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This is the final edition of maritime news at this address www.ports.co.za www.ports.co.za - from 1 February 2017 we will have moved to www.africaports.co.za

All information on the old site will meanwhile continue to be available but go to the new site for the latest News, Ship Movement reports and other maritime information.

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FIRST VIEW: UQOYI

One of the many workboats in use in the port of Durban, the Transnet National Ports Authority's unglamorous 'rope boat' UQOYI heads off on another job involving the mooring or sailing of a merchant ship somewhere in the harbour. These launches perform a very necessary task of taking the gang of workmen to each berthing site by means of across the water, rather than having them transfer around the harbour by road. Durban Bay has an outer perimeter of more than 20kms which makes road transport not very viable even without taking account of the road congestion frequently encountered. As a result and depending on the number of ship movements, boats like Uqoyi will frequently be seen hurrying their way across the bay, heading out to another job. This picture is by Keith Betts
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Dar es Salaam port receives $305 million World Bank loan

Tanzania will receive World Bank financing for the Port of Dar es Salaam to the amount of US$305 million, it was announced after talks between President John Magafuli and Makhtar Diop, the World Bank's vice president for Africa.

Tanzania is seeking a larger loan amounting to $785 million which will be used for various infrastructural projects. The $305 million is specifically directed for the expansion of the port and the tackling of deficiencies in its service.

Three years ago the World Bank reported that the cost of inefficiencies at the Port of Dar es Salaam was costing Tanzania and its neighbours a staggering $2.6 billion annually.
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Navy communications hit by Silvermine cable theft

The South African Navy has been hit again by cable and antenna theft at the navy's communication centre at Silvermine, near Cape Town.

This forms the body of a report in the Afrikaans weekly newspaper Rapport. The article said that the theft led to the navy base at Simon's Town having to make use of communication links in Durban and those aboard one of the submarines to maintain contact with the frigate SAS DURBAN, which is currently off the African west coast en route to the UK and the SS MENDI Centenary later in February.
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GE and Transnet share plans to digitize Africa's transport

The world's premier digital industrial company, GE, and Transnet, Africa's largest and most developed rail and ports operator, are teaming up in partnership to digitise Africa's transport sector.

The two companies have been in partnership for ten years and now propose to deliver a digital solution that will seamlessly connect shippers and transport operators, making it dramatically easier for a company to understand pricing and capacity on the network, plan a shipment, and get goods to market.
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Things looking up as TAZARA secures new business

The TAZARA railway (Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority) said in a statement this week that it has secured at least 15,000 tonnes of new business to be transported by the railway, which will also be of benefit to the port at Dar es Salaam.

The new freight business emanates from a number of mining companies on the Zambia Copperbelt.

Credit is being ascribed to TAZARA's managing director, Bruno Ching'andu who has undertaken visits to various shippers as well as logistics companies in the Northern, Lusaka and Copperbelt Provinces of Zambia.
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Africa in focus at Europe's Nor-Shipping 2017 Conference

Despite the fact that African economies are becoming more connected to the world economy than ever before, many international companies have not discovered the great business opportunities on offer in Africa.

With this in mind, Nor-Shipping, one of the world's leading maritime events, will put Africa on the agenda at the 2017 event.

"We are delighted to present the first Africa week to our delegates next year," said Birgit Liodden, Nor-Shipping director.
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EXPECTED SHIP ARRIVALS AND SHIPS IN PORT

Ports & Ships publishes regularly updated SHIP MOVEMENT reports including ETAs for ports extending from West Africa to South Africa to East Africa and including Port Louis in Mauritius. Some ports such as the South African Container Terminals (Durban, Ngqura, Port Elizabeth and Cape Town) include access to the latest stack dates......
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CRUISE NEWS and NAVAL NEWS

We publish news about the cruise industry and naval news here in the general news section, but now also in dedicated Cruise News and Naval News sections. These sections will include stories or news not necessarily covered in the general news section so if you have an interest in either of these don't forget to check regularly in our CRUISE NEWS and NAVAL NEWS sections.
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PIC OF THE DAY : BRIGHT HORIZON

The MACS Carriers' container ship BRIGHT HORIZON (30,500-dwt, built 2001) sails from Durban and makes an aptly named appearance at Ports & Ships on this our final edition. Tomorrow the news reappears at the new site www.africaports.co.za where we too trust in a bright horizon.

Bright Horizon operates with MACS Carriers on its South Africa-Northern Europe service. The ship, which is flagged in the Marshall Islands, was built at the Dalian Shipyard of China Shipbuilding Heavy Industries Corp, China as the shipyard's hull number 300-1. She has a container capacity of 1842 TEU when fully loaded. This picture is by Trevor Jones

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PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING

This is the final edition of maritime news at this address www.ports.co.za www.ports.co.za - from 1 February 2017 we will have moved to www.africaports.co.za

All information on the old site will meanwhile continue to be available but go to the new site for the latest News, Ship Movement reports and other maritime information.

See you at www.africaports.co.za

EARLIER NEWS . . . .

Monday 30 January 2017
 
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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Thursday/Friday 26-27 January 2017
 
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
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : KANG SHENG KOU

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Wednesday 25 January 2017
 
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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Tuesday 24 January 2017
 
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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Monday 23 January 2017
 
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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Thursday/Friday 19-20 January 2017
 
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
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : DA QING XIA

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Wednesday 18 January 2017
 
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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Tuesday 17 January 2017
 
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
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : NAVIG8 AVENTURINE

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Monday 16 January 2017
 
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
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : USNS GY-SGT FRED W STOCKHAM

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Thursday 15 December 2016
 
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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Wednesday 14 December 2016
 
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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Tuesday 13 December 2016
 
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

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Monday 12 December 2016
 
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
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : MAERSK BRIGIT

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Thursday/Friday 8-9 December 2016
 
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
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : COSCO SHENGSHI

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Wednesday 7 December 2016
 
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
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : THURINGIA

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Tuesday 6 December 2016
 
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
Expected Ship Arrivals and Ships in Port
Cruise News and Naval Activities
Pics of the Day : TORTUGAS

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