Two Singapore-registered offshore tugs were in Cape Town harbour yesterday on what is thought to be their first calls in a South African port,
REDFISH 3 and PACIFIC PORPOISE. As is usual whenever a foreign tug puts in to port, ship and tug enthusiast Aad Noorland will be on hand to make a record of the occasion. Read More…..
Cyclone Dando and Funso’s tragic legacy – at least 40 dead and 120,000 affected
Because it’s in Africa, it seems that no-one cares. Had either of these been hurricanes raging through the Caribbean on a course for the US eastern
seaboard or its Gulf Coast, or a typhoon in the South China Sea the news coverage would have been universal, but cyclones in the western Indian Ocean including those that
come ashore over Madagascar or Mozambique seldom receive much attention, and then usually after the event. Read More…..
Piracy: Record ransom paid for Anglo-Eastern tanker
If correct then this is the highest amount paid so far to Somali pirates to release a ship and her crew. The previous highest ransom paid was for
the 1743-TEU container ship MSC PANAMA and her crew of 23 for which $7 million was handed over. Read More…..
New Angolan sea fishery patrol ship launched
Spectators at Damen’s Romania based Galati Shipyard were treated to a moment of suspense when the 62 m fishery research vessel NGOLA KILUANGE
sharply heeled over at her launch. Read More…..
Cruise News and Views
The underwater search being conducted by Italian divers for missing passengers of the ill-fated COSTA CONCORDIA has been brought to a halt, leaving
15 people unaccounted for. Search and rescue people will however continue searching the ship above the waterline but the civil protection authority said on Tuesday that it
had become too dangerous to continue further searching in the submerged sections of the ship. Read More…..&nbs2;
Shipwatch: News of ships and shipping lines
It hasn’t taken long for a cut-back to be made. Maersk’s much vaunted ‘Daily Maersk’ service, in which a container ship sailed from China for
northern Europe every day of the week, bringing predictability for shippers, has been cut back to six days a week. Read More…..
SMIT Amandla Marine welcomes 10 new cadets
The recruits successfully completed a thorough recruitment and selection process at the end of 2011. Hailing from KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, the
Eastern Cape and the Western Cape, the ambitious youngsters will join eight existing Cadets who continue with their training in 2012. Read More…..
PICS OF THE DAY - SEABOURN QUEST
a photographic record of just some of the many ships that continue to grace our ports
First View – Queen Mary 2 and the soccer stadium
Chinese company to build rail wagons for Mozambique railways
Cruise News: Costa Magica to replace Costa Concordia
Shipwatch: News of ships and shipping lines
AP Moller-Maersk appoints promoter for Africa expansion
Pics of the Day – SAS FLEUR and RFA RESURGENT Read More .....
Tuesday, 31 January 2012
First View – Sinking of the Titanic commemorative calendar
AU wants to double intra-African trade
Imperial spreads its wings across Africa
Costa Concordia: Removal of oil delayed
Cruise News & Reviews: Black Watch to return to SA
Maritime alert after US Forces raid Somali pirate haven to rescue hostages
Pics of the Day – LOMBARDIA Read More .....
Monday, 30 January 2012
First View – QUEEN MARY 2
Shipwatch: News of ships and shipping lines
Cyclone Funso moves away from African coast
Cruise News: Queen Mary 2 visits Durban
Pics of the Day – QUEEN MARY 2 Read More .....
Thursday/Friday, 26-27 January 2012
First View – QUEEN MARY 2
Shipwatch: News of ships and shipping lines
Cyclone Funso moves away from African coast
Cruise News: Queen Mary 2 visits Durban
Pics of the Day – QUEEN MARY 2 Read More .....
Wednesday, 25 January 2012
First View – QUEEN MARY 2
Costa Concordia: Smit readies for the removal of oil
Shipwatch: News of ships and shipping lines
Piracy: German warship forces the release of 15 captive seafarers
West African dredging news
Cyclone Funso - latest
Pics of the Day – QUEEN MARY 2 Read More .....
Tuesday, 24 January 2012
First View – AHUVA
Cyclone Funso threatens Mozambique coast
Dredging Africa 2012 Conference in Durban next week
Cruise News: Queen Mary 2 refit completed ahead of current world cruise
Chinese dredger refloated in Ngqura harbour
Japanese wood chip plant for Maputo
YESTERYEAR – BLACK OSPREY and CITY OF GUILDFORD Read More .....
Monday, 23 January 2012
First View – DEEPSEA METRO II
Transnet orders six mobile cranes for Durban
Sisulu says warship report is untrue
Cruise News: World’s largest liner, Queen Mary 2 arrives in SA tomorrow
Tanzania calls for investors to build Tanga-Musoma railway
Pics of the Day – LAVELA Read More .....
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