOK
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13 January 2015
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ? SMIT LOMBOK
CMA CGM refines and adjusts African Liner Movements
CMA CGM partners with Angolan logistics group
RS Africana is towed from Simon?s Town
MSC extends Africa Express service to Tianjin
CSCL announces joint West Africa services with PIL
Upgrade of Sena Railroad to be completed in Q1 2015
Cape Verde closes public shipyard company
Cyclone Bansi to miss Mauritius
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