Tag: South Africa

According to International news, last week, the Dutch tall ship Europa tipped over during a relaunch following a drydocking period in Cape Town, South Africa. The vessel was damaged in the accident.

The ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has released the first quarterly report on piracy in 2023, which has recorded the lowest level of reported global piracy and armed robbery incidents since 1993.

Early Friday morning, a desperate rescue mission was undertaken to save 26 fishermen when their fishing vessel caught fire in the waters south of Cape Town, South Africa.

As IMO informed, proposals for low- and zero-carbon pilot projects were pitched during a stakeholder meeting of the GreenVoyage2050 Accelerator programme, in Cape Town, South Africa, on 18 January.

South Africa launched a private-sector driven Maritime Industry Development Task Force Network (MIDTFN) to drive the country’s blue economy strategy outlined through the Operation Phakisa (Oceans Economy) government programme launched all of eight years ago.

Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has called on private sector participants to submit project proposals for the introduction of a renewable energy programme at its eight commercial seaports.

The new P4G-Getting to Zero Coalition report “Shipping’s Energy Transition: Strategic Opportunities in South Africa” explores the potential for South Africa to benefit from international maritime decarbonization.

South Africa became the 17th signatory to the Jeddah Amendment to the Djibouti Code of Conduct (DCoC), as an effort to combat illicit marine activity.

The port of Durban, South Africa's largest port, has been hit by the worst torrential rain experienced in more than 6 decades. 

The salvage of the bulk carrier NS Qingdao, which has unstable chemical cargo, off South Africa’s west coast, is reaching a critical final stage.