Tag: South Africa

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.

Βunkering services providers that want to obtain an operating licence in Algoa Bay, South Africa may now go ahead and apply, as the moratorium on applications will be lifted from 01 April 2022.

The South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) announced that a problematic water reactive cargo on a vessel in St Helena Bay on the west coast of South Africa will be finally dumped at sea.

This month MSC Group and Mercy Ships are celebrating a unique ten-year partnership focused on bringing hope and healing in Africa.

Singapore Economic Development Board's (EDB) approval must be sought before accepting any vessel arriving from or transiting through Mozambique, Namibia and South Africa in the past 14 days, into EDB managed shipyards/process terminals/Marine & Process waterfront facilities.

SAMSA says a Croatian flagged vessel detained in South Africa two weeks ago after an oil spill during bunkering in Algoa Bay has been released.

South African officials were forced to evacuate the bulk carrier NS Qingdao from the port of Durban and send it to a protected anchorage as it started releasing toxic fumes.