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Latest News
16 May 2013
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – NILEDUTCH RHINO
News of ships and the shipping lines
Two-year wage agreement lessens Transnet strike risk
South Africa should diversify its economy
SAMSA signs MOU with World Maritime University
Tanzania to license 4th round of petroleum exploration
Costa goes Chinese on round the world cruise
SAMSA enters the surfing world
Classic Cruises back in service soon
Business Bill to be revamped
Pics of the Day – HOEGH TRAPEZE and KOTA HALUS
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15 May 2013
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – THOMAS HARRISON
Diverted Maputo citrus brings congestion
Interesting coastal ship movements
Nigerian pirates release five crewmen
Nigeria: Five years for arms smugglers
MSC takes cruising a stage further with 7-night options
Oil: Uganda MoU on the way
Mozambique’s gas resources master plan by end 2013
Pondo people give nod to N2 deviation
Pics of the Day – GLENDEN
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14 May 2013
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – Orchid Ace
Latest port statistics for month of April
April port statistics for RBCT
Gigaba commissions new Durban STS cranes
Locos for Angola and Mozambique may be built in SA
Black Sea to be targeted as ‘Sea of Shame’
Rio Tinto dismisses Mozambique workforce
Imperial buys into Nigerian logistics group
Coal line faces annual maintenance shutdown
Pics of the Day – XIA ZHI YUAN 6
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13 May 2013
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – SANDRA S
Maersk aims at more African contracts
From spec to sea – follow the Triple-E
Which way for Botswana coal?
More capacity on Far East- EC South America service
Djibouti looking for nearly $6 billion for port infrastructure
WWH orders first post-Panamax car carriers
How to comply with MARPOL Annex V
Maputo has a new pilot boat
Maersk hikes Mid East/India to East Africa rates
Pics of the Day – Martha Schulte
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9 May 2013
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – Kota Arif
Horror collision with Messina ship in Genoa
Support for Somalia pledged by London conference
Industry leaders address piracy issues
Cruising: The best of the West Coast
Norwegian Breakaway rated a Wow
France says no to nationalising the Saint-Nazaire shipyard
Third CMA CGM giant goes to sea
US disengaging from Africa – Mo Ibrahim
Revamped Eastern Africa Shippers Council
Pics of the Day – BBC CAMPANA and AFRICAN PROTEA
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8 May 2013
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – Boa Thalassa
Top level conference focuses on stability for Somalia
Port of Praia phase 2 expansion to be completed this year
Dar es Salaam increases port traffic by 20 percent
Fourth navy strike craft to return to service
DCD Marine awarded Deepsea Metro 1 upgrade maintenance contract
Vale begins reconstruction of Nacala railway
Two British naval ships arrive in Walvis Bay
Germany a crucial agricultural investor for SA
Meeting at Richards Bay port about Newark Road upgrade
Pics of the Day – BEAUTEMPS BEAUPRE and LOBO MARINHO
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7 May 2013
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – Oceanrig Poseidon
DP World records US$749 million profit for 2012
NIMASA lifts blockade on Bonny channel
Transnet attends annual IAPH conference in LA
Somalia calls for a halt to illegal fishing and dumping
Nautical Institute highlights the menace of fatigue
Less sparkle than expected for Afri-Can
Successful drill tests at Tanzanian offshore well
Pics of the Day – FALCON EXPLORER and QUEEN VICTORIA
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6 May 2013
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – VEGA JAANCA
MOL & PIL enhance services to southern Africa
Port of Beira’s new dredger MACUTI delivered
Hull Blyth acquires Mainport Africa & Kestrel Maritime
Cruise ship EUROPA 2 readies for maiden voyage
Transnet pensioners bring class action
US Africa Command gets MV-22B Ospreys to support task force
Egypt to increase Suez Canal fees
Maersk appoints new chief commercial officer
Injured seaman evacuated from Rickmers ship
Africa Express Line to introduce bigger reefer ships
West African cadets up for grabs
NIMASA imposes sea protection levy
Tanzanian govt promises to screen dhow passengers and cargo
Pics of the Day – Sundance and Sansibar
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2 May 2013
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – UP AMBER
Shipwatch: News of ships and shipping lines
Portwatch: News from the ports & harbours of Africa
DAFF vessel contract awarded to Nautic Africa
Energy dept responds to Hawk investigations of PetroSA heads
Piracy: Latest news from the hot-spots of Africa
Pics of the Day – Georgios M and Elviuba
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30 April 2013
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – MARECHIARO
Elgin Brown & Hamer sale to DCD Marine confirmed
New ambitious port plan for Walvis Bay
Portwatch: News from the ports & harbours of Africa
Andrew Weir Ship Management UK joins SA cadet training programme
Bechtel launches research in West Africa to improve ship safety
Pics of the Day – Red Cedar and Sarah Baartman
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26 April 2013
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – Wise Tide II
Why the changes for Ports & Ships ?
Shipwatch: News from the world of ships and shipping lines
Portwatch: News from the ports and harbours
EBH Namibia empowers employees through international skills transfer
Pics of the Day – City Liners
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23 April 2013
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – Vega Emtoli
Shipwatch: News of ships and shipping
Portwatch: News from the ports & harbours of Africa
News from West Africa
Rail News: Tazara and Sena railways back on line
Maritime Industry Award winners
Pics of the Day – Austral Pilot
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19 April 2013
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – Ocean Venus
Shipwatch: News from the world of ships and shipping
Durban Dig-Out port – first stakeholder engagement concluded
Saasoa Adopt a Learner graduation
Fishing rights allocations process on track
Cruising – news from the world of cruise ships
Namibia-Botswana railway project stalls
Ancient Egyptian port discovered near Suez
Pics of the Day – SAS Protea and SAS Mendi
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16 April 2013
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – National Geographic Explorer
Port Statistics for March are now available here
Shipwatch: News about ships and shipping lines
Coastwatch: Mystery over patrol vessel
PORTWATCH: News from the ports of Africa
Ship movements in the ports of Africa
Pics of the Day – SMIT AMANDLA and SUNDANCE
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12 April 2013
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – Akademik Federov
This Africa of Ours – News from around the continent
New findings show opportunity in Saldanha Bay
Safmarine and Capespan partner in education
End of cruise season as MSC Sinfonia heads for Europe
Pics of the Day – SA AGULHAS II, INDLOVU and DE NEYS
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9 April 2013
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – EXPEDITION
Shipwatch: Hong Kong shipowners bank on Africa
Shipwatch: News of ships and shipping lines
General News from Africa
Security: Egypt releases guard ship
Trucking: Campaign to improve truckers’ health
Pics of the Day – SAGA RUBY & SAS UMHLOTI
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5 April 2013
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – KNORR
Transnet commences with helicopter pilot training programme
Shipwatch: News of ships and shipping
Portwatch: News from the ports of Africa and afield
Security: Piracy still a global problem
Cruise News: Arrival of two top ships but more woes for Carnival
Pics of the Day – AMSTERDAM
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2 April 2013
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – TAI HEALTH
SHIPWATCH: News of ships and the shipping lines
PORTWATCH: News from the ports & harbours of Africa
SECURITY: Limited resources to manage Benguela Current Convention
FISHERIES: SA, Russia sign cooperation intent
CRUISE: New ships on the horison
Pics of the Day – SILVER EXPLORER
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28 March 2013
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – Gwendolen
Ports Regulator rules on TNPA tariff application
Minister announces new maritime strategy for SA
Shiptalk – MSC calls a halt to new ships
SAMSA in talks to acquire two Tall Ships
Transnet signs US$5-Bn agreement with China Development Bank
Black firms to benefit from Transnet audit contract
Book Review – There’s a Page Missing
Pics of the Day – Explorer
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27 March 2013
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – Breaking News - Port Regulator gives his ruling on 2013.14 port tariffs
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25 March 2013
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – PALLADA
SAMSA boosts South Africa-Russia relations
Portwatch: News from across the ports & harbours of Africa
Trade and Transport: Angola eyes forestry as 2nd biggest source of state revenue
MSC Cruises opens the door to South African job seekers
Pics of the Day – Hoegh Africa, Uthukela and Crane
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22 March 2013
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – FAR SPICA
Shipwatch: News form the world of ships and shipping lines
Portwatch: News from around the ports & harbours of Africa
Environmental: Maersk Line searching for new fuels
Pics of the Day – TIMOR and HERMOD
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19 March 2013
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – Hua Hai Long
PMAESA: Franklin Mziray appointed new secretary-general
Bolloré flexes muscles and eyes English-speaking Africa
Namport acts as responsible corporate citizen
Discovery Channel to broadcast Maersk Triple-E build
Ship Repair: Stim Star Angola sails
Pics of the Day – Thorstream and Gulf Farmer
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15 March 2013
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – ESVAGT CELESTE
BRICS Summit hotting up
Shipwatch: News from the world of ships and shipping lines
Road and Rail transport news
Portwatch: News from the ports of Africa
Large-scale sea rescue exercise completed off Cape Town
Pics of the Day – Papora Wisdom
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12 March 2013
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – Cape Moss
Nigerian shipping companies blame cabotage for their woes
Shipwatch: News from the world of ships and shipping companies
Portwatch: News from the region’s ports and harbours
Sail Ho.... Tall ships galore in southern waters
Pics of the Day – Sonne and Ocean Giant
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8 March 2013
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – Smit Amandla & Niledutch Beijing
Port Statistics for February are now available here
Shipwatch: News from the world of ships and shipping lines
Portwatch: News from the ports of Africa
Security – Navy on Exercise Red Lion
Training and skills development in the maritime industry
Pics of the Day – Mormaclake and Tjitjalengka
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5 March 2013
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – Jang Ja San Chong Nyon Ho
LNG will present challenge to ports around the world, says IAPH
Cruise News: MSC Opera heads back to Europe after successful SA season
Portwatch: News from the ports of Africa
Security – Mogadishu pardons a thousand pirates
Pics of the Day – Maersk Izmir and Zhen Hua 25
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1 March 2013
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – BBC KIBO
Gateway to Africa reforms extended to Brics nations
Shipwatch: Clean ships for Messina and Emma Maersk taken to Palermo for repairs
Strong growth along Walvis Bay Corridors
Mozambique: Sena line closure has cost millions
Record Mozambique coal production in 2012
Pics of the Day – Sonangol Benguela
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26 February 2013
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – QUEST FOR ADVENTURE
Traffic on Maputo line halted by derailment
Nigeria will be major driver of future global growth, says Maersk boss
Safmarine appoints new agency for project and breakbulk cargo
Stowaway drama in Table Bay
Cruise ship news: Lyubov Orlova sighted off Ireland
SAMSA on standby to assist Fiennes in Antarctica
Pics of the Day – Artemis Atlantic and Sonangol Benguela
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22 February 2013
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – Corinthian
DAFF to take back sea fishery patrol and research vessels
Infrastructure plan should not be impacted by slowdown - minister
Portwatch: News from the ports and harbours across Africa
Cyclone Haruna nears Madagascan south coast – widespread rain damage in Mozambique
Illegal logging highlighted in EIA report
Piracy: Pirates demand US$1.3 million ransom for six hostages
Pics of the Day – Santa Barbara
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19 February 2013
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – ALBATROS
Shipwatch: News of ships and the shipping lines
Portwatch: News from the ports across Africa
Rail News: Benguela Railway nears its destination
Security: Nigerian Navy beefs up as pirates strike again
An expose of a jack-up barge, 7 Sea Perseverance
Pics of the Day – Ivan Papanin and Maersk Cairo
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15 February 2013
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – Albatros
Port statistics for January 2013 are now available here
Transnet and CSIR to do research together
Shipwatch: News of ships and the shipping lines
The cabotage debate – readers views and comments
Tete coal exports curtailed after heavy rain shuts railway
Pics of the Day – Niledutch Cape Town and Glory Atlantic
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12 February 2013
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – FNS MISTRAL
The cabotage debate continues
Impressive oil rig take centre stage in Walvis Bay Harbour
Shipwatch: News of ships, shipping lines and shipping
Cruise News: MSC Cruises promises new destinations for 2013/14 season
CFM and Vale sign agreement for Nacala Logistics Corridor
YESTERYEAR – NUDDEA, INDIAN SHIPPER, SA KAAPLAND
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8 February 2013
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – PACIFIC OSPREY
Shipwatch: News of ships, shipping and the shipping lines
More pirate attacks off West Africa
The cabotage debate continues
Rail News: Angola to buy General-Electric locos
Africa's Rise a Myth? Bring on Authoritarian Capitalism instead
Portwatch: Mombasa volumes rise to 22 million tonnes
Pics of the Day – FNS MISTRAL
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5 February 2013
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – LORD NELSON
Cabotage: The need for sea change in Africa’s coastal laws
Davies to consider public comments on Saldanha IDZ
Shipwatch: News of ships, shipping lines and activities
Portwatch: Maputo tops 15 million tonnes for 2012
Cruise News: Derelict former Russian cruise ship Lyubov Orlova adrift
Pics of the Day – PARTICI
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1 February 2013
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – NAUTIKA RESOLUTE
Shabangu says no decision has been taken on export levy for coal
Portwatch: News from around the ports
Shipwatch: News of ships and shipping lines
The Need for a Sea Change in Africa's Coastal Laws
Cruise News: Cyclone in path of cruise ship MSC Sinfonia
Update on Cyclone Felleng
Pics of the Day – Rampart and Intaba
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29 January 2013
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – MSC ship and Orient
Shipwatch: News of ships and the shipping lines
Security: Pirates release tanker but minus its cargo
Cruise News and Views
Fishing Industry: Are we fishing sustainably?
Portwatch: Dar es Salaam to pay for any lost cargo
Cyclone Felleng intensifies near Madagascar
YESTERYEAR – CONGELLA and BORDER
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25 January 2013
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – Sanko Crocus
Naval News: French naval ships due in SA
Portwatch: News from the ports of Africa
SA climbs ladder to become China’s third largest iron ore supplier
Cruise News: QE2 to become resort hotel
Pics of the Day – CSL Stefanie
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22 January 2013
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – Simon’s Town Naval Harbour
Portwatch: News from the ports of Africa
News out of Mozambique
Saldanha – Fabrication Centre now a multi-disciplinary facility
Shipwatch: News from the world of shipping
Pics of the Day – Atlantic Carrier
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18 January 2013
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – Santa Ursula
2012 Calendar year statistics for South African ports are now available here
Portwatch: News from the ports around the region
Shipwatch: News of ships and ship movements
Coal train derails on Sena Railway
Trade News: Worldwide online training
Pics of the Day – Vladimir Ignatyuk
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15 January 2013
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – Maersk Innoshima
Port Statistics for December are now available here
Transnet awards tug contract
Cyclone Emang gathers strength in mid ocean
New port captain for Walvis Bay
Piracy: Three Syrian seafarers released without ransom after two years
Costa Concordia – one year on
Pics of the Day – OCEAN DREAM and STIM STAR ANGOLA
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11 January 2013
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – ENSCO 5001, PERIDOT and ULYSSES
IMO launches World Maritime Day 2013 theme
Piracy: MSC ship attacked on way to Mombasa
Portwatch: News from the ports of Africa
Cruise News: MSC Melody sold
Mozambique coal to reach 7.5 million tonnes in 2013
Pics of the Day – NAUTICA and COSTA NEO ROMANTICA
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8 January 2013
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – JOLLY CRISTALLO
SA Agulhas sets off on its most unusual Antarctic voyage
Piracy level low but threat continues
Shipwatch: News of ships and shipping lines
Portwatch: Strong finish for E Cape ports
Obituary – Capt. Jan Mors
Calendars for Sale
Pics of the Day – Heavylifts in Cape Town
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3 January 2013
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
Latest News UPDATES: Tropical Cyclone Dumile nears Reunion
Death of Capt. Jan Mors
First View – VILLE D’ORION
Shipwatch: News from the world of ships and shipping lines
Tall Ships: Argentina’s ARA Libertad ordered released
Security: Spanish patrol ship in SA waters and pirates strike again
Portwatch: Africa becomes a lucrative market for cargo handling equipment
Cruise Report: MSC OPERA
Pics of the Day – PICS OF THE DAY – MERCURY BAY, ROSS BAY and AFRICAN COMET
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19 December 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – VILLE D’ORION
Shipwatch: News from the world of ships and shipping lines
Tall Ships: Argentina’s ARA Libertad ordered released
Security: Spanish patrol ship in SA waters and pirates strike again
Portwatch: Africa becomes a lucrative market for cargo handling equipment
Cruise Report: MSC OPERA
Pics of the Day – PICS OF THE DAY – MERCURY BAY, ROSS BAY and AFRICAN COMET
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14 December 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – FPSO CIDADE DE ITAJAI
e-Tolling to go ahead - unions warn of further mass action
Shipwatch: News from the world of ships and shipping lines
Lawhill celebrates its first master mariner
Are ships in the outer anchorage polluting?
MSC Cruises launches new recreational facilities on Portuguese Island
Pics of the Day – TANTALLON CASTLE and ARANDA
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11 December 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – ERNEST SHACKLETON
Port Statistics for November are now available here
New mobile crane will boost operations at Cape Town’s agri-roro terminal
Portwatch: News from around the ports of southern Africa
DHL has delicate task with century old whisky
Book Reviews
Pics of the Day – MARION DUFRESNE
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7 December 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – AKADEMIK FEDOROV
First coal exports from East London due this month
Durban dig-out port gets underway as Transnet takes ownership of old DIA
Portwatch: News from around the ports of southern Africa
Elgin, Brown & Hamer acquires third dock for Walvis Bay
Shipping lines could save $10m by cutting 30 minutes off port calls
Pics of the Day – MSC OPERA
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4 December 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – URANUS and ENSCO 5001
Marine cadets and ship fly the flags of Africa
Namibia: Walvis Bay syncrolift to close for three months
Mozambique: Beira coal terminal will be fully operational from 2015 and discrepancy in timber exports to China reported
Cruising: MSC Starlight launches new online reservation tool
TFR in talks with four Southern African railway operators and a US$5.2-bn price tag for new EAC railway
Pics of the Day – MOL GUARDIAN
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30 November 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – MAERSK BROOKLYN
Marches and disruptions promised for Gauteng roads and Durban port
Durban-Gauteng pipeline stage 1 completed
US$1.5 billion dollar projects for Nacala Corridor
New cargo handling equipment for DP World Cargo Services
The Nautical Institute launches guide of maritime security
Winds close Cape Town port
Pics of the Day – DEUTSCHLAND
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20 November 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – VLADIMIR IGNATYUK
Shipwatch: News from the world of ships and shipping lines
Security: Navy failing to conduct critical research cruises - DA
FET colleges’ turnaround strategy bearing fruit, says govt
Dachser South Africa opens in Port Elizabeth – has its eye on Ngqura
Pics of the Day – SOYO and EMPRESS HEAVEN
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16 November 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – Wei Li
Mozambique secures funding to build 350,000 barrels-a-day refinery
SA Agulhas hard at work changing lives
Shipwatch: News from the world of ships and shipping lines
Security: Nautic Africa to build patrol vessels for Nigeria
Maritime related news from Mozambique and East Africa
Pics of the Day – NILEDUTCH GUANGZHOU
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13 November 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – Northern Explorer
Piracy: SA Navy to return to Mozambique Channel
Half of Angola’s exports are sent to China
DCD Marine positions itself for high-level projects
Eat your way through a cruise with MSC
Shipwatch: news from the world of ships and shipping lines
Pics of the Day – ENSCO DS-1
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9 November 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – Hanjin Rotterdam
Latest port statistics for October 2012 are now available here
Cape Chamber of Commerce has concerns over TNPA pricing strategy
Africa is the place to be
Vale cuts Moatize output due to lack of rail capacity
Navy: Second strike craft arrives in Durban for conversion
Pics of the Day – MSC Altamira and Atlantic Hope
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6 November 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – EXPLORER
Gurgaon Communiqué: The Next Decade
FET colleges to offer maritime courses
Shipping and transport news from East Africa
Yesteryear: A look at some of those classic ships of years gone by
70mt of coal exports appears out of reach for RBCT this year
Pics of the Day – Chemstar Yasu
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2 November 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – SAS Ruth First
Portwatch: News from the ports and harbours of Africa
Grindrod and Sturrock Shipping merge
Security: US wants all ships to be armed
Tanzania to monitor all commercial fishing MSC to host charity event on board MSC Opera
Pics of the Day – ENSELENI, MOL GATEWAY and POLARCUS NADIA
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30 October 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – SAS Ruth First
Portwatch: News from the ports and harbours of Africa
Grindrod and Sturrock Shipping merge
Security: US wants all ships to be armed
Tanzania to monitor all commercial fishing MSC to host charity event on board MSC Opera
Pics of the Day – ENSELENI, MOL GATEWAY and POLARCUS NADIA
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26 October 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – ROEBIAH and JR MORE
SA Ports take delivery of new equipment
Security: Nigeria arrests 15 Russian seafarers on arms smuggling charge
Shipwatch: News of ships and shipping
Cruise News and Views: new ship for NCL
Growth in SADC region holds opportunities for SA business
Pics of the Day – TORM ASLAUG
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23 October 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – PINOTAGE
Security: Is Africa's maritime strategy all at sea?
South Africa should look to the south
Security: Nautic Fighter vessel for Port Harcourt
Chinese firm wins order to build 95 TFR locos
TPT’s pre-advice system goes into service at Cape Town’s terminals
Pics of the Day – JANG JA SAN CHONG NYON HO
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19 October 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – GANNET
Latest port tariff application offers relief
Zuma calls for strong partnerships to address economic challenges
Piracy: another ship attacked off West Africa
TFR to rail hematite ore from Swaziland next month
Unit of Maritime Law and Maritime Studies launched at UKZN
US says it seeks just a ‘small footprint’ in Africa
MSC Flaminia - a tale of heroism and tragedy
Pics of the Day – MARTY QUIST TIDE
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16 October 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – CMA CGM IGUACU
Dramatic rescue in Hout Bay
Shipwatch: News from the world of ships and shipping
Milestone meeting between port authorities of SA and Maputo
Machipanda Railway back in operation
Large order for SA anti piracy device
UKZN launches Unit of Maritime Law & Maritime Studies
Pics of the Day – CLYMENE
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12 October 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – SAFFRON 1
Transport strike ends after threats to ports and rail
Grooming SA’s young to boost technical skills base
Cruise News and Views
Shipwatch: News from the world of ships and shipping lines
Fishing safety agreement is ratified
Stage set for African Ports Evolution
Pics of the Day – PICS OF THE DAY – TRANSPORTER and QI LIN SONG
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9 October 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – INS DEEPAK
South Africa facing widespread labour strikes, ports under threat
Port Statistics for September are now available
Portwatch: News from the ports
Effective transport system pillar of growth in Africa
South Africa still gateway to continent
Piracy: Ship missing off Ivory Coast
Pics of the Day – St Helena
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5 October 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – INS DELHI
Fishy business with DAFF
Portwatch: News from the region’s ports and harbours
Shipwatch: News of ships and shipping
Piracy and Patrols
Nautical Institute to hold ECDIS seminars in Durban and Cape Town
Pics of the Day – HHL RICHARDS BAY
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2 October 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – MSC IMMACOLATA
Uganda importers boycott Mombasa
Pirates back in business – vessel highjacked in Arabian Sea
IMO convention on fishing enters into force
Cruise News and Views
Ghana reforms will revitalise shipping industry
Naval News: Chinese commission aircraft carrier
Vitol’s acquisition of 50% stake in Cockett Marine approved
Museum minesweeper springs a leak
Pics of the Day – SAFMARINE CHAMBAL
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25 September 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – FC STURROCK and MATANGI
Unease as Tanzania orders review of 26 oil and gas contracts
KZN Sharks Board to develop a first-of-its kind maritime Centre of Excellence
Ship Repair: DCD Marine introduces industry-specific training facility
Pics of the Day – LAVELA
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21 September 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – AKADEMIK NIKOLAJ STRAKHOV
Tanzania completes its maritime security AIS surveillance system
President Michel roots for Africa’s ocean
News of ships, shipping and logistics
Portwatch: School of Ports and SA Maritime School take learnership programs to Western Cape
First 208-wagon manganese train reaches PE
Pics of the Day – LOWLANDS BRABO and SAFMARINE LUALABA
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18 September 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – Hai Yang Shi You 278
Ngcura scales new heights in container handling
Portwatch: News from the ports of Africa
Shipwatch: News of ships and shipping lines
Piracy: Warnings against getting too complacent
Railways: Link between Angola and Zambia almost complete
Pics of the Day – HANJIN ROTTERDAM
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14 September 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – ALPINE LIGHT
Maritime Week: Careers Expo to kick start Maritime Week
Maritime Week: Port Natal Maritime Museum Exhibition
Praise for Chinese rail researchers
Submarine’s accident was just a fender-bender – SA Navy
MSC’s Gianluigi Aponte recognised for contribution to cruise industry
Pics of the Day – LEON THEVENIN
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11 September 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – PANGAEA
Port Statistics for August now available
Fisheries investigation handed to SA Police Services
Shipwatch: News of ships and shipping lines
Economist appointed to head TNPA’s Economic Unit
Hapag-Lloyd Cruises looks at English speaking market
Pics of the Day – NILEDUTCH LUANDA
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7 September 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – XIANG YUN KOU
Strike looms over road freight industry
Portwatch: News from the ports around South Africa
Vale opts for Tete – Nacala railroad
News out of the West African ports
Shipwatch: News from the world of ships and shipping lines
Pics of the Day – ALEXANDER
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4 September 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – PACIFIC DAWN
WISTA: South African women urged to get on board shipping industry
Shipwatch: News from the world of ships and shipping lines
Cape Town shipyard busy with Scarabeo 3 upgrades
Sturrock Shipping expands its African footprint
Lüderitz railway rehabilitation underway
First Lamnalco branded tug launched
Pics of the Week – CHARLES DARWIN
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31 August 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – ONKOSHI
Shipwatch: News of ships and shipping companies
Portwatch: New appointments by TPT and TNPA
Portwatch: New cranes for Dar es Salaam
Piracy: Tanker seized and later abandoned off West Africa
Book Review: P&O at 175: A world of ships and shipping since 1837
Mozal accounts for almost half of Mozambican exports
Pics of the Week – VICTORIA
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28 August 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – SAS AMATOLA
Tanzania Ports Authority head suspended over allegations of theft
Grindrod acquires remaining shares in Ocean Africa Container Lines (OACL)
Status of DAFF research vessels explained
Oil rears its ugly side over Lake Nysasa/Lake Malawi
Nigerian Navy frees captured oil hostages
SA concern over EU Iran oil sanctions
Pics of the Week – MSC LUISA
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24 August 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – RAINBOW WARRIOR
Shipwatch: Ships and shipping lines news
Shipwatch: Safe haven at last for MSC Flaminia
Shipwatch: Full steam ahead for Debmarine
Cruise News: Cunard offers three world cruises in 2014
Pics of the Week – RAINBOW WARRIOR
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21 August 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – BHAGWAN HOUTMAN
Hapag-Lloyd introduces first 13,200-TEU ship into fleet
Portwatch: TNPA Rescuer for Saldanha Bay
Naval News: West African state buys two offshore patrol boats from India
Pics of the Week – SUERTE
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17 August 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – MOL CULLINAN
More management changes for SA ports
Call for Pan African finance to fund infrastructure and skills development
SADC leaders to adopt growth plan
Cairn India signs agreement with PetroSA to look for oil off Orange
Speed of reconstruction of Angola’s railroad system is first for Africa
Pics of the Week – Maersk Cuanza
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14 August 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – Mighty Servant I and Noble Clyde Boudreaux
Naval News: Questions asked about sub that struck the seabed
Portwatch: MSC Flaminia – nowhere to go
NSRI News: Yet another busy weekend
Tanzania bows to US pressure over Iranian ships
Pics of the Week – Teras Hydra and Bronaugh J
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10 August 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – Ocean Breeze and Christine Mary
Port Statistics for the month of July 2012 are now available
Regulator satisfied with cement imports
Naval: Australian helicopter carrier hull to pass Cape of Good Hope
Cruise News: MSC Melody sold
Namport celebrates milestone – 300,000 box movements
Pics of the Week – SEVEN POLARIS
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7 August 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – RMS ST HELENA
Shipwatch: Another four ships for Ignazio Messina
Portwatch: Maputo traffic set to double in six years
Sea Rescue: NSRI kept busy at weekend
Piracy: Nigerian pirates attack accommodation barge
Pics of the Week – GRANDE CONGO
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3 August 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – FAIRCHEM FILLY
Portwatch: Crew reporting to Home Affairs to be rolled out to other ports
Portwatch: Lamu port construction takes step forward
Shipwatch: News of ships and shipping lines
Cruise: Hanseatic and Bremen close-up with Madagascar
Vale and CFM to operate new railway and port terminal
Benguela Railway to reach DRC border by December
Naval News: Ghana Navy takes delivery of two patrol vessels
Naval News: New Namibian Navy ship arrives in Port Louis
Pics of the Week – ULSNIS and MAERSK GATESHEAD
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31 July 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – MAERSK TRIMMER
Namibia Port Authority pulls plug on port expansion
Portwatch: Immigration clamps down on seafarers coming ashore
Shipwatch: Ocean Rig Poseidon commences drilling off Namibia
TNPA links with NSRI to save lives
Pilots and Shipowners on pilot ladder safety
Pics of the Week – Kuswag I and Wise Tide II
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27 July 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – KOTA HARUM
Portwatch: Nigeria port head is sacked – new directors for NIMASA
Shipwatch: Burning MSC Flaminia towed towards UK, seeks refuge
Cruise News: Change in itinerary for MSC Sinfonia
Mozambique: Shire-Zambezi River project still on course
Piracy: Six month drop in world piracy
Pics of the Week – Chamarel, Teliri and Desert Jewel
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24 July 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – SA AGULHAS
Transnet celebrates new approach to security management
Portwatch: New shiploader due in Richards Bay
Transnet issues $1 billion bond in the US
West Africa: Lomé orders 12 new RTG’s from Konecranes
Thinking up the numbers of a MSC cruise
Pics of the Week – MIRACULOUS ACE, UTHUKELA, CHAITEN
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20 July 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – DESERT DIAMOND
Shipwatch: News of ships and shipping lines
Piracy: Container ship attacked off Guinea
Cruise news and views
Rail News from near and far
ICTSI Africa hosts Transaid Cycle Challenger
Pics of the Week – REMEMBER MARGARET?
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17 July 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – TERN
Drama in mid-Atlantic as MSC Flaminia burns
News from the world of ships and shipping
Cruise News and Views
Rail News: TFR issues massive rail tender
South African logistics must gear up for change
Mozambique to launch tender for Techobanine port feasibility
Pics of the Week – BW TRADER
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13 July 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – BAVENIT
Transnet reports large jump in revenue and profitability
Portwatch: TPT calls on shipping lines to divert traffic from DCT
Smit Lamnalco brings Sierra Leone ore to market
New fishery research vessel for Namibia
Trade News: AU mulls new Africa growth plan
CMA CGM and Maersk introduce joint Far East – West Africa via Cape Town service
Pics of the Week – SUMMER WIND and SEA MOON
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10 July 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – FRIO LAS PALMAS
Port statistics for the month of June are now available here
Portwatch: Public Enterprises trims Transnet board to 14
Shipwatch: MSC Sola at Ngqura and SA Agulhas II heads for Antarctic
All about Buster
African and Middle Eastern freight forwarders come together
Cruise News: Europa 2 takes to the water
Pics of the Week – HMS DAUNTLESS
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6 July 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – MSC SOLA
Ship and oil rig repair can add 5,000 jobs, conference is told
Portwatch: Watch out for when the buster strikes
Shipwatch: close call for Sandile and Toralla outside Cape Town
Overloaded trucks wrecking Beira and Nacala road corridors
Vale and CFM to operate new railway and port terminal
Pics of the Week – P&O traces its roots back 175 years
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3 July 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – SASANQUA
Portwatch 1: New Ngqura cranes are ready for action
Portwatch 2: Beira to get new fuel terminal
Shipwatch: News from the world of ships and shipping lines
Rail news out of Africa: Ethiopia signs $3.2 billion railway contract
Cruise News & Views: QE2 to become floating hotel
Piracy: Turkish ship attacked in Arabian Sea
Pics of the Week – MOL CALEDON and PERIDOT
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29 June 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – CMA CGM TOPAZ
Transnet forges ahead with infrastructure programme
Portwatch: Transnet places skills development at heart of strategy
Shipwatch: News from the world of ships and shipping lines
Cruise News & Views: Watching the Olympics in style
Rio Tinto starts shipping coal from Benga in Mozambique
Trade News: Extra boost for local locomotive industry
Radio Holland now Imtech Marine South Africa
ICS says proposed Mozambique Channel route increases collision risk
Pics of the Week – JOLLY PERLA
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26 June 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – VARADA QUEEN
Transnet appoints new CFO
Portwatch: News from the ports
Shipwatch: News of ships and shipping lines
AGOA legislation advanced
Pics of the Week – MSC RANIA and STOLT SNELAND
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22 June 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – TANZANITE
Piracy: South African couple freed after 20 months
Portwatch: Mozambican govt negotiates loan with China to build deep water port
Shipwatch: News of ships and shipping lines
MSC Starlight Cruises offers unheard of prices for November Mediterranean-SA cruises
Open letter to the Minister of Transport regarding the International Oil Pollution Compensation (IOPC) Fund
Pics of the Week – Cape Bear and Nord Hummock
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19 June 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – TAI AN KOU
Maritime Industry asks IMO to require the weighing of containers
Grindrod expands its African logistics interests
NSRI evacuates ill seafarer from supertanker
Intense negotiations led to SA’s exemption from US oil sanctions
One final voyage for tug Alwyn Vincent
Oil prospecting heats up off Mozambique coast
Pics of the Day – FRISIA KIEL
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15 June 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – SCARABEO 3
Port statistics for May are now available here
Portwatch: News from the ports & harbours of Southern Africa
Coastwatch & Shipwatch: NSRI evacuate injured fisherman from ship at sea
Cruise Report: Three Queens line up for Diamond Jubilee
West Africa News: Plans to expand Abidjan terminal
Book Review: Cargo Liners
Pics of the Week – S.A.AGULHAS II
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12 June 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – BLUSTER
Transnet orders tug and pilot boat from Damen South Africa
Portwatch: TNPA makes another new appointment
Shipwatch: SA left exposed as ship trails oil slick
Piracy: Tanker and crew released
Cruise News: Aida ships will ride on air
Pics of the Week – AS SCANDIA
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8 June 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – OCEAN PRINCESS
Portwatch: Bringing news from the ports
Shipwatch: News from the world of ships and shipping lines
West African News of rail, ports and ships
Shipbuilding: Two cutter suction dredgers near completion at Damen Cape Town
Mozambique: Vale plans massive investments in Moz. logistics
Pics of the Week – PETKUM
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5 June 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – MERLOT
News of ships and shipping lines – Maersk cuts 400 jobs
Portwatch: Hands on for the female learners
Sea Rescue: NSRI rescues fishermen
West Africa: Nigeria commissions first locally built warship
Mozambique: Beira coal terminal opens
Yesteryear/Ships from across the world
Pics of the Week – SHIPS AROUND THE WORLD
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1 June 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – Grande Nigeria
SAMSA’s drive to build a national ship register
Shipwatch: News from the world of ships and shipping
Cruise News – Royal Caribbean sends two cruise ships to China
South Africa to become locomotive builder – Brian Molefe
Pics of the Week – MAURITIUS PRIDE
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29 May 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – WARD TIDE
Trade costs and corruption in ports – Durban and Maputo
Portwatch: News from the ports
Shipwatch: News from the world of ships and shipping lines
West African News: SA will look to Nigeria for secure oil supply – Motlanthe
Trade News: Investing in training steers you up the corporate ladder
Pics of the Week – NEDLLOYD TASMAN
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22 May 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – GEO CARIBBEAN
Transnet looks to create 200,000 more jobs
Portwatch: News from the ports of South Africa
Shipwatch: News from the world of ships and shipping lines
Mozambique: Three Maputo projects to be completed this year
Cruise News and some views
Piracy: South Africa becomes signatory to anti piracy Code of Conduct
East African News: Dar es Salaam preferred to Mombasa
Rail News: Botswana in talks with TFR over coal exports
West African News
Pics of the Week – The salvage of Eihatsu Maru
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12 May 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – GEO SERVICE 1, EDDA FIDES, THEO
Japanese trawler aground off Clifton Beach
Port Statistics for April are now available
Portwatch: News from the ports
Shipwatch: News of ships and shipping lines
EU still South Africa’s largest trade bloc
Maritime and transport news from Mozambique
Piracy: Oil tanker seized in Arabian Sea and two ships attacked off West Africa
Pics of the Week – RMS ST HELENA
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4 May 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – EUROPA
South Africa pushing for BRICS Development Bank
Transnet’s port operator looks to Africa
Portwatch: News from the ports
Shipwatch: News of ships and shipping lines
Coastwatch: NSRI goes to sea on several call outs
Cruise News: Terror threat to cruise ships
West African shipping and port news
Shipping from around the world
East Africa shipping and port news
Mozambique News: First Coal of Africa export through Maputo
Navy News: RS Africana goes to sea with navy crew
Piracy: Tanker highjacked off Guinea
Governence: safety, security, and all that… Kiss me Hardy
PICS OF THE WEEK – ALPINE MELINA, VICTORIA BRIDGE and EDDA FIDES
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21 April 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – AKIBA
Special Report: The passing of shipowner Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller
News from the ports
News of ships and shipping lines
Governence Issues: Government ready to roll out infrastructure plan
Rail News: Transnet plans to upgrade Sishen-Saldanha iron ore line
Shipping images from around the world
Mozambique: Smit Amandla Marine scores with R300-million Vale contract
Naval News: SAS Drakensberg helps capture pirates
Cruise News: General news from the world of cruising
Piracy: Mystery jets attack suspected pirate village
Pics of the week – National Geographic Explorer, Arcadia, Maersk Semakau
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11 April 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – AKIBA
Port Statistics for March 2012 are now available here
Port Statistics for the financial year 2011 are now available here
Naval News: Indian Ocean navies gather in Cape Town to discuss security
South African fruit exports under threat
Cruise News: MSC Cruises ups anchor at Abu Dhabi and moves ship to South Africa
China’s exports to Africa rocket as Europe and Japan’s fade
Port News: Transnet NPA got off lightly!
Mozambique: Port Maputo’s US$800m expansion
Transnet’s R300-bn infrastructure investment will create thousands of jobs
News from East Africa: Mombasa dredging completed
News from West Africa: Angola to expand Lobito port
Piracy: Iranian Navy to the rescue
Pics of the Week – ARCADIA
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3 April 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – STENA FORTH
Special Report: FRS Algoa’s epic 90-day research voyage
Port View: TNPA tariff increase and discount programme
Shipwatch: S.A. Agulhas II completes her ice trials
Shipwatch: News of ships and shipping lines
Grindrod and Vitol strengthen their strategic alliance
Death of Sir James Cayzer, land and shipowner
YESTERYEAR: Those classic ships, Elgaren, Ifafa, Sena
East African News
News from West Africa
Cruise News: MSC Sinfonia sails for Europe
Naval News: Visiting naval ships
Pics of the Week – MSC CANDICE
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29 March 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
Smit Amandla Marine stands down
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22 March 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – CLIPPER ODYSSEY
Port statistics for February now available
Port View: News from the ports of Southern Africa
Shipwatch: News of ships and shipping lines
Fishing Industry News
Rail News: Transnet Rail Engineering delivers 98 wagons to Mozambique
Ship repair and ship building news
YESTERYEAR – THOSE CLASSIC SHIPS – QUEEN FREDERICA, RUTHENIC, SCOTTISH STAR
East African and Mozambique maritime news
West African maritime news
Naval News: SA Navy to move back to Durban
Cruise News: MSC Cruises acquires 13th ship, the 140,000 ton MSC Preziosa
Pics of the Week – SEVEN BOREALIS
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16 March 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – SHANGHAI REEFER
Ndebele calls for SA trade to be carried on SA ships
Port statistics for February are now available here
Port of Ngqura opens today
Pic of the Day – SEVEN BOREALIS
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12 March 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – Crowley Americas
E-tolling to go ahead, discussions come later
Zuma unveils Dube Trade Port
Ngqura port to be officially opened on Friday 16 March
Further planned disruptions for Durban’s Bayhead Road
News from East Africa
West African news
Cruise News: New destinations for MSC Starlight Cruises
YESTERYEAR – those classic ships – SA Shipper, Africa, Clairwood
Shipwatch: News of ships and shipping lines
Erratic deadly Irina finally fizzles out
New coastguard established in Somalia
Piracy Report: Tanker highjacked and dhow released
Pics of the Week – Bird’s eye view. Port of Cape Town and Port Elizabeth
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6 March 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – LANCELOT
Nationwide strike on Wednesday
Cyclone Irina weakens as it moves away from coast
Pics of the Day – KOTA MAJU
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4 March 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
Sunday, 4 March 2012
Tropical Cyclone Irina latest – Sunday 4 March
Saturday, 3 March 2012
Tropical Cyclone Irina lands in southern Mozambique, KZN threatened
THURSDAY/FRIDAY, 1-2 February 2012
First View – SMIT KIWI
Finding the real reasons behind DCT’s continued poor productivity
Piracy: Hostages taken off ship in Port Harcourt anchorage
Chinese to assemble motor vehicles at Coega
Cruise News and Views
Industry and shipping news
Pics of the Day – KOTA PURI
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3 March 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
Tropical Cyclone Irina lands in southern Mozambique, KZN threatened
THURSDAY/FRIDAY, 1-2 February 2012
First View – SMIT KIWI
Finding the real reasons behind DCT’s continued poor productivity
Piracy: Hostages taken off ship in Port Harcourt anchorage
Chinese to assemble motor vehicles at Coega
Cruise News and Views
Industry and shipping news
Pics of the Day – KOTA PURI
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29 February 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – Salvage Champion and Lancelot
News of ships and shipping lines
Piracy: Ship highjacked in the Arabian Sea
Cruise News: Costa Allegra under tow for the Seychelles
Drillship Deepwater Millennium completes her upgrade at Ngqura
CEO of SAASOA visits New Forest High School
Pics of the Day – Port Union
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28 February 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – EXPLORER
Another Costa Cruise ship in trouble
SMIT Amandla welcomes withdrawal of controversial tender
Mixed outcome to UK Somalia conference
Large coal terminal planned for Nacala
Spain’s Navantia and Veecraft Marine sign MoU
Pics of the Day – ATLANTIC TITAN
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27 February 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – QUEEN ELIZABETH
Re-opening of Salisbury Island Base will help SA fight piracy
Standing Maritime Committee’s strong focus on piracy
UK to fund regional anti-piracy intelligence centre in Seychelles
Large gas discovery off Tanzania
Oil removed from forward tanks of Costa Concordia
Video clip of the Day
Pics of the Day – CHAMPION CORNELIA
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23-24 February 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – JOHN M CARRAS
State has R4.5 trillion in resources to help fund infrastructure - Gordhan
Gordhan announces relief in e-tolling fees
News briefs from the port of Africa
Shipwatch: News of ships and shipping lines
TPT reveals recovery plan for Durban Container Terminal Pier 2
Pics of the Day – XIN TIAN JIN, HAMMONIA ROMA and SEA FORTUNE
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22 February 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – MSC MELODY
MSC aims at having 56 giant box ships in service by year end
Safmarine welcomes first of three new WAFMAX vessels in 2012
Shipwatch: Crippled Nina P taken to Port Louis
Record freight traffic for Walvis Bay corridors
Rare earth deposits found in Tete Province
Pics of the Day – Maersk Kendall
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21 February 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – FS NIVOSE
Piracy: Ships highjacked
Shipwatch: Zim gets a $100m bailout
Black owned audit company wins lucrative Transnet contract
Completion of Sena Railway to get underway
Domestic gas pipeline for Maputo
Pics of the Day – SAFMARINE ONNE
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20 February 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – PSVM
Cyclone Giovanna finally changes course and moves away
Piracy: Crew on container ship charged with illegal weapons in Mombasa harbour
MSC starts count down to naming ceremony for MSC Divina
The Jolly Diamante comes to town
Pics of the Day – AOM JULIA and BASUTO
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16 February 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – SMIT EMOE and SMIT KIWI
Further reaction to Port Regulator’s ruling on 2012/13 tariffs
Shipwatch: Engine room fire cripples bulker NINA P near Mauritius
Cyclone Update: Giovanna alters direction
Angola plans single combined rail company
ENI finds more natural gas in Rovuma Basin
Pics of the Day – GRAND MISTRAL and SUNSET
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15 February 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – GREBE ARROW
Ports Regulator rules on Transnet National Ports Authority tariff increase
Flexible truck booking procedure for Durban RoRo
S.A.Agulhas II already at work doing ice-trial research
Cyclone Giovanna makes landfall near port of Toamasina
Repairs to Great Tang underway
Pics of the Day – MOL GLOBE
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14 February 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – GULMAR DA VINCI
Port statistics for January 2012 are now available
TPT increases terminal tariffs
Another cyclone strikes Madagascar and heads for Mozambique
Shipwatch: News of ships and shipping lines
Piracy: vessels attacked in West Africa
Angola: Moçamedes Railways trains to run again by March
Pics of the Day – STOLT MOUNTAIN
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13 February 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – HMS MONTROSE
Positive implications for maritime and transport sectors - Zuma
Still no answer on UAL/TNPA Saldanha oil facility dispute
Take advantage of infrastructure projects - Zuma
Cruise News & Views: MSC Opera to sail in SA waters
Pics of the Day – JULIANA
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9-10 February 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – Cape Town Mountain View
Shipwatch: Ships of interest in our ports
Dar es Salaam has 14.5% increase in container handling for 2011
Piracy: Cape to Arabian Gulf and Malacca shipping lanes are latest targets
Construction to start on Dar es Salaam SPM
Marine ruins discovered at V&A
Queen Mary 2 has power outages on Indian Ocean crossing
Mailbag: A reader says ships agents and the taxpayer paid for the Phoenix salvage, not SAMSA
Pics of the Day – SEABOURN QUEST and ISANDLWANA
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8 February 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – LUCY OLDENDORFF
Political: China's donation to AU HQ symptom of continent's bigger problems
Mombasa’s congestion woes continue, blamed for Malaba border delays
Shipwatch: News of ships and shipping lines
Nigeria Ports Authority to redevelop Lagos Bull Nose area
Another unseaworthy wreck coming round the Cape from Nigeria
Pics of the Day – TRINITY GLORY
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7 February 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – ADFINES STAR
Nigerian Delta hostilities break out as MEND blows up pipeline, threatens SA’s MTN
Shipwatch: News of ships and shipping lines
Piracy: Liquid Velvet captors fight over ransom figure
Cruise News and Views
WFP begins distributing rations to cyclone victims in Mozambique
Pics of the Day – NOBLE BULLY II
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6 February 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – FS NIVOSE
Indian port company tipped to develop new Mozambique port
KPA takes action to reduce Mombasa cargo dwell time
Shipwatch: News from ships and shipping lines
Keeping it Portuguese – Mota-Engil to build Malawi railway for Vale
Jonen Freight rebranded Dachser South Africa
Pics of the Day – SILVER WHISPER
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2-3 February 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – REDFISH 3 and PACIFIC PORPOISE
Cyclone Dando and Funso’s tragic legacy – at least 40 dead and 120,000 affected
Piracy: Record ransom paid for Anglo-Eastern tanker
New Angolan sea fishery patrol ship launched
Cruise News and Views
Shipwatch: News of ships and shipping lines
SMIT Amandla Marine welcomes 10 new cadets
Pics of the Day – SEABOURN QUEST
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1 February 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
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
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31 January 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
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
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30 January 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
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
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26-27 January 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
BREAKING NEWS... Queen Mary 2 delayed by 24 hours - now due in Durban Sunday at 6am
First View – CONTAINER SHIP AT ANCHORAGE OFF UMHLANGA
US says NATO will keep Strait of Hormuz open
South Sudan and Kenya sign agreement to build pipeline to port of Lamu
Cape Town’s Chevron refinery goes down for maintenance
Costa Concordia: Nautical Institute calls for the official enquiry before laying blame
Cyclone Funso continues its path in the Mozambique Channel
Pics of the Day – CAECILIA SCHULTE
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25 January 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
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
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24 January 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
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
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23 January 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
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
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19 January 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – A GARDEN VIEW
Grindrod brings Vitol on board as partner in Maputo coal terminal
Jack-up rig off Nigeria catches fire – 152 workers evacuated
Mombasa tackles dwell time to ease port congestion
Rehabilitation of Beira – Zimbabwe railway gets underway
Shipwatch: News of ships and shipping lines
Pics of the Day – MAJ BERNARD F FISHER
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18 January 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – MSC METHONI
Costa Concordia death toll rises
Piracy: Tanzania facing the cost of pirate action in its waters
Madagascan search and rescue centre commissioned
South Africa Swazi rail project set to take off
Cyclone Dando makes landfall over Mozambique coast
Pics of the Day – BRITISH ENVOY
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17 January 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – MAERSK PEARY
Nigerian strike suspended as govt cuts back on increases
Vale to rehabilitate Malawi Railway as coal gateway to Nacala
Tanzania reduces cargo dwell time to 7 days for cargo from South Africa
Piracy: Royal Marines tag 13 pirates suspects
STS Konecranes for Beira
Yesteryear – those classic ships – Oceanic Independence
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16 January 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – COSTA CONCORDIA
Costa Concordia capsize a wake-up call, says Union
Nigerian strike set to continue
Transnet’s Brian Molefe on the commissioning of the new multi-product pipeline
Piracy: Pirates attack Spanish navy ship
Pics of the Day – MARY ARCTICA
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12-13 January 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – MSC BUSAN
Nigerian strike enters fourth day with no sign of let-up
BIMCO foresees a challenging year ahead
US keeps AGOA going but no new members
Piracy: Tanker reported highjacked
Malaysia seizes R6 million of ivory smuggled from Cape Town
TFR orders another 43 class 43 diesel-electric locos
Pics of the Day – MSC CHELSEA
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11 January 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – SAFMARINE MAFADI
Passenger ships barred from the V&A Waterfront
Grant Daly appointed new Safmarine CEO
Shipwatch: Maersk/Safmarine’s Safari 2 service becomes Indian Ocean feeder
Cruise news and views
Nigerian strike hits home, may force govt to rethink fuel subsidy
Pics of the Day – ITAL MATTINA
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10 January 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – FINNMARKEN
Port Stats for December 2011 now available here
2011 Calendar Year ports statistics now available here
Shipwatch: News of ships and shipping lines
Piracy: Maltese-flagged tanker Olib G released after 16 months
Oil & gas to drive African growth – Ernst & Young
Pics of the Day – LEWEK FULMAR and ICE TRANSPORTER
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9 January 2012
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – DEEPSEA METRO II
Portside: News from the ports and harbours of Africa
Newswatch: News of ships and shipping lines
Piracy: Pirates remain busy over festive season
DHL named logistics partner for Saldanha development
Pics of the Day – FINNMARKEN
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3 January 201
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
MORE BREAKING NEWS - CHINESE DREDGER SINKS IN NGQURA HARBOUR
BREAKING NEWS -- SHIP AGOUND IN MAPUTO ENTRANCE
First View – NORTH STAR
Jorge Ferraz resigns from Maputo Port Development Company
Toyota turns back to rail
‘Antarctic Gateway’ plaque unveiled as SA Agulhas begins her last journey to the ice
Zuma promotes intra-Africa trade
Pics of the Day – ERNEST SHACKLETON and MAERSK KENSINGTON
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15-16 December 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
BREAKING NEWS -- SHIP AGOUND IN MAPUTO ENTRANCE
First View – NORTH STAR
Jorge Ferraz resigns from Maputo Port Development Company
Toyota turns back to rail
‘Antarctic Gateway’ plaque unveiled as SA Agulhas begins her last journey to the ice
Zuma promotes intra-Africa trade
Pics of the Day – ERNEST SHACKLETON and MAERSK KENSINGTON
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14 December 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – ULSNIS and MOL GARLAND
Zuma off to Maputo for state visit
NSRI hunts down unidentified floating object off Port Alfred coast
News from the world of ships and shipping
Naval News: SAS Isandlwana deployed to Mozambique Channel patrol
Ship Repair: Sacrificial anodes replaced on oil rig
Pics of the Day – POLARSTERN
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13 December 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – DEEP OCEAN ASCENSION
Carbon tax on shipping blocked at Durban COP17 conference
New Mozambique customs system will reduce processing time
News from the world of ships and shipping
Yesteryear – those glorious ships
Berco Express taken over by Dubai’s Aramex
Pics of the Day – SMIT AMANDLA
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12 December 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – YUAN SHUN HAI
Piracy forces Volvo Ocean Race to skip Indian Ocean leg
Container lines start rationalising services
Mozambique takes back Beira Central Railway from India’s Ricon
Rio Tinto to start delivering iron ore exports to Guinea coast by road
Pics of the Day – EXPRESS
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8-9 December 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – VALE BEIJING
Mozambique agrees sea boundaries with Tanzania and Comoros
South Africa re-elected to IMO Council
Port News: New Tanga port will ease Dar congestion
Ratings agency warns of downgrades in Europe
Zuma visiting Nigeria and Benin this week
Pics of the Day – VALE BRAZIL
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7 December 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – NORMAND SKARVEN
Port statistics for November are now available
China's top science experts reject global warming and carbon scares
MISC decision applauded as wise move
Piracy: UK issues guidance over use of armed guards on ships
Mozambique: New patrol ship for exclusive economic zone
Pics of the Day – OCEAN MONARCH and MOCAMBIQUE
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6 December 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – DONGSAN AFTERMATH
Shipper concerns over formation of monopolistic cartels
Cape Town Container Terminal back in service after ship fire
DP World commissions expanded Dakar container terminal
Cruise News & Views
NSRI in two long haul sea rescues
Pics of the Day – SONGA ECLIPSE and TEAL
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5 December 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – SAFMARINE NOMAZWE
Fire on ship closes Cape Town Container Terminal
News from around the ports
Piracy: Pirates unsuccessful in several attacks
Fairseas in South Atlantic dash
Pics of the Day – AS ELBIA
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1-2 December 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – TRIUMPH
Shipping industry faces multi billion climate fund
Ships & Shipping Line News – CMA CGM and MSC sign partnership agreement
Progress as Benguela Railway heads for Zambian border by 2012
Cruise News and Views
Pics of the Day – KARIN RAMBOW
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30 November 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – COPENSHIP EUROPA loads BEIRA COAL WAGONS
Durban pilot boat misses port entrance, goes aground
Shipping emissions have to be curbed - Gore
New Angolan port of Barra do Dande to be one of the biggest in Africa
COP17 very ‘unpredictable’, say activists
News of ships and shipping lines
Pics of the Day – SAFMARINE KARIBA
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29 November 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – ARATERE
Ships & Shipping Lines: 2011 has been a disaster
Piracy: Italian ship Rosalia D’Amato released
Mozambique coal exports targeting 46 million tons by 2015
World’s largest dredger shows the way for Seychelles
Special export terminal opened in Nacala
Pics of the Day – GRETA DELPORT and MAERSK WILLOW
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28 November 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – CRUZEIRO DO SUL
SMIT Amandla Marine strengthens its foothold in Mozambique – consolidates position with PetroSA
News of ships and shipping lines
Sekunjalo awarded maintenance contract for sea fishery fleet
Piracy: UN wants more action but EUNAVFOR says fleet will be cut back
Hope at last for Transnet pensioners
Pics of the Day – MSC AGATA
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24-25 November 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – IVUBU
Quelimane now a prospective port for coal exports
World’s first LNG-fueled products tanker goes to sea
Cruise News: next generation of ships needs to be of flexible design - Fincantieri
New Nigerian naval vessel on her way
PetroSA receives Green approval to explore for gas off Mossel Bay
Piracy: several unsuccessful attacks on shipping off Somalia
Pics of the Day – MSC METHONI and BRITISH ENVOY
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23 November 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – RMS ST HELENA
Piracy: BIMCO to prepare armed guards on ships contract
News from the world of shipping
South African cadets head off to sea
Nampak sends first ever shipment via Walvis Bay
Giant Pazflor development inaugurated off Luanda
Pics of the Day – HOEGH KOBE & INGEBORG
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22 November 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – CRISTOBAL COLON
Zuma says South Africa is ready to welcome the world
Maersk bullish about over-capacity – says it can outlast rivals
British govt to hold conference on stopping Somali piracy
UN-backed group calls for support in tackling piracy off Somali coast
Transnet Freight Rail commended for good services
Govt talks of plans for a Durban – Cape Town rail link
Pics of the Day – MAERSK VISBY
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21 November 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – SCARABEO 9
News of ships and shipping lines
Piracy: Three kidnapped off American supply vessel off Nigeria
Cruise News: MSC Melody on her way – Who’s the best?
Another Mozambique mine prepares to start exporting coal
Pics of the Day – HMAS CHOULES
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17-18 November 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – TIGRIS
Tanzania Ports Authority to invest big in port expansion
TFR goes back to running scheduled trains
Pretoria Calls for Common Approach to Indian Ocean Maritime Security
Hamburg says nein to Euro crisis and forecasts 14% container growth
Sena Railway now delayed until 2013
News from around the ports
Pics of the Day – ISLAND ESCAPE and THOMSON DESTINY
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16 November 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – MSC SINFONIA
South Africa open for business - Davies
Piracy: Puntland takes action on land
IMO study shows significant reductions in ship emissions
YESTERYEAR – SWELLENDAM and ZONNEKERK
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15 November 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – TIGRIS
South Africa attends meeting of Indian Ocean Rim countries
Bollore announces US$37 million investment in Abidjan container port
Cruise News: Europa reappears in all her splendour
Ships and shipping line news
Port Terminal News – APM Terminals enjoy 24% hike in Q3 profits
Pics of the Day – FAIRMOUNT GLACIER and SCARABEO 7
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14 November 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – PEREZ
Port Statistics for October are now available
African port news
Cruise season kicks off in fine style
C&I Leasing acquires three line handling tugs for Lagos
South Africa and Argentina explore trade prospects
SA Agulhas on pre-COP17 voyage
Pics of the Day – GO COUGAR
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10-11 November 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – SMIT AMANDLA
South Africa and Mozambique clamp down on piracy
US and EAC hold discussions on trade initiative
Emergency repairs planned for Nacala starting 2012
Rio Tinto leans towards using Zambezi River to move Moatize coal
Sierra Leone prepares to ship its first iron ore in 30 years
Pics of the Day – CSAV LAUCA
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9 November 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – Costa Romantica
Arrested ship does a runner, has left SA waters
Missing trawler found submerged off Witsand
Massive infrastructure projects for Port of Durban, continued…
Dog survives going overboard
Pics of the Day – JAMES COOK and HANIHE
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8 November 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – SMIT ANGOLA
Morwe denies move to SABC – I have job to do at TNPA, he says
Piracy: Taiwanese take on pirates and get their vessel back
Feasibility study for Mombasa SBM
Cruise News – Carnival orders two 125,000-gt cruise ships from Japanese builders
SAMSA head voted BBQ Businessman of the Year
Pics of the Day – HIMALAYA and PRINCIPE PERFEITO
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7 November 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – HMS CLYDE
SA seeks solution to LPGas shortage
DCD-Dorbyl inaugurates Cape Town’s upgraded A-Berth repair facility
Massive ongoing projects underway at Port of Durban
AP Moller-Maersk to expand Nigeria’s Lagos port
Piracy: Greek tanker highjacked
Pics of the Day – DISCOVERY SUN
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3 November 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – LAMNALCO MERGANSER
Good news for Port Nolloth
Sri Lankan fishermen saved by life-raft that SAMSA forced them to buy
Piracy: Chemical tanker highjacked near Aden – three other ships attacked
FedEx adds new offices in South Africa and Europe
Cape Town Chamber looks at high cost of ports
Gulf of Guinea anti-piracy strategy welcomed
Pics of the Day – MSC JENNY
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2 November 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – SA FORTIUS
News of ships and shipping lines
Mozambique could become a significant natural gas poducer
Cruise News: Cunard reveals details of Queen Mary 2 refit
New pilot boat for Mombasa
SAMTRA adds Able Seaman course to list of courses on offer
Pics of the Day – DEBMAR PACIFIC and SMIT AMANDLA
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1 November 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – MERLOT
Piracy: UK agrees to armed guards on British ships
Cruise News: MSC Sinfonia to host charity function in Cape Town
Cargo dwell time: Durban provides a lesson for sub-Saharan ports
Vale’s Phase 2 Moatize concession set to transform Port Nacala
YESTERYEAR – CJ HOVELMEIER and BONTEBOK
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31 October 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – HÖEGH MAPUTO
News of ships and shipping lines
Extra accreditation for Dormac Marine and Offshore
Trans Kalahari Corridor volumes take off
AIS – keeping an eye on shipping
ENI says Mozambique gas find 50% bigger than previous assessment
Pics of the Day – MAERSK ABERDEEN and ANTWERP
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27-28 October 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – MAGSENGER 2
Transnet posts strong half year results
South African national cadet training project gains momentum
Port increases could lead to job losses – Cape Town City
Yesteryear: Mailships in Durban Harbour
Industrial Development Zones to get R25 billion
EMC to host Durban anti-piracy workshop
Cruise News: New ships on the way
Pics of the Day – MAGSENGER 2
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26 October 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – TAISEI MARU 24
Government to boost infrastructure and industrialisation
Ships and shipping lines news
Chinese seamen injured in rough seas, evacuated from bulker off Port Elizabeth
Another new port proposal for Mozambique
Pics of the Day – ULSNIS
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25 October 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – WESTERN ISLAND
Piracy on the agenda for coastal security conference
Piracy: West Africa looks to UN for help
No more new toll gates, for now
Safmarine judged best shipping line on India-Africa trades
Saving Africa’s Free Trade Area from failure
Pics of the Day – Pride South Seas and Escravos LPG FSO
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24 October 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – MAPLE FORTITUDE
Ships and shipping line news
Oil refineries in a pickle
Cruise News – Cunard no longer British registered
Piracy: Multiple attacks by pirates in Red Sea
SAMSA honours South African seafarers
Pics of the Day – DB SUPERIOR PRIDE
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20 October 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – DESOTO TIDE
Ships and shipping line news
Angola to build new port at Barra do Dande
Heavy rains disrupt Mombasa cargo working
Piracy: Another ship attacked off Tanzania
Namibia orders 100 rail wagons from China
Pics of the Day – YESTERYEAR – those magnificent ships
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19 October 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – CAPE TOWN’s STURROCK DRY DOCK
Maersk looks to expand Apapa and shipping services
New Namibian research vessel due in 2012
BIMCO discusses methods of helping the environment
Improved trade relations between IBSA countries
SPECIAL REPORT - Nigeria: Ending Decades of Racketeering at the Seaports
Pics of the Day – TALISMAN and TRIUMPH
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18 October 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – PACIFIC MISTRAL
Cape Town Container Terminal exceeds performance targets
Messina Line celebrates 90 years in business
Piracy: Benin in the firing line
Construction of Kribi port gets underway
ICS says flag states must enforce the rules
Pics of the Day – Hanjin Chongqing
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17 October 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – VALOPOULA
Finale to the Phoenix
France, South Africa and Mozambique conduct military exercise in Moz. Channel
Navy opens submarine facility
Maritime Summit planned for Durban
Offshore deepsea helicopter service for Durban
DP World helps open Djibouti internet-connected solar-powered community station
Pics of the Day – BULL
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13-14 October 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – ANNIKA N
News of ships and shipping lines
Credit crunch hits SA agriculture markets abroad
Judge Albert Hoffmann appointed vice-president of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
Transnet Freight Rail plans heavy-haul line for Waterberg
MSC Sinfonia ready to head back to South Africa
Davies counts motor industry gains
Pics of the Day – Taking a stern view of things
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12 October 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – MSC ROMA
West African container trade trebles
Piracy: Montecristo freed
Piracy 2: BIMCO asks why piracy is so hard to stop
US$ 330 million expansion for Djibouti
The drone-war blowback
Pics of the Day – AS VALERIA
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11 October 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – HORIZON
Port statistics for September are now available
Ships and shipping line news
Piracy: Mozambique Channel the new hotspot
Pics of the Day – WESTERN CHARM and NOBLE BULLY 1
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10 October 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – DAMEN TUGS
RBCT’s CEO Raymond Chirwa resigns
Saldanha IDZ to be declared early in 2012
KPA orders two Demag mobile cranes for Port of Mombasa
Beira port set to double cargo handled by 2015
Durban Container Terminal crippled by wildcat strike
Pics of the Day – Warnow Trader and Inuyama
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6-7 October 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – BUXCONTACT
Bidvest invests further into the supply chain arena
Piracy Report: Oil rig Poseidon attacked off Tanzania
South Africa and Turkey talk trade
Mozambique becomes a magnet for oil companies
Shipping line news – K Line looks at full year loss
Pics of the Day – TELIRI and BUXMASTER
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5 October 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – DEVA
Piracy – Tanzania asks UN for support against Indian Ocean pirates
South Africa and Turkey seek common economic ground
Port News: Ports Regulator presentations available from here
Port News: Konecranes’ RTG’s for Tin Can Island
Cruising: Berlitz awards for 2012 announced
Pics of the Day – MAERSK KARLSKRONA
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4 October 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – DENZIL S
Safmarine merges into Maersk – Cape Town no longer a regional office
The ups and downs of Nigeria’s ports
Piracy – ICS chairman says if pirates’ hostages were American or European then Western response would be different
Cruise Convention confirms growth prospects
18,000-TEU boxships will not flood the market – Maersk Line
Pics of the Day – NEW ERA and HANSA SALZBURG
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3 October 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – NOBLE BULLY 1
New deepwater port for Mozambique coal a possibility
News of ships and shipping lines
Chauncy Maples rebuilding project receives a major boost
Piracy – ICS chairman calls for greater naval presence in Indian Ocean
TPT plots the way forward with new equipment and people
Pics of the Day – WILENERGY
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29-30 September 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – VARADA BUZIOS
Piracy: ICS repeats call for world governments to do more for protecting merchant shipping
Shipping News – East London welcomes largest car carrier so far to visit the port
Cruise News: Europe’s leading cruise event opens
Automotive sector key to economic growth - Zuma
Calabar dredging contract held up as bidders accuse NPA of having vested interest
Prohibition of handling of dangerous goods (IMDG) extended in Port of Durban terminals
Pics of the Day – ORSUL RECIFE
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27 September 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – SEVEN SEAS
East African Community told to develop transport corridors
MOL Logistics expands its African operations
Cruise News: Bazaruto back on the cruising calendar
Piracy: One year later impossible ransom set for release of South African couple
Pics of the Day – Explorer and Luetjenburg
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26 September 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – SEVEN SEAS
SAMSA says maritime sector ready to meet govt plan for job creation
News of ships and shipping lines
World Maritime Day celebrated
Piracy: Spanish tanker Mattheos 1 released by West Africa pirates
Coal India group plans to export coal from Mozambique in 2015
Pics of the Day – NOVA ZEELANDIA
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22-23 September 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – NEDLLOYD TESLIN
Mombasa goes to 24-hour operation to ease port congestion
Saldanha ruled out as manganese port – ore must go to Ngqura
Coastwatch: Unusual fellow (sea) traveller
Piracy: Another security alert for Kenyan waters
TPT says DCT recovery plan is on track
Four charged over Zanzibar ferry disaster
Pics of the Day – FGS SACHSEN F219 and HMS EDINBURGH D97
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21 September 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – ANATOKI
Sogester invests US$155 million in Luanda Container Terminal
Grindrod to fund port and terminal expansion by selling R2 billion in new shares
East Africa: Tanganyika Explorer to be converted into a survey vessel
News of ships and shipping lines
Cruise News: Carnival Breeze launched
Pics of the Day – ATHENS BRIDGE
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20 September 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – CS SORAYA
Durban shipyard company Elgin Brown & Hamer sold - unconfirmed reports
Piracy: IMO endorses use of armed guards, calls on states to act
Cruise News: Saga coming this way in 2012/13
ICTSI creates Cape Town unit to manage African assets
Pics of the Day – PALAU and THOR WAVE
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19 September 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – NORDLYS
News of ships and shipping lines
Piracy: Cypriot ship highjacked off Benin
Manganese exports set to soar
Coastwatch – tragic Richards Bay death during stowaway search
Pics of the Day – SAS MENDI F148 and MORNING MIRACLE
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15 September 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – NOBLE DUCHESS
Historic day as Beira ships its first coal
Coastwatch: Naval visits to Durban and East London
News of ships and shipping lines
Meeting the need for apprenticeships
SA, EU to reaffirm trade, diplomatic relations
Cameroon ports show increase year on year
Pics of the Day – MARSOL PRIDE and MAEIA
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14 September 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – GRAND AVIVA
Ports Regulator says he hopes Tau Morwe has been misquoted
Piracy: SADC to host anti piracy summit
IMO Sec-General expresses sorrow at Zanzibar ferry disaster
News of ships and shipping lines – Maersk says its new 'Maersk Daily' service is unique
Rs 20-bn new container terminal planned for Mauritius
Find out about Panama’s maritime strategies and the expanded Panama Canal
Pics of the Day – KOTA LAWA
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13 September 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – BOW VICTOR
Tanzanian ferry disaster – death toll mounts
Daily Maersk – a giant conveyor belt between Asia and Northern Europe
Added capacity at PE Car Terminal pays off
Naval News: German Navy to fire missiles off SA coast
Piracy: Global shipping industry calls for armed UN force against Somali pirates
Fire in Durban Harbour
Pics of the Day – SAIPEM FDS
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12 September 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – ASIAN GRACE
South African Navy helps Tanzania after ferry capsizes
French shipbuilder DCNS partners with Simon’s Town’s KND to bid for Project Biro
Last moments for the Phoenix
9/11 – Ten years on from the event that changed the world
Pics of the Day – BREEDE
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8-9 September 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – NILEDUTCH SHENZHEN
South Africa highest ranked economy in sub-Saharan Africa
IVS Magpie named in Japan
Naval News: USS Samuel B Roberts arrives in Mauritius
Cruising News: First steel cut for Hapag-Lloyd’s Europa 2
Liebherr delivers two mobile cranes to Niger River port
Piracy: Danish yachties released after ransom is paid
Pics of the Day – CIELO DI LONDRA
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7 September 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – MIGHTY SERVANT 3
Port Statistics for August are now available
Seven new tandem lift ship-to-shore cranes for Durban Container Terminal
Piracy: Omani Navy strikes back
Coastwatch: NSRI aids long line fishing vessel; Durban port road delay warning; Update from Simon’s Town
Mailbag: Save Our Seas not the first to be stretched in Durban
Seli 1 oil leak – City takes legal advice
Pics of the Day – LAVELA
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6 September 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – PHOENIX
SATAWU hits out at ‘obscene’ salaries paid to top Transnet personnel
Coastwatch: Update on SELI 1 oil spill
MSC DIVINA hits the water and is ready for dressing up!
Mailbag: Trucking across Africa
Navy News: German Navy arrives in Simon’s Town
Private companies to provide rolling stock to Mozambique and South Africa
Pics of the Day – PACIFIC SCIROCCO
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5 September 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – KOTA ANGGUN
Phoenix goes to watery grave as Seli 1 belches oil onto beach
Coastwatch: NSRI assists its own off Hermanus
East Africa News: Complaints of port delays bug two ports
Pics of the Day – PACIFIC VOYAGER
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1-2 September 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – MAERSK NOMAD
Piracy: Security Council concerned over West African piracy
News of ships and shipping
Terminal News: New gates for Cape Town Container Terminal
USS Samuel B Roberts (FFG 58) visits Maputo
Trade News: Hypack user conference scheduled for Cape Town next week
Pics of the Day – NEVERLAND ANGEL
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31 August 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – ALDEN J LABORDE
Ports Regulator calls for comment on port tariffs
Coastwatch: Should the Phoenix have been allowed to enter Durban Harbour?
South Africa faces development challenges
National Defence: Defence policy to be reviewed
Trade News: Cathelco provides hull protection for new Polarcus vessels
Pics of the Day – SIDER TINO and ATLANTIC NYALA
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30 August 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – MSC CHICAGO
Phoenix refloating delayed
South Africa keen to boost exports to India
News of ships and shipping lines
Coastwatch: Pirates board Cameroonian ship off Nigeria
Pics of the Day – SICILIA
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29 August 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – AMUSEMENT WORLD
SA port claims are misleading, says Transnet CEO
Ships and shipping line news
Coastwatch: NSRI assists ski-boat; Nigerian Customs seize another arms container
DTI promotes intra-Africa trade
Pics of the Day – MAERSK NEXUS
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25 August 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – WESTERN NEPTUNE
Special Report: Africa’s window of opportunity
Ships and shipping line news
Good performance improvement at Dar es Salaam
African Minerals ups capacity of Sierra Leone’s Tonkolili iron ore project
Coastwatch: New pirate highjacking off Benin
South African entrepreneurs seeking business in Nacala
Pics of the Day – KAPITAN GLAZACHEV
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24 August 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – KAMPALA
Urgent call to solve Durban port road congestion
Durban dig-out port agreement expected by end September
Piracy: Up to 80% of owners want their ships armed
Drewry foresees higher operating costs
Coastwatch: Latest news from the NSRI or other coastal shipping
Careful what you do with our anchor
Pics of the Day – F ELEPHANT
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23 August 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View - Cadet yachting and the Karanja
News from the shipping lines
2011 an interesting time for ship repair - Drewry
Africom assists Cape Verde Coastguard
Pics of the Day – BORE
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22 August 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – SS ROTTERDAM
Embattled Durban Container Terminal
Pirates strike in Salalah port
Shipping company news
Ghana and South Africa to bolster economic ties
Death of Durban’s Dick Jenkins
Pics of the Day – ISANDLWANA
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18-19 August 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – ADMIRAL KUZNETSOV
Feature: More bad news on piracy
Stakeholders decry Mombasa port inefficiency
Nigerian government committed to building East-West railway
Yesteryear: Ville de Bordeaux and Talthybius
Angolan plans for another 100,000 barrels of oil a day
This and That
Pics of the Day – ATACAMA
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17 August 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – PRIDE SOUTH SEAS
Ethiopia set to import coal from South Africa
Piracy: Nato’s new website; and Indian Navy intercepts ship with a mystery
Nigerian ports enjoy good half year
SADC countries told to adopt maritime security reinforcement measures
Naval News – US warship visits Dar es Salaam; and Chinese aircraft carrier goes to sea
Pics of the Day – COSTA ATLANTICA and VENTURA
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16 August 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – EDDA FIDES
Piracy: Sinin released after 182 days and piracy on Lake Victoria
Ships and shipping news
Update on the Angel 1 casualty
Chinese aircraft carrier nears readiness for sea trials
Sealite P/L appoints Rotor Motive as its authorised distributor in South Africa
Pics of the Day – COLOR MAGIC
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15 August 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – F ELEPHANT
Focus on West African piracy grows
Tugs head for Mauritius and the grounded Angel 1
Lifeboat falls off tanker Stolt Mountain
Chinese to finance new railway between Moatize and Beira
Pics of the Day – MOL SOLUTION
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11 August 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – SEASAFE SALVO<> First Vale coal arrives at port of Beira
DHL introduces direct LCL service between New York City and Durban
News of ships and shipping lines
Walvis Bay entrance channel and anchorage changes
Höegh Trove becomes first vessel equipped with OceanSaver Ballast Water System
South African condolences for Comoros after boat accident
Pics of the Day – EMPRESS
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10 August 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – CAP SAN DIEGO
US downgrade will affect South Africa - economists
TNPA applies for 18.1% tariff increase for 2012/13
Readers solve our little mystery about the Jupiter
Ship goes aground off Mauritius
Piracy: West African nations to meet about increasing piracy in region
Pics of the Day – HAPPY DRAGON and MSC ADRIATIC
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8 August 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – JUPITER
Port statistics for July are now available
TNPA applies for 18.1% tariff increase for 2012/13
Sub-Saharan Africa needs transport boost
Phoenix stuck fast – next attempt to refloat at end of August
Cruise News: Three new ships for Carnival
MARPOL Amendments on pollution regarding Antarctic waters now in force
Pics of the Day – STENA SCANDINAVICA
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4-5 August 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – SANDNES
New port dimensions and draught for Cape Town Container Terminal
Cruise News: MSC to return with two ships
The most expensive act of piracy so far
Panama Canal on target for 2014 completion
Nautical Institute Command Seminar for Cape Town
Pics of the Day – QUEEN ELIZABETH
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3 August 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – TOISA SENTINEL
Phoenix still on the rocks
Rail News: More than two thirds of Moçâmedes railroad is complete
Dredging of Beira port complete
News of Ships and Shipping Lines
Pics of the Day – MACAO STRAIT and NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR
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2 August 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – Phoenix
First effort to refloat Phoenix unsuccessful
Piracy: Another two ships seized off Benin in West Africa
Cabinda port expansion to be completed by November
SOS Children’s Village presented with a R500,000 good garden
Pics of the Day – PHOENIX
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1 August 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – PHOENIX ON SHEFFIELD BEACH
Is the Phoenix the victim of an insurance scam?
Apapa now has deepest berths in Nigeria
News of Ships and Shipping Lines
Three Transnet women first in Africa to receive open marine pilot licences
Pics of the Day – PHOENIX
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28-29 July 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – Special Day in Durban
Phoenix firmly aground
Phoenix – South Africa will have to foot the bill
Tough laws needed to deal with pirates - Sisulu
Sweden signs Rotterdam Rules
Mailbag: Readers’ views
Pics of the Day – MSC LUCY
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27 July 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
Phoenix shipwrecked off North Coast
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26 July 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – WBI TRINITY
Kenya’s port privatisation plan scrapped as workers strike
Piracy: Another ship highjacked off West Africa
Botswana may switch to using port of Maputo
DHL and Angola sign MoU
Naval News: HMS Edinburgh takes up station in the Falklands
Heavy seas and gale force winds play havoc with ports and shipping
Pics of the Day – THOR INGEBORG and THOR NEPTUNE
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25 July 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – FLEUR DU CAP
New Saldanha Harbour Master appointed
Ships and shipping line news
MOL announces hybrid car carrier scheduled for 2012
Kenya halts Mombasa port dredging for two weeks
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21-22 July 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – DRILL SHIPS OFF BLOUBERG
New partners on Far East – South Africa – West Africa services
Maersk awarded additional pre-positioning ship contract
Hawks net suspected abalone syndicate
Pics of the Day – MOL DIGNITY
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20 July 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – PACIFIC SCIROCCO
Labour minister calls for end to petrochemical strike
UAL new service to East Africa revealed
MSC sells 5,000-TEU container ship and charters back
Piracy – tanker highjacked and then released off Benin
Chinese company seeks control of Sundance – deal would include new Cameroon port
Pics of the Day – MAESRK VALLVIK and APELLIS
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19 July 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – MACUBA
Togo’s Lome port gets €60 million loan to build new container terminal
Piracy: Tanker highjacked off Socotra
Rift Valley Railway secures US$40 million loan
Transnet in trouble over unauthorised re-development
DHL and Safmarine boost literacy in Senegal
Pics of the Day – BONNY
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18 July 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – GULMAR ATLANTIS
News of ships and shipping lines
Africa free trade area gets UK support
Mailbag: Update on the barge Margaret
Piracy: First ship in weeks to be highjacked
Nacala Customs admit they were at fault
Pics of the Day – PALABORA
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14-15 July 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – TOISA PEGASUS
Nigerian ports brace for major strike
Judge for yourself: fire on the Greek tanker
Safmarine introduces new weekly service between India and East Coast South America
Ford to start exporting 110,000 Rangers a year from South Africa
Africa’s cooperation with major emerging economies: The Case of the Brics
Pics of the Day – Durban International Boat Show
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13 July 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – SANKO BRIDGE
Drewry – Carriers can look to losses in 2011 because of overcapacity
Sierra Leone – Arrested fishing vessel owners pay fines
Cargoshell introduces the composite fold-down container
Motor exports to increase as Nissan targets Africa
Mailbag – The Transocean Marianas accident
Pics from YESTERYEAR - RANDFONTEIN
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12 July 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – Smit Montserrat, Smit Cayman and Sarah Baartman
Oil exploration off Tanzania could make for good news for Durban
Multimillion rand yachts discharged from pirated ship in Durban harbour
Naval News – Thai Navy returns to Somalia for 2nd tour
Drilling off Ghana could be delayed 6 months after rig is damaged
Beira dredging in final phase
Cape Town faces bunker shortage as strike gets underway
Pics of the Day – TB KAMPAR and VERITAS VOYAGER
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11 July 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
Coast safe as tanker Phoenix is towed out to sea
Sena railway delayed by another 18 months as costs rise
News from the shipping lines
Zuma extends South African anti piracy deployment in Mozambique
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7 July 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – PRIMROSE ACE and ALLEN GARDINER
South African port statistics for June 2011
Drama off Wild Coast as tug Amber 2 loses barge tow in heavy seas
Tanker dead in water and on fire after attack by Somali pirates
African demand for heavy lift set to grow, but TPT clamps down
SA economy still faces tough time: minister
Pics of the Day – MSC ZAMBIA
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6 July 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – SVITZER QUEST
Kenya takes delivery of another two patrol ships
News of ships and shipping lines
International financial crisis to blame for Mozambique’s fishing woes
Nigerian corruption deters investors - WTO
Beacon Hill starts mining coking coal for export from Beira
Pics of the Day – SAS UMKOMAAS
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5 July 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – CONTI HARMONY
Daewoo now in picture for Richards Bay ship repair
Ships and shipping line news
APM Terminals voted Africa’s best port terminal operator
Piracy – Layers of ship hardening
Piracy - Beware, the enemy is intellectually cunning
Mombasa dock strike called off
Pics of the Day – AGIA
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4 July 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – SA AGULHAS
Gama backs Ngqura for manganese export channel
TPT switches from Kalmar to Terex Noell for straddle carriers
News of ships and shipping lines
Cruise News – Celebrity Silhouette leaves the shipyard
Pics of the Day – MSC LAURA
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30 June - 1 July 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – HOEGH CHENNAI
News from around the ports
Durban’s Maritime Cluster to hold ISPS Awareness Event
Cruise News – European Cruise Council cautions Greece over protectionist policies
Cruise News – not a good month for cruise ships
Ships and shipping news
Pics of the Day – CHICAGO EXPRESS ad CASPIAN GALAXY
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29 June 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – SAVE OUR SEAS
Transnet targets Durban Container Terminal for criticism
Mozambique requires $25 million for ship to service lighthouses and buoys
Cape Town terminal offers pre-booking landside service during night shift
IMO elects new secretary-general to succeed Efthimios Mitropoulos
US Homeland Security chief now doubts that 100% scanning of containers is feasible
Pics of the Day – HMS Protector and Polarbjorn
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28 June 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – EMMANUELLE
Ships and shipping lines news
Transnet announces annual results
Second Richards Bay coal line study ready by October
HMS Protector commissioned
Maersk introduces no-show box fee
Pics of the Day – BAHIA NEGRA and CAP PALMAS
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27 June 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – Bourbon Viking
I’m still chairman of MSC South Africa and will remain in this position for the next 10 years, says MSC’s Sarno
New tug for Dar es Salaam leaves Cape Town
NSRI: Yacht missing off Kei Mouth in heavy seas, trawler aground at Mossel Bay
Yesteryear: The last moments of the Klipfontein
US Naval Hydrographical survey of Maputo Bay
Pics of the Day – Alma Ata and Daio Andes
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24 June 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
MSC’s Captain Sarno steps down as managing director of MSC South Africa
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23 June 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – Nordic Explorer and Aquarius
Arrival in mother city of HMS Edinburgh tinged with tragedy and sadness
MSC celebrates 40 years in South Africa
Cruise News: Europe heads for another year of strong cruise growth
Road Transport - Decision on e-tolling expected by end July
A Whale of a Story - humpback freed from lobster netting near Cape Point
For the Record: EU NAVFOR retracts part of Ejnan story
Pics of the Day – PETER FABER
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22 June 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – AQUARIUS
India joins South Africa in offering Mozambique aid against piracy
Dredging of Calabar postponed
Piracy Report: ICC issues piracy warning to vessels off Benin
Cruise News: New ships for Costa and for Uniworld
Going places – TNPA assists budding young golfer
Pics of the Day – St. LUCIA and AQUARIUS ACE
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21 June 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – SANTA ISABEL
Naval News – Richards Bay to ‘see more of the navy’
New record vehicle handling for Walvis Bay port
Mombasa port re-development gets underway
Somalia: The Hidden Cost of Piracy
Readers views: Who owns the ports?
Pics of the Day – HAKO FAITHFUL and OTTO 2
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20 June 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – VENEZIA
New railway to connect Richards Bay with Gauteng
Maersk expresses confidence in Africa trades
Creating opportunities through education in Ghana's cocoa community
Piracy Report: Private security firms seek clarity over bringing weapons into port
Pics of the Day – PAVILION
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15-17 June 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – Fairmount Alpine and Fairmount Glacier
South Africa called to invest in maritime industry
Davies maps route for free trade area
Force Majeure at Bonny Loadings
Cruise News: Orion Expedition Cruises sets sail in new ship
And a great day was had by all – SAAFF KZN golf day
SAMTRA to provide tug handling training using Voith tug module
Pics of the Day – NILEDUTCH DURBAN
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14 June 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – HANSEATIC
Free trade area closer to fruition
Iron Ore Logistics: Sishen-Saldanha expansion on track
Focus on PE as auto sector revs up volumes and capacity
Stolen luxury cars smuggled through port of Ngqura
Cruise News: Royal Caribbean goes to China with giant ship to woo new business
Pics of the Day – BEAUFORT EXPLORER
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13 June 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – MANDAKINI
Kenya: Expanding trade attracts foreign investors
Ships and shipping news
Piracy: France donates patrol ship La Rieuse to Kenya
Ghana ports authority says it can become the Golden Gateway into West Africa
Pics of the Day – TORM ESBJERG and DUANA
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9-10 June 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – SUN PRINCESS
Port and Rail News – TPT looks at Navis Sparc N4 updates
East and West African Port News
Piracy – Australian concern over armed security on board ships
Let’s change the way we think about shipping, says Maersk head
Cruise News: Return of the two funnel cruise ships
Pics of the Day – MSC ADRIATIC
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8 June 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – MONTE PASCOAL
News of ships and shipping companies
Mombasa delays raise spectre of surcharges
Piracy: The human cost examined
Coal exports down as result of rail maintenance
SPECIAL FEATURE – Free Trade deal could boost trade investment in Africa
Pics of the Day – FAIRMOUNT ALPINE AND FAIRMOUNT GLACIER
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7 June 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – DEEPWORX
News of ships, shipping and shipping lines
Piracy: Maersk implements piracy surcharge
New TPT head of marketing and communciation
Cruise News: Carnival orders new 141,000-ton cruise ship for British market
Mining houses invest US$ 2.1 billion in Mozambique coalfields
Pics of the Day – ATLANTIC NYALA
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6 June 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – MESSOLOGI
South African port statistics for May now available
Piracy: South Africa, Mozambique join hands to fight piracy
Further $750 million investment planned for Port Maputo
Vale turns to road transport to deliver coal to Port of Beira
Nine fishermen rescued, one dies when chokka boat capsizes
Pics of the Day – FIVEL
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2-3 June 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – MSC AMERICA
Ships and ports and shipping company news
Dredging of Zambezi to cost US$ 100 million
Piracy update – Norwegian Air Force planes to patrol Mozambique Channel
Cruise News: Arabian Nights for MSC Cruises
Panama representatives in South Africa
SAAFF holds annual golf day on 9 June
Pics of the Day – STRIKER and ID NORTH SEA
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1 June 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – SEASAFE SALVO
Setback as Sena Railway opening is delayed
South Africa’s economy set to grow
Freight Logistics – Walvis Bay Corridor Group presents in Zimbabwe
IMO to examine issue of incorrectly declared container weights
General news of interest
US Coast Guard cutter donated to Nigeria
Pics of the Day –SEASAFE SALVO
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31 May 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – BLUESKY
Mozambique – Tata assembly plant for Zambezia, says minister
Piracy - Somali pirates remain active, warns NATO
Africa, India cement ties
New CEO for South African citrus export group
Pics of the Day – SARDAUNA and REPUBBLICA DI VENEZIA
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30 May 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – DEEP VENTURE
Transnet and Unions do a deal – no wage strikes this year!
Ships and Shipping Line News
Motlanthe pushes for more Africa-India trade
Wedding bells on board the MSC Sinfonia
Piracy – Life in jail says Korean court
Pics of the Day – Mauritius Trochetia on Eldock and Jolly Rosso
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26 May 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – FAIRMOUNT EXPEDITION
South Africa celebrates Africa Day
Piracy: India gives nod to armed guards on its ships
Cruise News: Norwegian Dawn completes major refit
SA Navy may re-establish naval base at Salisbury Island
Congestion mounts in Mombasa as Customs’ operating system falters
Pics of the Day – STAD CADIZ
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25 May 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – DEEPSEA STAVANGER
Ships and Shipping Company News
Port of Bissau becoming too shallow for container ships – World Bank
Piracy Report: No highjackings reported in past 24 hours but pirates still active
Cruise News: India joins the club
Pics of the Day – RED CEDAR
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24 May 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – DEEPSEA STAVANGER
IMO issues much awaited policy statement on shipboard armed guards
Ships and shipping line news
Mozambique: draft assessment to use Zambezi River for coal shipments
Maersk Line launches sustainable container floor
Piracy: Iran Navy deters pirates from capturing boxship Dandle
Pics of the Day – MAURITIUS TROCHETIA
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23 May 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – BELO ORIENTE
Shipping News – SAECS reefer service returns
SADC reveals US$ 100-Bn infrastructure plan
Looking East – Walvis Bay Corridor offers shortest route into S.Africa
Piracy Report: SAS AMATOLA passes through Durban for the Mozambique Channel
New chief at Port Sudan
Pics of the Day – MAERSK DANBURY
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19 May 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – FAIRMOUNT ALPINE & FAIRMOUNT GLACIER
Rufus Lekala appointed South Africa’s first black chief harbour master
EU Commission raids European container shipping lines over cartel suspicions
Cruise Forum raises more questions than answers
Coal deliveries becoming a national concern
Piracy update – USS Bulkeley aids German tanker under attack
Pics of the Day – VOLVOX OLYMPIA
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17 May 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – BOURBON VIKING
Tugs to the rescue as MSC Opera suffers engine explosion
Illegal ship chandlers costing Nigeria millions of dollars
Piracy: Portuguese warship intercepts pirate mother ship
Pics of the Day – MSC CHELSEA and OCEAN TRADER
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16 May 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – SAS MENDI
Piracy Update: Pirates remain active despite onset of SW monsoon
Ships and Shipping Line News
New South African anti boarding device to prevent pirates from boarding
Nigeria: NIMASA recommits to provisions of Marpol 73/78
In the Mail: Transnet’s new focus
Pics of the Day – SAFINA 2
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12-13 May 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – SARDAUNA
Transnet Freight Rail ring fences container & auto services
SAS Isandlwana returns to base after successful mission
Cruise News: Africa’s first cruise forum a big success in Durban
Large sea rescue exercise for Mossel Bay on Saturday night
Pics of the Day – NIPPON MARU
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11 May 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – Minerva II and The World
Another giant step for Cape Town Container Terminal expansion project
First coal from Moatize to be shipped by July
Piracy high on the agenda at today’s IMO’s meeting
Setas to get makeover
Welcome for SAS Isandlwana back from South Atlantic mercy mission
Pics of the Day – HANSA AFRICA
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10 May 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – WAPPEN VON MŰNCHEN
Port statistics for April now available here
Namport aims for international standards
Piracy: EU NAVFOR introduces new ship monitoring system off Somalia
SAS Isandlwana due from Tristan tomorrow with injured sailors
Pics of the Day – VARADA IPANEMA
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9 May 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – SAN TONGARIRO and PROFESSOR KHROMOV
Navy ship in emergency dash to Tristan da Cunha
Vale starts mining coal in Moatize, Mozambique
News of ships and shipping lines
Piracy: Bulker seized in Indian Ocean
DHL to launch four Oil & Energy Centres of Excellence across Africa
Pics of the Day – HORIZON and ULSNIS
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5-6 May 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – MSC SINFONIA
Keeping tabs on those hazardous cargoes
Kenya: Intense lobbying could delay construction of Mombasa’s 2nd Container Terminal
New plans to complete Benguela Railway link with Zambia
News of ships and shipping
Cruise Corner: MSC Sinfonia leaves for Europe after record breaking 2010/2011 summer
Piracy: Harsh 439 year jail sentence handed down
Pics of the Day – Snow Petrel and Ivan Papanin
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4 May 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – SEALADY
Navis SPARCS N4 blows a fuse or two at DCT
MSC acquires Starlight Cruises
News of ships and shipping lines
Port News: New jetty in Cabinda, Angola to start operating in September 2012
Cruise Corner: Cruising along the Gambia River
Pics of the Day – MOL DELIGHT
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3 May 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – ASUKA II
Bin Laden’s killing leads to call for extra vigilence
Somali pirates capture ship, release another
Turkey to build canal to reduce traffic in Bosporus
Mozambique – Maputo punted as cheaper option for fruit growers
Carnival’s latest ship Carnival Magic debuts
Pics of the Day – HISTRIA GEMMA
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28 April 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – STENA FR8 1
Arrivederci MSC Sinfonia, or as we say, totsiens, till next time
Konecranes awarded its first container handling crane order from South Africa
Ship’s master casualty-evacuated to hospital off tanker at sea
Logwin to use Kenya as gateway into Africa
Topaz Marine enters West Africa market
Piracy: Eagle still in hands of the pirates
Pics of the Day – CLIPPER TALENT
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26 April 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – RAKANUI
SA Defence Force given go-ahead to beef up anti-piracy strategy
Cruise News: New name for Prince Albert II
Pirates remain active over Indian Ocean region
Pics of the Day – TROYBURG and ATLANTIC IMPALA
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21 April 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – EUROPA
Liner companies wipe out 2009 losses with 2010 profits, but…
SA Navy to re-equip with new Umkhonto surface-to-air missiles
News of ships and shipping lines
EUROPA receives top award for 4th year running
Mozambique: Vale and Malawi agree on use of railway to Nacala port
Japan and radiation contamination precautions
Pics of the Day – YESTERYEAR - CARNARVON CASTLE and GALILEO GALILEO
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20 April 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – MSC DENISSE
Financial year statistics for 2010 are now available here
News of ships and shipping lines
Call for ships to sound sirens every day at noon as protest against piracy
Delays at the Durban Container Terminal a nightmare, says Chamber
Fishing boat capsizes off Zululand river – one dead and one missing
Pics of the Day – IRON MONARCH and ENERGY POWER
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19 April 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – CRYSTAL SERENITY
New era for Africa with South Africa in BRICS
Piracy: Tanzania Army to provide armed guards for ships on coast
Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Botswana support construction of port of Techobanine
NSRI in another risky casualty evacuation from ship at sea
MAILBAG: SAMTRA and cadet training
Pics of the Day – AS VENUS plus LOTHENI and ORIGINATOR plus NONOTI
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18 April 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – Houma Belle
Backlog cleared or not, delays continue
Transnet Freight Rail to shut down the coal line for three weeks
Pirates renege on ransom deal, hold 7 Indian seamen hostage for prisoner swap
Ivory Coast ports to reopen
Mailbag: Samtra’s news cadet training programme
SAMSA awarded for Newsworthy 2010
Pics of the Day – ARV 1
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14-15 April 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – FU ZHOU HAI
Drewry warns that Mega-ship craze risks lay-ups in any rate war
News of ships, shipping lines, and logistics
Coal industry is bringing prosperity to Mozambique’s Tete Province
Nigerian and Ghanaian port traffic increases
Security Council to urgently consider plans for specialised courts to try Pirates
Sea Asia – focusing on the bulk sectors
Seize Brics opportunities - Zuma implores SA business
Pics of the Day – PACIFIC ASKARI and FAR SARACEN
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13 April 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – Agios Dimitrios
Port News - Island View emergency drill tomorrow
Tanzania plans for lake vessels revealed
Maersk Line awarded contract to run pre-positioning ships
Pirates free Thor Nexus for $5 million ransom
Zuma jets off to join BRICS as full member
Pics of the Day – Kota Mawar and Kota Nazim
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12 April 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – Crystal Serenity
SA Port Statistics for the month of March are now available here
News of Ships and Shipping Lines
MSC and Starlight executives among key speakers at Seatrade Africa
Piracy is out of control says Intertanko
EU lifts sanctions on two key Ivory Coast ports at Ouattara’s request
Australian Navy acquires British LHD ship
Pics of the Day – MSC JENNY
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11 April 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – ODESSA
SAMTRA launches SAMSA national cadet training project
News of ships and shipping lines
Piracy – German ship highjacked off Oman
Zuma to attend Third BRICS Summit
Richards Bay coal lines reopened
Pics of the Day – MAERSK VISBY and BUNGA SEROJA DUA
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7-8 April 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – CMA CGM Africa Three
Dilemma for ships arriving in SA ports with arms on board
Piracy: Pirates remain active as oil tanker is highjacked
West African News: Ghana ports need cash and Nigeria unveils Ports Master Plan
News of Ships and Shipping Lines
DHL spells out renewed focus on Africa as trade grows
Port & Logistics News: New Mombasa container depot – Durban harbour strike averted – land bridges across Asia
Pics of the Day – ID HARBOUR and MSC SARDINIA
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6 April 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First Views – Putting a seal on things
News of ships and shipping lines
Illegal imports – SARS detains shipping containers
Piracy Information Centre commissioned in Mombasa
Nigeria faces new dock strike
MSC’s Aponte honoured with Seatrade Personality Award
Rebel held Tobruk reopens for first crude oil exports
Pics of the Day – CMA CGM AFRICA TWO
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5 April 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – ZHOUSHAN
SPECTRE OF NEW STRIKES HANGS OVER PORTS ONCE AGAIN
SOUTH AFRICA IMPLEMENTS UNSC RESOLUTION ON IVORY COAST
NEWS OF SHIPS AND SHIPPING LINES
PIRACY: UAE MILITARY FREES BULKER
SIX LINE UP FOR TOP IMO JOB
DANISH FREIGHT PARTNER FOR BARLOWORLD LOGISTICS
PICS OF THE DAY – XUZHOU, ZHOUSHAN AND USS STEPHEN W GROVES
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4 April 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
FIRST VIEW – DEEP OCEAN MENDOCINO
PUTTING ON THE SPIN ON WHILE THE EAST WIND BLOWS
SAMSA SAYS IT HAS HAD ITS FAIR SHARE OF SUCCESSES IN THE FIRST 13 YEARS
ANOTHER DERAILMENT COSTS RBCT AND SA DEARLY
DEVELOPING THE TRANS-CAPRIVI CORRIDOR
IVORY COAST CLOSES BORDERS
TRADE NEWS: UNITOR CHEMICALS NOW WILHELMSEN CHEMICALS
PICS OF THE DAY – BROTHER GLORY and VOGE FELIX
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31 March/1 April 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – CLEANTEC and VOGE FELIX
RBCT HALTS FURTHER EXPANSION PLAN - HAMSTRUNG BY RAIL
CHINESE WARSHIPS WILL VISIT ONLY DURBAN
SHIPS AND SHIPPING LINE NEWS
FOR THE RECORD: VIKING BAY
WHO WILL BECOME NEW IMO SECRETARY-GENERAL?
SOUND FAMILIAR? PLEASE TAKE A NUMBER
PICS OF THE DAY – MAERSK DANBURY and MOL DIRECTION
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30 March 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
FIRST VIEW – DOULOS
AFRICA OPEN FOR BUSINESS - MOTLANTHE
PIRACY: MAERSK HIKES PIRACY SURCHARGE 40 PERCENT
CHINESE NAVAL WARSHIPS ON THEIR WAY TO DURBAN
JUST FOUR WEEKS AND NINE FABULOUS CRUISES REMAINING FOR MSC SINFONIA
TRUCKING PROBLEMS AT THE PORTS
PICS OF THE DAY – CAPTAIN MICHALIS S
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29 March 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
FIRST VIEW – CAPTAIN MICHALIS S
PIRACY – INDIAN NAVY RETAKES IRANIAN SHIP
MOZAMBIQUE NEWS – CONCERN OVER RAIL SERVICE AND COAL DELAYS
SHIPS AND SHIPPING LINE NEWS
CRUISE NEWS: MSC CANCELS CALLS IN TROUBLED ARAB LANDS
TRADE NEWS: WILHELMSEN SHIPS SERVICE GROWS ITS LOGISTICS BUSINESS
TRADE NEWS: DHL APPOINTS GLOBAL RETAIL HEAD
PICS OF THE DAY – YESTERYEAR - ALMKERK and ANENKERK
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28 March 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – SAFMARINE LUALABA
Transnet shock as rail tariffs go up by 30 percent
SA Navy Festival lies ahead
Ships and shipping line news
Ministers meet over Benguela Current
Refurbishment of Lobito port to finish on schedule
Pics of the Day – PRINCE ALBERT II
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24-25 March 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – OCEAN RIG CORCOVADO
Transport minister sends Merchant Shipping Bill to parliament
Transnet to commission new dust control plant at Saldanha
Industrial Policy Action Plan succeeds in attracting investment - Davies
Port News: No more than two at a time, says Cape Town port
Tanzania to raise US$ 3.5 billion for Dar es Salaam – Burundi railway
Piracy: South Africa setting up military base in Pemba
From the Mailbag – more on the longliner Viking Bay
Pics of the Day – KAPITAN MAN
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23 March 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – VIKING BAY
Smit Amandla arrives at Tristan da Cunha – oil seeping from wrecked Oliva
Fred Jacobs takes over as chairman of SAASOA
Davies calls for Cape to Cairo Free Trade Zone
Cruise lines show commitment to developing Africa into a world-class cruise destination
TNPA 2011 tariff book is now available
Pics of the Day – VENETIA
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22 March 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – MSC RANIA
Greek bulker Oliva breaks apart off Nightingale Island and spills 1500 tons of oil
Cruise News – Royal Princess is underway and Saga confirms name of Saga Sapphire
Piracy: Another week, one ship captured, one ship released
Ships and shipping lines news
Training: Samtra hosts Nigerian ratings
Pics of the Day – MSC VANESSA
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17-18 March 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – CHARDONNAY
MORE BREAKING NEWS – Thursday – bulker goes aground off Tristan da Cunha UPDATED FRIDAY - Oliva breaks her back
LATE BREAKING NEWS - Surprises as Transnet finalises its executive committee
West Africa in the news
Delays likely along already congested Bayhead Road as road construction commences
Piracy Report: Crew rescued from VEGA 5 were all Mozambican
Company News: Beluga goes into insolvency; PPG expands global footprint
MSC Cruises CEO takes a European perspective to Seatrade Miami
The UK P&I Club’s latest ‘Legal Briefing’ homes in on the Ballast Water Management Convention
Pics of the Day – E.R. SEOUL and TUPERNA
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17-18 March 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – CHARDONNAY
LATE BREAKING NEWS - Surprises as Transnet finalises its executive committee
West Africa in the news
Delays likely along already congested Bayhead Road as road construction commences
Piracy Report: Crew rescued from VEGA 5 were all Mozambican
Company News: Beluga goes into insolvency; PPG expands global footprint
MSC Cruises CEO takes a European perspective to Seatrade Miami
The UK P&I Club’s latest ‘Legal Briefing’ homes in on the Ballast Water Management Convention
Pics of the Day – E.R. SEOUL and TUPERNA
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17-18 March 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – CHARDONNAY
West Africa in the news
Delays likely along already congested Bayhead Road as road construction commences
Piracy Report: Crew rescued from VEGA 5 were all Mozambican
Company News: Beluga goes into insolvency; PPG expands global footprint
MSC Cruises CEO takes a European perspective to Seatrade Miami
The UK P&I Club’s latest ‘Legal Briefing’ homes in on the Ballast Water Management Convention
Pics of the Day – E.R. SEOUL and TUPERNA
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16 March 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – PRIDE SOUTH SEAS
COSATU hits out at Gama reappointment, says it is ‘concerned’
Another Iranian arms shipment seized – this one bound for Egypt
West African news: Togo installs Vessel Tracking Management System
Port exposure for ‘Men in the Making’
Triton Shield anti piracy system is introduced
Pics of the Day – TOISA SERENADE, TEKNIK PERDANA, & ZALIV AMERIKA
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15 March 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – GARZA TIDE
East Africa: Refurbishing of region’s two main corridors will cost US$ 20 billion, says EAC
Japan: Northern ports knocked out and lines lose ships
Piracy: Indian Navy intercepts Mozambique vessel VEGA 5 and takes 61 pirates prisoner
Nigeria approves national shipping carrier
SAMTRA conducts its first STCW Tanker Oil & Chemical Specialisation course
Labour broking: SAMSA has draft awaiting promulgation
Pics of the day – ANTHIA
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14 March 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – MAERSK DAESAN
Once they attacked ships, now they’re learning new skills
Piracy update: Mystery of sinking ship
News from the shipping lines – CMA CGM launches its eco-calculator
Port News: Bollore commits to build $640m third quay in Lome
Special Feature: BIMCO calls for rethink over when to sail around the Cape of Good Hope
Pics of the day – NYBORG MAERSK
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10-11 March 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – BOW JUBAIL
Piracy: Suggestions of an oversupply of ships and hostages
West African News – Nigerian dockworkers call off strike
Shipping News : Beluga boss faces 10 years jail if found guilty
Does the bell toll for labour brokers?
Durban man gets top Wilhelmsen Ships Service job as Area Director
SAS ASSEGAI now an official museum submarine
Pics of the Day – BUNGA SEROJA DUA and BOURBON OCEANTEAM 101
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9 March 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – SEACOR ACHIEVER
South Africa has great economic potential
SAMSA says newly installed LRIT tracking system is operational
Trade corridors will boost African marketplace - Davies
Mayoral welcome for International Transport Conference
Delays at Lebombo border addressed
West African Piracy – ship seized off Benin
Pics of the Day – ANNA KAKURLIKAZE MUNGUNGA, NATHANIEL MAXUILILI and ONTATI
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8 March 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – TASCO 1
SA Port statistics for February are now available
News from the shipping lines and their ships
Millions in Libyan currency seized on ship in British waters
Alarming number of derailments reported on Beira-Zimbabwe railway
Piracy Update: No quiet on the Western Front as pirates keep up their attacks
Pics of the Day – MAIN TRADER and BARBARICA
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7 March 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – BBC EMS
AARTO roll out not delayed – Dept of Transport
DTI launches system for South African exporters
Mystery over four containers of American weapons found on Maersk Constellation
Mozambique news: Police play mum on report of weapons found in Maputo port
Arrivederci as MSC Melody sails into the sunset
Pics of the Day – KOPER and MSC LESOTHO
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3-4 March 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – MORNING COURIER
Ships and shipping line news
SOS Save Our Seafarers launched
YESTERYEAR – those classic ships - GAMTOOS
Transnet improves capacity on ore line with 32 additional locomotives
Mozambique News – Country to crack down on illegal fishing
The story of Davy Jone’s Locker
Pics of the day – SEAWAY INVINCIBLE
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2 March 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – ZEYNEP KIRAN
News from the shipping lines
East Africa: Labour speaks out against Mombasa privatisation and Tanzania reveals plans for two new container terminals
Piracy: Patience running thin
Commodities: Mozambique may start exporting bananas
Pics of the Day – NILEDUTCH NINGBO
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1 March 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – HOUTA MARU
Survey shows that strike action is a major threat to South Africa’s image
Vehicle imports and exports drive East London port
Piracy – ship feared lost in cyclone is found and pirates arrested
Cruise: Hapag-Lloyd to replace Columbus one year early
DHL is Africa’s International Freight Forwarder for third time
Cargill to go ahead with kite-powered ship
Pics of the Day – HMNZS CANTERBURY and MSC ITALIA
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28 February 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – SANTA CLARA
Transnet’s about turn on Siyabonga Gama
Leaner year for Grindrod
Piracy – SA government admits it is becoming concerned
SA's oil imports from high-risk regions: HSRC
Border Management Agency now set for 2014
Those Bounty Hunters
Pics of the day – MARE DORO and NILEDUTCH SINGAPORE
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24-25 February 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – E.R. VITTORIA
Temporary terminal shut down as TPT goes live with Navis and Auto-Gate
Piracy: SAS MENDI on patrol off Mozambique
News of ships and shipping
The spreading face and scourge of piracy
Freight Forwarding: Dachser links up with Jonen Freight
Watch out for the Bounty Hunters
Pics of the day – PALLIETER
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23 February 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – HERDUSA 1
Four US yachtsmen killed by pirates
Toll road to link KZN and Mozambique
Moz Minister for Transport says that rail truck industry in Mozambique is viable
Travel aboard one of the largest containerships in the world
Special Report: The UK P&I Club gets to grips with nickel ore and iron ores fines cargoes
Pics of the Day – WESTPORT and BLACKADDER
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22 February 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – CORINTHINIAN II
Momentous milestone as Maersk orders 10 Triple-E mega-ships
Big day for Transnet as it accepts first two of 100 locomotives
Gauteng premier to meet Transport Minister over tolling
Skagit and Kalama head for Tanzania
Moçâmedes railroad in Angola may transport millions of tons of iron ore
Pics of the day – MSC LEILA
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21 February 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – IVS KESTREL
Truck strike – on or off?
News of ships and shipping lines
Pirates remain active across wide range of Indian Ocean
West African news – contract awarded for Sierra Leone quay upgrade
Cruise News: Royal Caribbean to build two new ships
Pics of the Day – BELUGA INTONATION
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17-18 February 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – SILVER SPIRIT
Cyclone Bingiza tracks across Madagascar
Mozambique News: CFM refutes Malawian claims of port congestion
Mombasa tops 20 million tonnes but labour balks at privatisation
Safmarine introduces third dedicated Europe-India service
Brian Molefe appointed new Transnet CEO
Trade News: PPG expands global footprint
Yesterday’s Fun Quiz – Before the Mast
Pics of the day – MSC CHARLESTON
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16 February 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – POS MELBOURNE
Cyclone Bingiza enters Mozambique Channel
News of ships and shipping lines
West Africa: MEND threatens to break truce with new attacks
SATAWU and RFA meet over wage dispute
Mozambique: new Beira coal terminal will process between 18 and 24 million tonnes annually
Before the Mast
Pics of the day – STOLT GULF MISHREF
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15 February 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – WISH WAY
Cyclone Bingiza comes ashore on Madagascar
Company News – DB Schenker wins BMW contract and Hapag-Lloyd shareholder says no to further involvement
Piracy – SAS MENDI goes into action while ‘up north’ pirates take another ship
News Flashes: Mauritius orders naval patrol vessel and Maersk sells more ships to MSC
Trade News – DHL partners with Manchester United – Cathelco wins corrosion protection system order for P63 FPSO
Pics of the Day – CCNI ANTARTICO
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14 February 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – IPHOTHWE
WEATHER WARNING – Cyclone nears Madagascar
TPT says Ngqura container terminal achieving 28 moves per gross crane hour
Africa Mercy arrives in Cape Town
Piracy: Russian sailors union call for boycott of pirate-infested waters
Road freight strike starts today
Port news – Cabinda to spend one million dollars on training
Pics of the Day – SHEILA McDEVITT and ATLANTIC IMPALA
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10-11 February 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – HESPERIDES
Apapa faces challenges, says APM Terminals
MSC Melody returns to Cape Town for more cruises
Safmarine improves Far East – Indian subcontinent coverage
Piracy: Another VLCC tanker captured
CFM takes journalists to show that Sena railway is not ready for use
Business and labour looking forward to State of the Nation address
Stevedores and Longshormen
Pics of the day – STENA TRANSPORTER
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9 February 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – SANTA ISABEL
Egyptian demonstrations intensify but canal stays open
Kenya Shippers Council warns of congestion charges at Mombasa
Piracy: Italian tanker captured in mid ocean
AFRICA MERCY to bid Durban farewell this morning
Safmarine offers new 225 service with direct calls in West Africa and Med
The meaning of Derrick
Pics of the day – QUEEN MARY 2
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8 February 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – QUEEN MARY 2
South African port statistics for January are now available
US$1.8 million ransom demand for Mozambique fishing vessel
Piracy: Indian Navy captures 28 pirates, frees Thai trawler
TPT gives rural school a happy start to year
Pics of the Day – USS STEPHEN W GROVES
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7 February 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – QUEEN MARY 2
Suez Canal remains open but delays at Egyptian ports
Piracy: International frustration over Somali piracy
Monrovia terminal opens to shipping
Ship collision at Richards Bay, anchor chain snags propeller
Transnet issues US$ 750 million bond
Ship movements: Africa Mercy leaves Durban; US Navy frigate due Cape Town
Pics of the Day - McDERMOTT DERRICK BARGE No 50 and SAFMARINE NOKWANDA
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3-4 February 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – QUEEN MARY 2
Increased Africa deployment is changing the region's cruise map – Africa Cruise Forum
News of ships and shipping lines
West Africa Folder: EU ban on Ivory Coast imports takes effect
Environmental Issues: UK to sell off its forests
Wilhelmsen Ships Service closes Nalfleet deal – will hold chemical prices
Rail News: Moz govt threatens to cancel Beira Railroad concession and Nacala railway repair to cost $231m
Pics of the Day – OXL EMIR and PROTEO
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2 February 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – SKANDI ACERGY
Egypt: Maersk calls Port Said a no-go area
Nacala gains tantalum exports over Walvis Bay
Cape Town shipping and harbour news
Piracy report: Rumours that SA Navy is to patrol Mozambique Channel
Cruise News: Celebrity to name new ship in Hamburg
One for the road….Physicists believe they have discovered how Vikings navigated in bad weather
Pics of the day – EATON and SPIRIT OF ADVENTURE
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1 February 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – TRANS FRIENDSHIP II
Port of Nacala statistics for 2010 – hits record high for containers
News from the Ships and Shipping Lines
Mailbag: Why AN XING HAI was in Cape Town
Training: SAMTRA launches ship simulation and bridge teamwork course
Date set for national road strike
Rail News – Coal line back in business after derailment
Pics of the Day – INDEPENDENCE and NEXOE MAERSK
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January 31 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – ANTJE WULFF
News of ships and the shipping lines
Sturrock Shipping and Conceptum Logistics join forces in Africa
Piracy Report: Jurisdiction and Rules of Engagement causing concern
Maersk and the WFP
Port News: Durban port to be open North Pier for Queen Mary 2 visit
Pics of the day – BALTIC TRADER
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January 27-28 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – SAFMARINE HOUSTON
Dhow breaks in half near Pemba – 17 drown
Suez Canal Container Terminal completes upgrade – looks now to double in size
Sena Railway connecting Moatize with Beira ready to open
YESTERYEAR: those classic ships – GLENAFFRIC
France to build four helicopter assault ships for Russia
Shippers say port tariff still too high
Piracy: German ship Beluga Nomination seized in Indian Ocean
Pics of the day – E.R. LUISA
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January 26 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – AN XING HAI
Ban on Ivory Coast cocoa exports in the offing
News of ships and shipping lines
Piracy: Kenya’s cruise sector takes a dip
Dar es Salaam wants back its lost glory
Feature: SA must proceed cautiously with BRIC countries, say analysts
Uganda government to take over lake steamer KALANGALA
Pics of the day – MICHAELA S
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January 25, 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – THOR OMEGA
Port Regulator rules on TNPA tariffs
Country faces road freight strike this week
Piracy – a news twist to the tale
Maritime law expert to speak at African Logistics Summit
DP World downplays sale of Australian terminals
Pics of the day – BULK FLOWER
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January 24, 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – NGAHUE and IVS KWELA
Zuma looks to AU to solve Cote d'Ivoire crisis
DHL launches direct LCL service between India and South Africa
HMAS MELBOURNE’s final anti-piracy act
Port news – unusual cargo for Durban
Piracy: South Korea recaptures SAMHO JEWELRY in bloody battle
Injured seafarer casualty evacuated off ship near Cape Town
Pics of the day – MOL DIAMOND
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January 20-21, 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – SOUTHERN VALOUR
Mounting aggression in Cote d'Ivoire
Piracy: Massive cost of Somali scourge, and more ships are attacked
YESTERYEAR: those classic ships – DEGEMA and CITY OF BIRMINGHAM
Trade and Commodities: South Africa and India trade set to hit new heights
Shipping news – MSC takes delivery on latest 12,500-TEU giant
Pics of the day – CHEM TAURUS
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January 19, 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – SILVER SHADOW
South Africa's UNSC term to be testing, but exciting, say analysts
Medical evacuation from FPSO along Cape coast
Piracy: IMB calls for ‘desperate measures’
Special Report: Transnet to spend R20m on refurbishing East London Grain Elevator
Better economic outlook for South Africa
Pics of the Day – MERCY AFRICA and GEO CARIBBEAN
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January 18, 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – JANUS
News out of West and Southwest Africa
Piracy Report: Somali pirates arrested in Tanzania as more ships get taken
News from the world of shipping lines
Hapag-Lloyd’s releases more detail on new cruise ships EUROPA 2 and COLUMBUS 2
Guess what
Pics of the Day – EXEMPLAR and PATARA
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January 17, 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – WHAT ON EARTH
Piracy: more ships taken as Somali pirates continue unabated
NSRI evacuates deckhand from trawler offshore Port Elizabeth
Turners Shipping joins international shipping alliance
General shipping news – US extends blacklist of IRISL
Queen Mary 2 leaves New York for South Africa
Mailship commodore’s final call
Pics of the day – IOANNIS
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January 13-14, 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – USNS HENSON
Port Statistics for December are available here
Rio Tinto launches takeover bid for Riversdale Mining
Piracy Report: Ship attacked off Nigeria
YESTERYEAR: those classic ship – CLAN MACTAVISH and CLAN ROSS
Anchor Industries creates industry’s first electronic Lifting Guide
Trade News: Wilhelmsen Ships Service acquires Nalfleet
Pics of the Day – DR. FRIDTJOF NANSEN
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January 12, 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – CORNELIS ZANEN
South Africa another bric in the wall of emerging economies
Port and Harbour News: makeover for East London breakwater crane and crooked cops get a warning
Richards Bay Coal Terminal exports improve, but another derailment causes setback
Cruise News: new ships for Hapag-Lloyd
Anchor Industries brings smiles to residents of SOS Children’s Villages
Pics of the Day – CSCL LIMA and HOEGH DETROIT
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January 11, 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – PRISCO ALEXANDRA
Pan-African Association for Ports Cooperation (PAPC) calls for tighter security in Africa’s ports
Mozambique port dredging continues apace
Singapore gives way to Shanghai as biggest container port
South Africa wants to push African agenda on UNSC
See South Africa’s coastal gems while cruising on board MSC Melody
Pics of the Day – FORT DAUPHIN and PORT d’EHOALA
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January 10, 2011
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – PANGAEA
Shipping News – new services and increased capacity
Mkwanazi takes over as Transnet CEO, pending new appointment
Australian warship disrupts pirates in Arabian Sea
Piracy: Somali pirates head south deep into Mozambique Channel
Christmas or no, Elgin Brown & Hamer and Namib Diving complete the job
For the Record
Pics of the day – STOLT GULF MIRDIF
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December 15, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – RUBIN CRANE
News from the ports of Africa
90,000-ton Brilliance of the Seas battered by Mediterranean storm
Focus on Mozambique coal grows more intense
News of ships and shipping lines
Get that furry feeling – Canadians seek Namibian help with seal harvesting
Pics of the day – YESTERYEAR – those classic ships
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December 14, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – BOURBON LIBERTY 121
Interesting ships in our ports
Navy Frigates and the Somali Pirates
News of ships and shipping lines
Tanzanian inland container terminal expected to relieve port congestion
PPG’s Interfreight named as a Top 100 mid-sized company in Uganda
Pics of the Day – JIN YUAN and KATINA
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December 13, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – CLELIA II
EU’s 24-Hour Rule draws nigh
Govt and industry welcomes R2bn Mercedes Benz investment
Durban shipyard to build barges for Moma Mineral Sands
Piracy: MSC PANAMA latest ship with SA connections to be highjacked
For the Record
Pics of the day – SAIPEM FDS
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December 9-10, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – NYK PAULA
MSC Melody returns to introduce new destinations out of Cape Town and Durban
Transnet’s new board gets down to work, and choosing a new CEO is one of its priorities
Climate change brings growing emphasis on pollution at sea
Transnet fuel pipelines take shape
Piracy: Passenger vessel captured inside Tanzanian waters
Trade News: new skips for transportation of aluminium waste
YESTERYEAR – those classic ships - CATHAY
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December 8, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – ERNEST SHACKLETON
Port Statistics for November 2010 are now available
Piracy: Indian Navy reacts to pirate presence with multi-ship deployment
Turners Shipping joins BDP network
New flag appointments at the navy
Chauncy Maples wins award for Thomas Miller
Pics of the day – SANKO DOLPHIN
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December 7, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – PACIFIC DAWN
Piracy 1 – Five Somalis to go on trial for abduction of South African yachting couple
Piracy 2 – Private anti-piracy forces move in
Piracy 3 – another ship highjacked
News from the West African ports and harbours
Maersk donates 300 containers to African charity
Trade News: Anchor Industries meets tall order
Pics of the day – SA AGULHAS
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December 6, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – DUNCAN BAY
IMO asked to take action on overweight containers
UK commits to double trade with South Africa
YESTERYEAR – those classic chips - BLUMENTHAL
News from West Africa: CMA CGM increases rates to West Africa; MOL opens Abidjan office; illegal fishing in Sierra Leone puts jobs at risk
Kenya approves formation of coast guards
SAAF and NSRI evacuate casualty off bulk carrier at sea
Pics of the day – MSC CARLA
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December 2-3, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – SEVEN SEAS MARINER
Ships and shipping news of interest for Africa
Zuma disappointed with Europe-Africa partnership
News out of West Africa: Forwarders call CTN fees at Nigerian ports a scam
Piracy: Kenya wants more international support to prosecute pirates
Port News: Luanda says port delays are reducing: Amsterdam to open inland terminal
International: Grim outlook for 2011 global economy - UN
Training: STCW tanker oil and chemical specialisation course
TNT plans to sell Express Business
Pics of the day – HANSEN SCAN
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December 1, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – NORDIC GRACE
Big expansion forecast for Maputo
Hapag-Lloyd for sale again by TUI
News of ships and shipping lines
Piracy: further attacks on shipping off Somalia
Allure of the Seas named by princess
Pics of the day – FALCON BAY and SA AGULHAS
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November 30, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – CAPE Town Summer Anchorage
South Africa ripe for growing cruise ship industry, says head of MSC Cruises
Zuma in Libya for Africa-EU Summit
Walvis Bay dredging contract awarded – port will take 5,000-TEU ships
Piracy: Mombasa-bound Container ship seized
NSRI Sea Rescue contact numbers
Pics of the Day – SAIPEM 3000 and EXPLORER
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November 29, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – E WHALE, FALCON BAY & VOSCO SKY
Government gets on board with cruise tourism
Mozambique insists on EIA study on Shire-Zambezi waterway
Piracy: More ships escape being pirated
News from the shipping lines
Another busy week for NSRI
Pics of the Day – AFRICAN UBUNTU and WAN HAI 506
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November 25-26, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – HERMOD
Safmarine profits from turnaround in first nine months of year
Mercy Ship AFRICA MERCY refit passes halfway point
Mozambique needs strategic infrastructure and logistics plan for hauling coal
Gambia breaks off relations with Iran over arms shipments
AGOA NEWS: Africa resisting the threat of EPAs
SA Government considers regulating coal exports to protect Eskom
Comments and Corrections
Pics of the day – HERMOD, RETRIEVER and HUSKY
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November 24, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – SANTA CLARA
Expect tight shipping and a lack of containers in the next few years, says industry chief
Piracy, East Coast: Combined navies rescue seven Seychellois fishermen
South Africa signs defence and S&R pacts amidst controversy over ships
YESTERYEAR – those classic ships – GRECIA and VENEZIA
DHL to focus on Africa as new ‘engine of growth’ in India’s developing economy
Pics of the day – OCEAN PRINCESS
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November 23, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – SCAN BRASIL
News of ships and shipping lines
Air Sea Rescue: Patient with suspected heart attack airlifted from MSC SINFONIA
Piracy: East Coast – NATO may withdraw naval forces
NIMASA CEO Omatseye elected chairman of D-8 maritime group
Port and Terminal news around the world
SAFAIR takeover now final
Pics of the day – GRAND BANKS
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November 22, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – new mobile crane for Toamasina
US bank clears way for South African locomotive exports
India’s Shipping Corp of India (SCI) launches new container service to East Africa
Saga to expand fleet with additional ship
Piracy East Coast: Chinese semi-submersible highjacked
Piracy West Coast: Attack on Danish products tanker off Conakry
Grindrod Intermodal opens new warehouse at 6 Bluff Road
Pics of the day – KARIN RAMBOW
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November 18-19, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – UMVOTI
Ships and shipping line news
Piracy: Deadly attack off Cameroon
MSC Sinfonia function raises R385,000 for childrens home
Rail News: Vale ships first locos to Africa for Moatize mine
Rotterdam port once again offers harbour dues rebates
Hotseat Comment – Looking at the G20 Summit
Pics of the Day – SPRUCE ARROW and USNS YANO
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November 17, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – AFRICAN GLORY and MEEUW
Port tariff increases excessive and unjustified, says Cape Chamber of Commerce
West African shipping and port news
Piracy: Uganda critical of international pirate strategy
At least ten people drown when Mozambique ferry capsizes
Rail News – Moz govt to intervene in Vale/RITES squabble
Navy blues… Half speed ahead for Aussie Navy while the SAN blows a fuse
Pics of the Day – YESTERYEAR – GIESSENKERK and TATANA
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November 16, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – SUN PRINCESS
Port tariff hikes anger timber industry
Northern Mozambique to be covered by new radar network in Pemba
Piracy: Chinese ship seized as the UN speaks out again
BRIC countries should cut red tape and boost infrastructure, says DHL chief
Motor export news – GM opens new Coega centre
Interesting Read: Dasftnet STS cranes offer 400+ moves and hour
Pics of the Day – MSC SARAWAK and KARIN RAMBOW
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November 15, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – SONOMA
Ngqura was a big mistake, admits top government official
PIL places six multi purpose ships on West Africa MPP service
NSRI has busy weekend
Piracy: British yachting couple freed but other ships highjacked
Recreational fishing dates announced
Pics of the Day – MSC MAEVA and SKY OCEANUS
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November 11-12, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – MSC MAEVA
Zuma arrives in Seoul for G20 Summit
TPT appoints new operational heads at PE and Ngqura terminals
New 80,000-tonne bulk soya bean terminal commissioned at Durban’s Maydon Wharf
Official Opposition calls for action over ‘deficiencies’ at port of Durban – says time has come to develop dryport at Cato Ridge
Of ships and shipping
Brazil’s Vale and India’s RITES unable to reach agreement on transport of coal from Moatize, Mozambique
Pics of the day – ENSELENI and PINOTAGE
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November 10, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – OCEAN PRIDE
Piracy: Two South Africans now hostages of Somali pirates
Of ships and shipping
African port news
Cruise News – MSC Sinfonia arrives and Carnival ship crippled by fire
Tororo dry port to be ready by 2012
Panalpina to pay US$ 81.9 million in settlement of bribery charges
Pics of the day – MSC SINFONIA
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November 9, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – SMIT ANGOLA
South African yachtsman rescued from yacht pirated off Somali coast
Piracy Report: Pirates use captured NYK Line ship to attack Spanish warship
Cape Town terminal introduces simultaneous loading and discharging of container ships
MSC SINFONIA arrives in Durban this week for extended cruise season
Dromlan – from Cape Town to Antarctica
Pics of the Day – MOL HERITAGE and MSC ANTARES
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November 8, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – MSC MAEVA
October port statistics now available
Cape Town container depot introduces 24 hours service
Piracy: Hostage shot dead was not a South African
Pics of the day – MSC MAEVA
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November 4-5, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – BIRCH 4
New SMIT Amandla Marine tug Smit Siyanda is named today
Transnet faces having new CEO, new Chairman of the Board, new Board and new Minister, all in a matter of months
First index-priced coal deal from South Africa to China concluded
New appointment at Maputo port
YESTERYEAR – those classic ships - JOLANDA
Of ships and shipping lines
Pics of the day – CLIPPER HOPE
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November 3, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – KOTA LAHIR
Chris Wells resigns from Transnet
Piracy: British yacht feared captured by pirates
News of ships and shipping
New Disney ship floats out
Cockett expands South African operations
More Lake Victoria fatalities as vessel capsizes
Pics of the day – ORANGE ISLAND
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November 2, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – DURBAN QUEEN
New coal export record for RBCT during October
Of ships and shipping
Transport and logistics news
Piracy’s list of shame
German cruise operator Delphin goes bust
Pics of the day – SMIT SIYANDA and SKY TETHYS
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November 1, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – SA Navy in Argentina
World’s newest biggest cruise ship heads for Florida
Piracy: another ship highjacked but MSC ship fights free
Mozambique sends envoy to discuss Shire River incident with Mugabe
News of ships and shipping lines
South Africa, Mozambique build on relations
Arms shipment from Iran seized in Nigeria
Pics of the day – CARIBBEAN EXPRESS
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October 28-29, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – SEAWAYS 16
Sarno slams Transnet – calls DCT inefficient and monopolistic
Transnet increases earnings and profit for half-year
East London fishing boat and crew arrested
Piracy: LPG Maido abandoned by pirates after crew takes refuge in citadel
Navigation on Mozambique’s Shire and Zambezi rivers depends on feasibility study - Mozambique
Kenyan Customs releases impounded rice
Pics of the Day – KOOMBANA and BENCRUACHAN
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October 27, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – PHOLELA
SA sets course for new economic path
Malawi military attaché arrested for ‘cruising’ on the river Shire
Korean shipyard DSME buys into Angolan yard
NCL to build two 143,000-ton cruise ships
News of ships and shipping lines
Imported used cars at Mombasa may be destroyed
Pics of the Day – CARIBBEAN EXPRESS and BALTIC MOON
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October 26, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – MSC JADE
Van Oord awarded Mombasa dredging contract
Some background to the visit by VLADIMIR IGNATYUK
Piracy: Highjacked Beluga Fortune re-secured by cool-headed crew – ship was heading for Durban when seized
Safmarine takes delivery of new multi purpose ship SAFMARINE SUMBA
Ex-Nigerian Navy chief warns of piracy and bunker thieves
Pics of the day – MIGHTY SERVANT 3 and SMIT AMANDLA
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October 25, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – MSC BASEL
African Union urges UN for Somalia blockade
Piracy: two more ships including Greek LPG tanker captured
Safmarine says EC South America to Asia and Africa is driving growth
Dramatic air sea rescue off Cape coast
Nigeria probes another ‘toxic waste’ ship
One millionth ship passes through Panama Canal
Pics of the day – VLADIMIR IGNATYUK
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October 21-22, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – SA AGULHAS
Panalpina faces criminal fine of US$ 85 million over corruption accusations
Vale pledges to develop Nacala port
News from the shipping lines
The week in pictures
Maritime piracy off Somali Coast a global problem
Mozambique calls for environmental study before agreeing to use Zambezi for marine transportation
For the record
Pics of the day – BOUNDARY and SA AGULHAS
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October 20, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – PNS SHAH JAHAN
Mercedes-Benz SA achieves export milestone
Law & Order, Sierra Leone style
Piracy: VOC Daisy freed and RFA ship destroys pirate craft
Capespan slides into the red
Tanzania confirms plans to build new port at Bagamoyo
Sea Cow, origin of mythical mermaid, threatened with extinction, UN warns
Pics of the day – AFRICAN CHEETAH and IMPERIUS
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October 19, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – SAS CHARLOTTE MAXEKE
Bulker ATTALAYA still missing off Eastern Cape coast
New MSC head appointed for Indian Ocean
DP World to double Egypt port operations
Ngqura to add extra 100m of berthing to terminal
KND builds R90m Anti-Piracy Boat
Pics of the day – PNS SHAH JAHAN & PNS MOAWIN
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October 18, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – AMAZON GUARDIAN
Shipping line news: CMA CGM gets overtures from Turkish investor
APM Terminals wins 25-year Monrovia concession
Coega refinery will save South Africa billions - Zuma
Piracy: Kenyan lawyers and security agents suspected on conducting business with pirates
Phoenicia makes landfall in Lebanon
Pics of the day – ANDERMATT
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October 14-15, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – IVS KWELA
African Union turns attention to improving maritime security and safety in Africa
Walvis Bay upgrade on target for 2014
News of ships and shipping lines
Tanzanian concern over loss of maritime personnel
SA AGULHAS arrives in Durban Friday with all-women crew
Fishing boat sinks in Cape Town harbour
Pics of the Day – DURBAN BAY and Durban SBM with VLCC
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October 13, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – GLORIA
NSRI heroes will be going to London
Freight Forwarding: DSV Air & Sea comes to South Africa – meanwhile Drewry says shipper-carrier relationships have changed
Angola: Public Private Partnerships sought for Angola's railways
YESTERYEAR: those classic ships of yesteryear - BELTANA
Safmarine’s first female engineer wins Seafarer of the Year Award
Road Transport: Truckers roadmap to a healthy lifestyle
Pics of the day – SAFMARINE BENGUELA and TOLEDO
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October 12, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – INKUNZI
Piracy: NYK bulk carrier IZUMI highjacked but Kenya says no more piracy trials
Transnet’s says pipeline will secure supplies to the inland market for next 70 years
NSRI coxswain and crew honoured by IMO
New Lake Victoria ferry company gets ready to launch fast service
Giant hospital ship docks in Mombasa
Queen Elizabeth launched on her way
Pics of the day – MSC VIVIANA
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October 11, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – SEA RESCUE
SA Shipyards to expand into Nigeria – NIMASA acts to ‘ease the way’
SA Revenue Services operation nets 46 illegal motor imports
Piracy: Mauritius hesitates over hanging clause
Boundary safe in Cape Town after fire scare
South Africa recommits to development of Africa through trade
QUEEN ELIZABETH to be named today
Pics of the day – BORONIA and BBC NEW YORK
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October 8, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
News Flash.....
Breaking News...Containership BOUNDARY on fire off Cape Columbine
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October 7-8, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – ICE FLAKE
Read the latest SA port statistics for month of September
Piracy – EU’s chief diplomat Catherine Ashton meets with Zuma over Somali piracy
Angolan government buys Chinese patrol boats to help combat illegal fishing
China-Africa trade rebounds – will exceed US$100 billion this year
News from the shipping lines
News flash… Pakistan warships to visit Durban this month
Pics of the day – QUEEN ELIZABETH
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October 6, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – CAETÉ and JAUÁ
AfDB to finance 2nd phase of Nacala Corridor roads project
Why Queen Elizabeth differs from Queen Victoria
YESTERYEAR: those classic ships – BIRGITTE SKOU
Construction of the Sudan – Kenya – Uganda railway gets go-ahead
Cutting shipping emissions ‘could raise billions’
Pics of the day – SAFMARINE BAYETE
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October 5, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – SAFMARINE ORANJE
Cunard takes delivery of QUEEN ELIZABETH
Piracy: Two seafarers taken from bitumen tanker off Niger Delta
Safmarine cosies up to Indian subcontinent and creates new region
Transnet Freight Rail passes the barrier on coal line – 65 million tonnes now feasible this year
Maritime hostage negotiator chosen by WISTA as its Personality of the Year
MSC Cruises to stage MSC LIRICA in Persian Gulf for 2011/12
Pics of the day – SINGAPORE, SMIT AMANDLA and SAFMARINE ORANJE
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October 4, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – SAFMARINE MULANJE
Maputo focus on speeding up border crossing
Zuma encourages more trade between India and SA
Piracy: Seafarers taken hostage off West Africa released
Another big ship for CMA CGM
South African R4.7 billion trade deficit for August
Pics of the day – BELGIAN EXPRESS
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September 30/October 1, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
Pirates seize Durban-bound bitumen tanker ASHPHALT VENTURE
Left or right for Botswana’s coal exports?
Another safety accolade for South Africa’s busiest car terminal
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September 29, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – OCEAN WINNER
Cape Town tanker basin berth goes out of commission for 3 months of repair
Tanzania calls for coordinated effort including regional powers against piracy
Pirates move south into Tanzanian waters; and how the Lugela escaped
Africa becoming more important to Maersk Line, says CEO Kolding
Transnet refutes privatisation rumour but unions say smoke means fire
News from the shipping lines
Pics of the day – INS MYSORE and INS ADITYA
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September 28, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – ATLANTIC ELAND
Brazil’s Vale takes 51% stake in Nacala’s SDCN
Mozambique reserves land and presses ahead with proposed new deepwater port between Maputo and KZN
MSC takes delivery of latest super container ship MSC EMANUELA
CO2 control measures high on agenda at IMO environment meeting
Piracy: captured LUGELA is free again as pirates abandon ship
Pics of the Day – INS GANGA and INS TABAR
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September 27, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – PACIFIC BARBARIAN
Go to sea, young man
Somali pirates back on the offensive – general cargo ship captured
Automatic gates for Apapa
Maersk refinances with revolving credit facility
80-wagon phosphate export train derails
Pics of the day – MAESTRO TIGER and MINORQUE
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September 23, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – MERLOT
Damen says it is in the mix for navy patrol boat contracts
Maputo dredging begins with arrival of Pallieter
Happy Birthday for local cruising specialists
SATAWU says it will campaign against AARTO
SA economy to grow by 3.2%, says IMF
Alphaliner's Top 50 container lines
Pics of the day – NORTHERN PROMOTION and HELENE S
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September 22, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – BLUE JAY
Transnet concessioning process moves ahead
Logistics: DAMCO takes over Maersk Distribution Services in the US
Hub strategy is working for Ngqura, says TPT
Cape Town Container Terminal being transformed by R5.4 billion expansion programme
Piracy: The three big container lines square off against pirates
Pics of the day – MSC LUDOVICA
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September 21, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – KANPUR
Southern and Eastern Africa ports lack capacity to deal with pollution, says PMAESA
Cape Town shipyard to build two 30m crewboats for Nigeria
NATO forges closer links with the maritime industry to fight piracy
Bayhead Road extension to go ahead, but don’t get too excited too soon
Merc SA proposes investment, new jobs
World’s oldest steam ship finds new home
Pics of the day – SELI 1
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September 20, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – CHS CREATION
Landside delays bedevil Durban port operations
Submarine sells at last
Piracy: Six people taken hostage at Douala, not two
Dar es Salaam reaches out
Pirate attack on cruise ship recalled
Pics of the day – HANSA OLDENBURG
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September 16-17, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – FRISIA ROSTOCK
Port News – what's happening in the world of ports
Piracy: Pirates may be using VLCC as ‘super mother ship’
South Africa needs new growth path
Drewry looks ahead at modal warfare for reefer trades
Motlanthe kicks off UK visit
Nigeria could buy up to 1 million tonnes of Thai rice
Pics of the day – DORIA aka FRONTIER
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September 15, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – AOG MARLIN
Transnet looks to private sector to operate branch lines
Piracy: Belgian dredger attacked off Port of Douala
YESTERYEAR: those classic ships – SHELDON LYKES
Kenya calls for bids to build new port at Lamu
Shippers call on African and Asian governments for protection against shipping cartels
Pics of the Day – INS ADITYA and SP BRUSSELS
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September 14, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – MAERSK NOUMEA
South Africa backs away from Somali engagement
SDV’s Mombasa dry port terminal ready for action
Maersk Line cuts sulphur emissions, calls for raise on regulatory bar on SOx
BP well threatens ancient Libyan sites
Italian shipowner Guido Grimaldi dies at 92
Pics of the day – NITEROI and INS TABAR
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September 13, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – INS MYSORE
IBSAMAR II gets underway today off KZN coast
Dubai World looks at possibility of selling its port operations
Piracy: Magellan Star recaptured by marines and Panega set free
Sundance and China-Africa Construction sign MoU on rail link to new port
MSC CHITRA not to blame for Mumbai collision
Pics of the Day – ROTTERDAM and SICHEM PANDORA
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September 9-10, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – CAPE SANTA MILAGRIA
Monsoon ends and pirates strike - Greek ship seized
Hapag-Lloyd reconquers Northwest Passage
Cape Town tackles the winds – new strategy introduced
Moz riots aftermath: Life returning to normal in Mozambique
Indian shippers point fingers at Maersk and Safmarine over exclusivity deal
Tall Story – Mossel Bay’s post office tree included among South Africa’s champion trees
Message for James Wilson
Pics of the day – V&A Waterfront and SOUTHERN VALOUR
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September 8, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – JAGUAR
Naval exercise IBSAMAR II due to commence off the KZN coast this weekend
Change of name for NYK
New submarine cable to link west coast Africa with South America
YESTERYEAR: those classic ships - SPRINGFONTEIN
First EAC Lake Victoria Investment Forum for December
Five fishing boats capsize at sea off Mozambique
Pics of the day – KRUSTAMOZ 3 and 8
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September 7, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – JO SELJE
Piracy: get ready for increased pirate activity as monsoon moderates
Read the latest Port Statistics for August
News of ships and shipping lines
Quelimane may gain cargo at Walvis Bay's expense
DHL appointed official logistics partner to next year’s Rugby World Cup
Pics of the day – SIMON STEVIN
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September 6, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – AFRICAN UBUNTU
Transnet to develop Maydon Wharf for containers
South Africa edges closer to joining BRIC group
Back in profit could result in Hapag-Lloyd being sold off
Queen Elizabeth to name new Queen Elizabeth
DoT reveals plans to improve South Africa’s rail network
Border not affected by Maputo strife
Pics of the day – VOYAGER
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September 2-3, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – SAN ASPIRING
Piracy: new ships join piracy patrols
Enviro ministers to discuss Benguela Current Commission
CMA CGM recovers to post half year profit of US$ 864 million
Intertanko applauds US plea bargaining to send Somali pirate to jail
Cruise News – Peter Deilman Cruises taken over
Ceva Logistics secures R14 million a year Far East contract
Pics of the day – AFRICA MERCY
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September 1, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – BELUGA ENERGY
Container growth set to catch terminal industry with its pants down
South Africa records trade surplus in July
YESTERYEAR: those classic ships - BONTEBOK
Full steam ahead for Rift Valley Railway
South Africa, Japan to advance relations
Pics of the day – MAERSK CONSTANTIA and ORIANA
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August 31, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – BOURBON LIBERTY 107
Piracy report: NATO forces prevent pirate attack in Gulf of Aden
2010: The South African Weather Service and the Year of the Seafarer
Port of Nacala now linked to Zambia by rail
Marine Bulk Carriers clinches new offshore deal with PetroSA
NSRI performs another offshore medical rescue
Pics of the day – WANG GEON
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August 30, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – AFRICA MERCY
Shipbuilder forum established – aims to keep naval shipbuilding ‘at home’
Cockett Marine goes live this week with Channel bunkering
News from the shipping lines
Tanzanian president promises new ship for Lake Victoria
For the record…
Does anyone know this dredger?
Alert for whale entangled in netting
Pics of the day – CHAMAREL
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August 26-27, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – DENNY Z
Zuma foresees bright future for Africa-China
Pirates are heading south, says the navy
An end to the HECTOR saga
South Africa, China sign rail agreement
African economic blocs set rules for free trade areas
News from the world of ships and shipping
Dormac announces expansion into African oil and gas market
Pics of the Day – BATTLEAXE and FLOATING DOCK at Walvis Bay
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August 25, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – SUVARNA
South Africa open for business, Zuma tells Chinese
IMB issues warning about NVOCC shipments
UN lays out options for prosecuting pirates operating off Somali coast
Tanzania Ports Authority told to find a competent investor
Richards Bay Minerals to go out on strike from Friday
UK can halve maritime CO2 emissions
Pics of the day – SAS SPIOENKOP
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August 24, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View –CSAV RIO ILLAPEL
Zuma in China to boost ties
Walvis Bay used for smuggling vehicles into Africa
YESTERYEAR – those classic ships - RIJPERKERK
Japan builds naval base at Djibouti
Rail link connecting Zambia with Malawi and Nacala opens on Friday
Pics of the Day – COMPASS CHALLENGER and BOURBON HESTIA
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August 23, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – DONG SAN
Piracy – Somali pirates demand US$ 4 million for Egyptian ship
Strong Rand hurts Grindrod
Terminal modernisation aims at reducing Luanda port congestion
Tanzania’s Ngaka Project has coal reserves of 800 million tonnes
News from the shipping lines
Pics of the day – ISMAIL K
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August 19, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – SOLEA
Indian Navy called in to find missing containers
Wool exports to China banned because of Rift Valley Fever
AP Moller-Maersk reports good turnaround for halfyear
Lamu port development may be held up on environmental grounds
SADC pushes towards Customs Union
Special Feature – Saldanha’s giant trains
US company discovers oil deposits off northern Mozambique
Pics of the day – ORIENT QUEEN
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August 18, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – RIG SUPPORTER
Cape Town claims the lead in container terminal performance
West African maritime news
Two more super container ships enter service
Third CMA CGM giant goes into service
Transnet to stagger purchases of locos and cranes to average and reduce the age of infrastructure
Pics of the day – ANJASMORO
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August 17, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – MAINPORT ASH
SA Cabinet will decide tomorrow on whether to send troops to Somalia
Drama as container ship forced to return to SA from Hong Kong
ITF calls for overhaul of its Flag of Convenience (FOC) policy
Shippers face increased exposure to the risk of piracy
Suez Canal Authority stops transit of weapons on canal
Pics of the day – ASABA GE Floating Dock
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August 16, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – AMBASSADOR BRIDGE
SASOL ready to start prospecting for oil off Sofala and Inhambane
Transnet issues annual report – says it has emerged stronger
Beira ready to handle 10mt pa by 2012 - CFM
Holland America launches fourth Nieuw Amsterdam
MOL enhances e-tariff service on the web
Pics of the day – AMERIGO VESPUCCI and COSTA MARINA
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August 12-13, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – EILHARD SCHULTE
News from the shipping lines
NDONGENI finds her way to Cape Town
YESTERYEAR: Those classic ships - ELPENOR
Piracy report – Indian concern as Somalis move closer
US focusing on high-end to boost export trade with Africa
Transport infrastructure key to Africa’s growth
Pics of the Day – NILEDUTCH SHENZHEN and FAIRMOUNT FUJI
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August 11, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – SYRIA STAR
Mumbai ports to reopen following collision
Maersk cancels South Africa – Oceania dry cargoes
Pirates abandon highjacked ship SYRIA STAR
Rehabilitation of Namibe Port underway
Kenyan transport companies fail to comply with tracking equipment instruction
Damco appointed as logistics provider to Ghana cocoa producer
Pics of the day – LUDWIG SCHULTE
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August 10, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – DEEPWORX
Port statistics for July are now available
PIL’s ten years in South Africa
The navy’s in town – Indian and S Korean navy ships arrive
TPT trainees soon to straddle the gender divide
Auction of fishing vessels and submarine in Cape Town
Pics of the day – NIEUW AMSTERDAM and NORWEGIAN JADE
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August 5-6, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – DENEB PRIMA
Zuma eyes stronger ties with Russia
Maersk says it hasn’t placed orders for new super ships... yet
Uganda stands to lose out in Common Market because of the railway - claim
2010 Most Influential Women awards held
Cruising: Europe the new growth market
RBCT has good July but still looks to lag behind at year end
Pics of the Day - ENDURANCE II and GRACE ACACIA
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August 4, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – SAIPEM FDS
Transnet calls on all ships agents to register with port authority
Uganda plans to register all boats and fishermen on lakes
News from the shipping lines – Maersk and Safmarine open new Far East West Africa loop
Odfjell tanker evades pirate attack with help from navy
French destroyer de Grasse to take over as Task Force flagship
Constitutional Court finds that Anti-Dumping duties are punitive
Pics of the day – SIR DAVID HUNTER and JOHN DOCK
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August 3, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – LOUIS
Transport infrastructure will face strain for next 20 years – PwC analysis
Seventy die on Lake Albert as boat capsizes
Piracy: Bulker captured by pirates while Saudi bank frees up USD 20 million to pay ransom demand and Kenya gives notice on no more piracy trials
NSRI says don’t go to sea without proper safety plan and equipment
Grab this! Arlona supplies more new cargo handling equipment
Nigeria’s Federal Govt rebukes NPA for poor port facilties
Pics of the Day – Taking a stern view of MOL OUEME and NYK FREESIA
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August 2, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – TWIN PEAKS
South Africa closer to sending ships and troops to Somalia
News from the shipping lines
Piracy – Turkish ship released
US and Mozambique officials announce joint exercise SHARED ACCORD
150-year mystery solved as ship is found in the Arctic
Pics of the day – PHAYAO NAVEE and SANEI MARU 51
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July 29, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View –Durban yacht basin
Grindrod’s Cockett Marine introduces English Channel bunker barge service
Nigerian government committee concerned over Apapa congestion
Piracy: EU flagship warned off for being ‘too close’
Disinfectant banned after fire on CHARLOTTE MAERSK
MSC Cruises confirms order for additional Fantasia class ship
AGOA News: West African civil society groups call for removal of trade barriers in Africa
Pics of the day – USNS ALTAIR
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July 28, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – BOURBON LIBERTY 119
Seychelles jails 11 Somali pirates
Japan to assist Tanzania with road programme
Chinese due to start searching along Kenyan coast for 600-year old ship
YESTERYEAR: those classic ships - MARGIN
Reefer trade: Capespan profits took a dip in 2009
Saldanha-Sishen railway back in service later today
Pics of the day – TOLEDO and USNS YANO
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July 27, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – LYTTELTON
AU Summit could see Nepad integrated into AU
Oil leak near Dar es Salaam port sealed
News from the Piracy Reporting Centre
Cape Town Port Terminals restructure bears fruit
Changes in personnel at TPT Cape Town
Recommended read: World Bank says Africa on the road to recovery
Pics of the day – SHIRAZ
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July 26, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – HELLESPONT DRIVE
Saldanha ore train derailed
CMA CGM takes delivery of second giant ship this month
Chevron cancels plans to extend Durban Island View project
RBCT strike comes to an end
Iranian shipping crippled by sanctions - report
Seacom completes repairs to underwater cable
Pics of the day – KOTA MAWAR and FUMANA
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July 22, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – MSC JEMIMA
Mozambique could be exporting 110 million tonnes of coal by 2020
That was the week that was
DHL Global Forwarding sharpens its focus on Africa
Cement tops Angolan imports
tralac’s Hotseat comment – SACU’s revenue sharing formula
A whale of a story
Pics of the day – GOLDEN HARMONY
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July 21, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – SAFMARINE CUNENE
Mozambique and Botswana sign MoU on new deepwater port and railway
Pirates release two ships
YESTERYEAR: those classic ships - RANDFONTEIN
Fancy a cruise on the American Great Lakes?
RBCT strike continues into week two
Pics of the day – AURORA OPAL and NIGERIA STAR
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July 20, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – MORNING CALM
Seychelles and the US sign Piracy Agreement
Nigeria detains nine illegal bunker barges
SAMTRA to run more auxiliary boiler familiarisation courses
Tough new US regulations for cruise ships
Kenyan firms cash in on piracy
Pics of the day – MSC LEILA and DELMAS KOMATI
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July 19, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – TOREA
Mystery death of female cadet – accusations of sexual abuse and rape
Daewoo Shipbuilding enters South African shipping sector
Impasse brings threat of stopping Saldanha steel exports
Construction of Sao Tome and Principe deep water port may begin this year
New CMA CGM/Delmas Far East-West Africa service includes Maputo call
Pics of the day – ZEUS
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July 15, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – SAVE OUR SEAS
Transnet’s latest tug PHOLELA is launched
Roll up for Open Day on the SA AGULHAS
Hapag-Lloyd opens new link between Europe and West Africa
AP Moller-Maersk adjusts its profit expectations
Zimbabwe’s National Railway is facing collapse - GM
Botswana and Namibian police join hands to secure common trade corridors
Annual Sea Sunday coming up
Pics of the day – MSC LESOTHO
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July 14, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – STELLENBOSCH
ICF steps in to help modernise customs administration in the port of Dar es Salaam
CMA CGM welcomes 13,800-TEU flagship CHRISTOPHE COLOMB
YESTERYEAR – those classic ships – HARBOUR TUGS
Angola invests USD 350m in Luanda port as CFL railway gets set to reopen
Pic of the day – BREEDE
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July 13, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – WESTERDAM
Controversy as PetroSA turns to SAAF choppers
RBCT's turn as SATAWU strikes
Evergreen finalises order for another 10 containerships
Japan finances study to improve port of Nacala
The SEACOM cable... and piracy
Piracy – Iranian ship escapes attack
Pics of the Day – WEHR RISSEN
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July 12, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – HELLESPONT CENTURION
South African port statistics for June 2010
CSCL provides four ships to expanded WAX service
CSAV introduces weekly China container service with South Africa
Transnet strike causes RBCT June exports to slump
New deepwater port south of Maputo back on the agenda
Pics of the day – AFRICAN UBUNTU
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July 8, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – SPRING DRAGON
Mombasa port faces dock strike
Transnet cadet lost overboard from Safmarine ship
News from the shipping lines
Sorting out those corridor bottlenecks
Nigerian floating dock re-floated
Oil trade between Angola and China attractive to tanker owners
Pics of the day – GEO ENDEAVOUR ...
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July 7, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – TORM NAKSKOV
Zambezi River under scrutiny as means of moving coal to the coast
Nigeria tightens up legislation against toxic shipments
Durban shipping companies ring the changes
Piracy - Time to revisit the ship charter small print?
Cruise ship BREMEN completes refit, ready for cruising
Pics of the day – NOE ...
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July 6, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – SALVERITAS
Several new African shipping services announced
Piracy - ship highjacked in the Red Sea
Brazil's Vale and Australia's Riversdale Mining agree on use of Beira port coal terminal
Top Zimbabwe railway officials accused of fraud
Recommended Reading - Building African partnerships to defeat piracy
Pics of the day – DARWIN ...
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July 5, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
Union reacts to Gama's dismissal and Transnet privatisation plans
Transport operators gain small reprieve following court appeal
NSRI and Air Force kept busy at sea
Evergreen slips a place or two, but not for long
Damning report - SA unemployment level at 60 percent
Pics of the Day - AWOBASAN and DAL KALAHARI
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July 1, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – USNS SUMNER
Transnet dismisses Gama
Cape Town’s new harbourmaster appointed
Transnet to evaluate ship repair proposals
Second container terminal lined up for Dar es Salaam
Full steam ahead for Petrel’s fishing gear on Icelandic vessels
Zambian president visits new Walvis Bay port facility
Pics of the day – LUDWIG SCHULTE ...
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Jun 30, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – PRO JADE
Daily pirate attacks
US Sen McCain wants Jones Act repealed
India mulls easing cabotage, but domestic industry opposes move
Portugal to train Mozambican personnel in port management
A teacher’s quest
Angola tops 1.88m barrels a day but seeks to diversify exports to USA
Pics of the day – MSC ANNA and KOTA ARIF ...
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Jun 29, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – MAERSK FUKUOKA
Piracy: Singapore tanker highjacked
Cruise ship EUROPA takes Six Star Award for third time
Margaret barges for sale – three left
Angolan road transport company plans to open trade routes to neighbouring states
UN agency to monitor for toxic waste in Abidjan port
Diversity pays off for fishing companies
Pics of the day – AFRICAN PROTEA ...
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Jun 28, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – SAS UMKOMAAS
Companies fear chaos at border posts from Thursday
Piracy: Kenya reopens piracy court
IRISL ships face EU ports ban
CCFB requires 30 locos and 600 wagons for Sena line
NSRI report – Air Force responds to call for aid from bulker 100 n.miles off Cape Town
Pics of the day – LORELAY ...
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Jun 24, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – TABLE BAY
Nigerian shipping authorities at odds over administration of CTN
US double standards over ransom payments
Dutch sending a submarine to hunt for pirates
More piracy – how the crew of RIM survived
MARGARET – or what’s left of her
BIMCO warns of possible problems in port of Luanda
FPSO KWAME NKRUMAH arrives off Ghana
Pics of the day – SEA MARTEN and TORM CAROLINE ...
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Jun 23, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – MSC LOS ANGELES
Happy 150th Anniversary, railways
Missing aircraft found crashed in jungle – all on board confirmed dead
YESTERYEAR: those classic ships: CITY OF EXETER
Onne container terminal sets new targets
Pics of the day – TIGHT FIT ...
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Jun 22, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – CSC CYANITE
Search continues for Sundance’s missing mining executives
GoReefers cuts costs at Maputo
Shipping line news: bunker surcharges and container shortages
Piracy: former highjacked ship undergoes repairs
Brazilian Navy ships visit Walvis Bay
Pull up your trade socks, Clinton tells Africa
Pics of the day – TAGA BAY and UTOPIA ACE ...
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Jun 21, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – SAS MENDI
Kenya Shipping Report Q2 focuses on Lamu
Nigeria starts clearing sunken vessels in Lagos harbour
Piracy: new head of EU NAVFOR Op Atalanta takes over
Noose tightens round IRISL following new UN, US and EU sanctions
NSRI: Seriously ill seaman airlifted from bulk carrier at sea
Online courses contribute to port performance
Three new tugs for Luanda
Pics of the day – BOLERO and CHANG JIANG BRIDGE ...
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Jun 17, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – SPIRIT OF ENDURANCE
Gama says he will go to court to set aside hearing
Briefly from the ports
Piracy: Somali pirates become more daring and sophisticated
Port Maputo concession extended to 2033
Thomas Miller helps renovate Africa’s oldest ship
Australian firm signs contract to process coal in Mozambique
Mauritius joins 3PL heavy-lift network
China faces prospect of widespread strikes
Road to Maputo: Nelspruit Northern Bypass now open
Pics of the day – ORCA ...
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Jun 15, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Wednesday a public holiday - no news bulletin until Thursday ...
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Jun 15, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – REFLECT ARIES
Port statistics for May 2010 are now available
Beira dredging starts in July
News from international shipping
YESTERYEAR: those classic ships: SPYROS NIARCHOS
Oil production at Angola’s Bloc 17 passes billion-barrel mark
Nigeria uncovers irregularities in Lagos ports
Pics of the day – ROTTERDAM ...
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Jun 14, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – NILEDUTCH PROSPECTOR
Transnet pleased with financial results
Transnet divisional financial results for 2009/10
Maersk and Hamburg Süd beef up Asia/Africa/South America service
Piracy: Asian Glory released
New mineral port envisaged for Nacala
Tanker Monte Carlo absconds from Lobito
Tsunami warning for Indian Ocean region cancelled
Pics of the day – TASMAN MERMAID ...
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Jun 10, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – SAIGON QUEEN
Long awaited privatisation of SA branch lines
Obama administration committed to AGOA partnership with Africa
YESTERYEAR: those classic ships: SAS DURBAN
Illegal Somali immigrants die off Mozambique coast
Piracy : Libyan ship was abandoned after engine problems
Wilhelmsen Ships Service challenges traditional ships agency business
Developed world inhibits African trade – Report
Replace Africa aid with trade, rich countries told
TPT will remain open all Friday during soccer World Cup
Good read: South Africa’s way ahead: shall we samba?
Pics of the day – WESTERDAM ...
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Jun 9, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – TITUS
Apapa port operations threatened by ministerial order
Walvis Bay to host Holland America cruise ship WESTERDAM
South Africa’s coal exports to the east now top 50 percent
Cruising: MSC sets new destinations for SA summer season
News from the shipping lines
Nigeria and why so many vessels are abandoned
Pics of the day – SELI 1, the fire ...
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Jun 8, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – ANTWERP
Gama found guilty of charges brought by Transnet
Nigeria nabs more toxic waste being shipped in from Europe
YESTERYEAR: Those classic ships: SIR WILLIAM HOY
GAC Group receives IFC funding to support oil operations in Africa
New container ports planned for Angola
Piracy: Dutch to extradite Somalis to Germany
Pics of the day – RBO FIUGGI and BLACK MARLIN ...
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Jun 7, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – SKANDI BERGEN
New look coming for PORTS & SHIPS
Transnet blamed for recent strike
CMA CGM adds Durban as one of its transhipment centres
Transnet clarifies its role with DIA dig-out site
Piracy: Fatalities mount as crews fight back
SELI 1 catches fire, salvage crew rescued
Port news: APM Terminals invests heavily in Nigerian facility
Surf’s up!
Pic of the day – SMIT AMANDLA ...
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Jun 3, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
New look for PORTS & SHIPS
First view: MAHAWELI
President Zuma arrives in India
Row brewing over truck freight toll costs
Piracy – Libyans retake their ship but Panamanian ship QSM DUBAI is captured
NATO chairs counter piracy meeting in Bahrain
Decade-old US AGOA trade program assessed
Maersk secures new US Navy Military Sealift contracts
Rail strike over as workers accept PRASA offer
US and EU monitor top container lines for price fixing
Pics of the day – Floating dock ASABA GE ...
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Jun 2, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – MSC SANTHYA
Seychelles to seek India’s help with piracy
Mombasa to unveil plans for second container terminal
YESTERYEAR: those classic ships: BLOEMFONTEIN
South Africa faces another year of disappointing coal exports
Trade News: Basic ship paint technology course offered by SAMTRA
Maputo container terminal receives new equipment
Trade policies and the global economic crisis: the Sub-Saharan perspective
Pics of the day – SCF BYRRANGA and INGWEGWE ...
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June 1, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – AUTUMN WAVE
100 years ago.... the birth of a giant transport system
Passenger rail strike: Satawu consulting members over Prasa offer
Chinese firms urged to invest in Africa
Tribute to the late Peter Melliar
Trade News: marine diamonds remain forever
Van Oord wins contract to dredge Beira port
Broken floating dock to find rest and repair in Cape Town
Pics of the day – CRANE and UMALUSI ...
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May 31, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View ¨C THOR HANNE
Strike ends ¨C time to act on productivity
Indian Ocean countries to get tough on piracy
Durban¡¯s Island View 6 back in business
Breede becomes 1000th ship at Mossel Bay SPM
Saldanha: iron ore port on a roll
Likely delays as oil rig gets set to enter Cape Town harbour
Logwin opens subsidiary in Kenya
Pics of the day ¨C CMA CGM YANTIAN ...
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May 27, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
The 17-day Transnet strike came to an end today as Satawu accepted an 11% wage increase offer ...
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May 27, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – DONG HUA MEN
Strike settlement in sight – possible breakthrough as Transnet agrees to up its offer
Strike continues – BMW forced to cut back production
Metrorail arson condemned
Japan goes ahead with military base in Africa
YESTERYEAR – those classic ships : BOVENKERK
East London’s waterfront declared an eyesore
SAGA ROSE reappears
Bring on the big stuff says Durban harbourmaster
Piracy update – tanker attacked off Zanzibar
Pics of the day – BOURBON LIBERTY 116 ...
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May 26, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – GOLDEN GEORGIA
Strike continues – week 3 and mixed messages
Strike: Agricultural losses over R1bn - Joemat-Pettersson
Grindrod expands bunker barging business into Europe
Safmarine adds Sharjah to Gulf East Africa Service
Pics of the day – JAN LEEGHWATER ...
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May 24, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
The two-week long port and railway strike will continue indifintely and could be escalated ...
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May 21, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Transnet strike set to continue into next week ...
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May 20, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – FNS TONNERRE
Strike Latest: hopes for an end to strike as unions consider Transnet proposal
Floating hotel ship visits cancelled
Global push for action against piracy starts today
RN Marines sink two pirate boats
UN tightens noose around IRISL with sanctions
Coal – Riversdale ups development in Mozambique
The ups and downs of South Africa’s coal exports
Pics of the day – WILMA and STRADA CORSARA ...
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May 19, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – UTHUKELA
Wells appeals to striking workers to put South Africa first
Piracy: Yemen hands down death sentence as two highjacked ships reach Somali coast
Safmarine announces new Horn of Africa service
YESTERYEAR: Those classic ships – AFRICA SHELL
Trade News: Anchor Industries introduces new Vertex Webbing Slings to the market
Pics of the day – ILE DE BATZ ...
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May 18, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – AMBER LAGOON
Strike moves into second week with no solution in sight
Piracy – Russians deny wanting to kill Somalis
Damco joins DASH7 Alliance
Angolan company to export black granite to China
Royal Navy rescues Cape Town-bound yacht in deep South-Atlantic waters
Warning that Zimbabwe’s national railways faces collapse
More than 2000 containers stuck in Nigerian ports
Today’s recommended Read – Piracy may be the first international crime, says UN’s Ban
Pics of the day – OXL AVENIR ...
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May 17, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – ARCTIC REEFER
Strike continues – little cargo being uplifted at Durban or Cape Town
Train commuters become latest victims of striking labour
PRASA withdraws train services
Piracy: UK-flagged ship released after ransom is paid
Training: Auxiliary Boiler Familiarisation Course – Operational level
Nigeria: Congestion - National Assembly Committee to Push for New Port Development
Pics of the day – FNS TONNERRE ...
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May 13, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – ENSELENI
Strike enters fourth day and still no end in sight
Shipping lines return to profitability and increase services
Piracy: Two more ships captured, Eleni P and Panega
Mozambique nabs Iranian fishing vessel
Shell declares Force Majeure at Bonny Offshore
Wind farm for Coega and windy city
Namibia lends Angola a research vessel
Johannesburg/Durban plan needs further investigation - SARF
Pics of the day – OCEAN PRINCESS and MILLENIA TOWER ...
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May 12, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – OCEAN SEDNA
Strike set to continue as second union joins in
Mystery over ship in difficulty off Wild Coast
MOL increases BAF between SA and USA
Pirates release captured reefer ship
YESTERYEAR: Those classic ships - DANMARK
Somalia: Hizbul Islam rebels reject UN anti-piracy plan
Today’s recommended Read – The Greek economic crisis and the powerful force that unpredictable exogenous events can have on economies
Pics of the day – OXL AVENIR ...
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May 11, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – BOURBON THALIE
Transnet condemns violence as ports and railway services feel the strike
Seli wreck removal hits a snag
ZIM hikes rates to Africa
Beira development has port ‘buzzing’ with activity
DUT maritime students tour Durban harbour
EAC, COMESA, SADC to review railway treaties
Pics of the day – ZONDA ...
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May 10, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – SMIT AMANDLA
CLOSED – Expect ports to be hit by strike
South African Port Statistics for April now available
SA Port Statistics for the 2009/2010 financial year are now available
First call in Durban for Hanjin box ship
Piracy update: Russian Navy retakes tanker Moscow University, one dead but pirates released
Bad roads and inadequate rail force costs up
Today’s recommended Read – Old railway thinking stifles the 'can-do' mentality
Pics of the day – CHEMBULK TORTOLA and GRAND WAY ...
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May 6, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – GLORIOUS SUNRISE
Time for talking, not arguing as strike draws closer
Pirates seize another oil tanker
CMA CGM returns to profitability in first quarter
Mozambique to reveal plans for coal export infrastructure
Obstacle to trade: New visa requirements for drivers
Togo introduces new vehicle import regulations
International shipping calls on government intervention to curb piracy
Today’s recommended Read – Massive Southern Ocean current discovered
Pics of the day – MORNING GLORY III and YELLOWSTONE ...
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May 5, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – OCEAN PRINCESS
Radioactive waste dumped off Mozambique coast
UAL opens direct SA – Nigeria express route
Islamist group capture pirate port of Haradhere
Maputo container terminal introduces 24-hour cut-off points
Trade News: SA shipping company goes global
Mozambique loses USD 35 million a year to illegal fishing
Pics of the day – HARBOUR WORK BOATS ...
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May 4, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – STX ROSE I
Subtech tug REIER plays critical role in search for ship’s captain and wife
BIMCO calls on African countries to help with fighting piracy
Moatize and Benga coal mining to start in July
YESTERYEAR: Those classic ships - SA ORANJE
Trade News: Anchor Industries signs landmark distribution agreement
Safmarine recycles SAFMARINE COTONOU the green way
Liberia ships first logs after forestry ban is lifted
Pics of the day – RT ADRIAAN ...
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May 3, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – ENERGY PANTHER
Transnet strike to hit ports and railway operations
Mystery surrounding deaths on car carrier off Durban
French Navy nabs more pirates
Grindrod buys remainder of Fuelogic
Damco given Best Clearing Agent of the Year award
Zimbabwe begins refurbishing locomotives and rolling stock
Saga Rose mystery moves to Mozambique
Pics of the day – SERPENTINE ...
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Apr 29, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Transnet Unions to go on strike on 10 May ...
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Apr 29, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – STEN IDUN and PUJAWATI
UN Security Council calls for international piracy tribunals
Container scanner installed at Nacala port
NYK Logistics offers reefer and dry sailings from Europe to South Africa
Suez Canal Container Terminal takes four more supersize STS cranes
Trade News – Nigeria LNG commences live ops with Navarik Vetting™
Japan opens military base in Djibouti
Hapag-Lloyd Cruises offers young musicians the chance to compete for €15,000 prize
South Africa economy recovers, but risks remain – bank
SAGA ROSE remains in port at Richards Bay
Pics of the day – TOISA PUMA ...
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Apr 28, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
Piracy update – EU warships destroy pirate groups
EASSy cable is laid
MOL adds Lagos call to its Tangier-West Africa feeder service
CPI expected to ease in March
Maputo Corridor scores a first with BMW motor cars
Wartsila downgrades – 730 laid off in Finland
The saga of Saga Rose’s mystery voyage
Pics of the day – VINNI ...
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Apr 26, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – STAD AMSTERDAM
Zuma has frank discussion with top management
SA to push for Africa's economic integration
COSCO and Evergreen split Asia-Africa-ECSA service into two loops
Safmarine appoints new Chief Process Officer (CPO)
STAD AMSTERDAM, aka HMS Beagle, comes to town
CSCL posts USD 951 million loss but says 2010 will be better
Pics of the day – STAD AMSTERDAM ...
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Apr 23, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Saga Rose, one of the world's charismatic cruise ships, will arrive in Port Elizabeth on Saturday, but appears to be heading for the breakers ...
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Apr 22, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – DOLPHIN COAST
Shearwater to be sold in Durban on Friday
German company buys into CSAV
YESTERYEAR – those classic ships: MEDITERRANEAN STAR
Ethiopia, Djibouti row erupts over new port directive
Maersk slams Hamburg costs and productivity
IT boost to Damco Freight Logistics
Maritime Renaissance
CMA CGM takes delivery of new ship
Piracy: bulk carrier VOC DAISY highjacked east of Salalah
RedPrairie opens on the veld
Pics of the day – ATLANT REGINE and PENTOW SALVOR ...
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Apr 22, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – SVITZER MERINGA
South African ports and railways face strike threat
Three Thai vessels highjacked as pirates head towards India
Showing how it’s done – TransNamib CEO polices the level crossings
Japan charges New Zealand anti-whaling activist
Takoradi Port to be transformed
Ash Refugees
Pics of the day – IRAN SHARIATI and JOLLY BIANCO ...
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Apr 20, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – GRAND MARK
Toxic container on Maersk ship to be sent back to Europe
Unilog is renamed Grindrod Marine Services
Grindrod earnings fall 60% to R873 million
British House of Lords urges the placing of soldiers on ships
Nepad unveils project to attract investments into Africa
Pic of the day – USS ENTERPRISE CVN65 ...
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Apr 19, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – SALVERITAS
Strike today may affect ports and railways
Somali pirates face trial in Germany
IBSA summit ends on high note
Concern over Obama’s pirate executive order regarding payment of ransoms
South Dunes comes on board with RBCT
Global container traffic to reach 411.7m TEU by 2015 - report
Transnet’s BEE procurement hits 65 percent
Much ado over single ‘toxic’ container in Nigerian port
Spanish warship destroys pirate mother ship
Today’s recommended Read – The Eco, a single currency for West Africa – what’s in it for investors?
Pics of the day – HONG EXPRESS and HIGH STRENGTH ...
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Apr 15, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – ATLANTIC ELAND
MOL introduces changes to Africa trade network
High speed Durban-Johannesburg train again under consideration
Maersk adds Tincan Island to FEW1 service
Portugal to send aircraft, troops to counter Somali pirates
PetroSA begins preliminary work on its refinery
Watchdog releases list of 78 renamed Iran ships
Trade & Investment KZN inspired by Miami Boat Show
New generation of pirates fan out
DHL focuses on North Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa
Australian police arrest Shen Neng 1 master and watch officer
Pics of the day – TASCO 1, NEPTUNE FINDER and SALVERITAS ...
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Apr 14, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – HMS SCEPTRE
Slow steaming, rising peak season demand draw ships back into service
Nigeria: Lekki Port to service sub-regional consumers
Fog disrupts Cape Town port movement
Next IBSA summit kicks off Thursday
Cargo owner loses court claim for total loss after pirates seize ship
Piracy cuts oil production in Cameroon, threatens future investment
Pics of the day – SEVEN SEAS VOYAGER and MSC FABIENNE ...
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Apr 13, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
First View – ZUI YOH
South African Port statistics for March
New harbour tug for Port of Lobito
Piracy update: Turkish ship released and US Navy ship blasts pirate boat
YESTERYEAR : those classic ships – ARYA SEP
Nigerians nab crude oil thieves
Louis Dreyfus pulls out of discussion to invest with CMA CGM
HMS SCEPTRE sails from Simon’s Town
MAILBAG – readers write
Pics of the day – HELLESPONT DIONE ...
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Apr 12, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
IN THIS EDITION
First View – AKADEMIK ALEKSANDR KARPINSKIY
Navy, Security Forces and MCM engage in joint borderline patrol
Cruise ships avoid Tanzania, Zanzibar and Kenya because of piracy
Ford announces massive vehicle export investment programme
South Africa asks the US to roll over AGOA programme
Evergreen again talking of 100 new ships
DCD-Dorbyl upgrades blast shop near Sturrock dry dock
Pics of the day – CAMOCI ...
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Apr 8, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
IN THIS EDITION
First View – LS JACOBA
Captain Mike Brophy retires as SA’s chief harbour master
Two fishing vessel collide off Walvis Bay
Russia calls on UN to prevent pirates from escaping justice
Piracy. Dutch Navy recaptures highjacked container ship
Somalia asks for help with toxic waste dumped on its coast
New initiative launches DRC, Zambia and Namibia transport corridor
UAL gives Cape Town’s Remix Dance Company new lease of life
Turkish bulker YASIN C is highjacked by pirates
Maersk says it will break even this year
Pics of the day –SAFMARINE LUALABA ...
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Apr 7, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
IN THIS EDITION
First View - HMS SCEPTRE
SMIT International merges with Boskalis
Piracy - IMB warns shipping lines to be more vigilant further out from African coast
Safmarine appoints new Chief Commercial Officer
MOL challenges the future and announces three-year growth plan
Mozambique improves rail services with refurbished passenger carriages
NSRI wants some of its vehicles to carry emergency lights and sirens
US will lose a trade war with China - today's recommended read
Pics of the day - BALMORAL and AURORA ...
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Apr 6, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
IN THIS EDITION
First View – HMNZS CANTERBURY
TPT postpones Navis until mid year
Gale force South-Easter prevents Cape Town cruise ships from sailing
Richards Bay toll road shock
Piracy – another fully loaded supertanker SAMHO DREAM captured
Shipping lines raise rates for Indian Ocean islands and Africa
NYK bubbles with excitement as new ship is named
Results show economy is recovering
Pics of the day – BLUE SKY and BOURBON LIBERTY 218 ...
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Apr 1, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
IN THIS EDITION
First View – BALMORAL
Durban port entrance channel project completed ahead of schedule
Transnet’s statement on the harbour entrance widening project
New East Africa – Colombo service to commence in May
South Africa, China in R2.3 billion trade agreement
YESTERYEAR (those classic ships) : DUNBAR CASTLE
Piracy: ITF calls on all governments to help end Somali piracy
Third new Voith tug is launched for TNPA
Trade to expand by 9.5% in 2010 after a dismal 2009, WTO reports
Dormac Marine takes top BEE awards
Today’s recommended Read – Southern Africa must reclaim control over EPA talks
Pics of the day – RISING SUN and DUCK FORTUNE ...
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Mar 31, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
IN THIS EDITION
First View – IN SUNG 8
Promising start for Ngqura Container Terminal
APM developing Apapa Container Terminal to be the best in the world
African economies should unite - Zuma
RVR shareholders agree on redeveloping 1200-km Uganda - Kenya railway
Transnet gets into the spirit of the 2010 soccer world cup
Fishy Story..... US Court stops closure of canal
Expert warns East Africa against replacing rail gauge
Pic of the day – BALMORAL ...
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Mar 30, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
IN THIS EDITION
First View – HMS SCOTT
RBCT achieves level 3 with broad-based black economic empowerment (BBBEE)
Safmarine withdraws from Europe-Asia trade but strengthens its Med – West Central Asia service
Maruba includes Durban in its planned new Round the World schedule
Piracy – more ships come under attack
Lobito port statistics for 2009
Two oil rigs may be heading for Walvis Bay
Tanker goes aground in Suez Canal
Pics of the day – PEARL K and ATLANTIC BREEZE ...
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Mar 29, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
IN THIS EDITION
First View – QUEEN MARY 2
Transnet reacts to regulator’s ruling on pipeline tariff
Transnet says outlook review is no reflection on its financial strength
Drewry advises shippers to add a day for slow steaming
Why coal is the best way to power SA's growth
NSRI rescues trawler off Cape Point
Trade News – Fastlift completes refurbishment of first AWD crane
Pics of the day – QUEEN MARY 2 ...
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Mar 25, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
IN THIS EDITION
First View – QUEEN MARY 2
Maiden voyage of QUEEN MARY 2 to a South Africa port – Durban’s does her proud
Orthodox economics failing South Africa - Patel
CPI falls to 5.7 percent in February
Strong punt to make Dar es Salaam the East African Community port
MOL introduces diesel particulate filter to ships using MFO
Concern over Nigerian port congestion
Annual Chevron maintenance shutdown at Cape Town
Arlona completes new equipment for Durban Container Terminal
Piracy – Two more ships, Frigia and Talca highjacked while pirate dies from gunshot in third attack
MOL adjusts rotation on West African (ARN) service
Pics of the day – QUEEN MARY 2 in Durban ...
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Mar 24, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
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Mar 23, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
IN THIS EDITION
First View – GLOBAL OJI
Upbeat forecast as Transnet announces 5-year corporate plan
TFR saga continues – two senior managers dismissed
Management reshuffle for K-Line
Luanda ban on used cars at port
Piracy – New aggressive EU offensive is having results
ITF asks for more action against piracy
Specialist on Incoterms and Customs practice to speak at Durban conference
International Lighthouse Association conference underway at Cape Town
Injured sailor airlifted from CSCL Sydney off Saldanha
Pics of the day – NORMAN CLOUGH and DAE SAN ...
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Mar 21, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
The Port of Durban has agreed to open the new North Pier to the public for the visit of Cunard's Queen Mary 2...
Due to tomorrow's public holiday there will be no news bulletin on Monday (22 March) ...
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Mar 18, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
IN THIS EDITION
First View – HMS SCOTT
Transnet Freight Rail starts winning back freight from road
Demand may bring Riversdale’s Benga coal mine forward
Return to slow steaming reduces container ship layups
Tanzania president calls for interconnected railway
Pirates attack Dutch warship
Rio Tinto and Chinalco mend fences over Guinea ore project
Trade news – Arlona completes new grab for Bidfreight Port Operations
Pics of the day – MARY THE QUEEN ...
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Mar 17, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
IN THIS EDITION
First View – NILEDUTCH SHENZHEN
South African Abalone bound for Asia seized in Mozambique
Pirates release MV THERESA VIII
YESTERYEAR and those classic ships - JAGERSFONTEIN
EU naval and air forces and Seychellois Coast Guard strike at pirate group
Scary video clip of tug being crushed by container ship
Pic of the day – DELPHIN VOYAGER ...
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Mar 16, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
IN THIS EDITION
First View – DISCOVERY
Wilh Wilhelmsen intends to restructure
WFP to help expand Bossasso port
Pirates attack German container vessel Lübeck, open fire
International navies take the attack to the pirate mother ships
Mombasa hit by insurance premium
Nigerian government tells contractor to ‘pull finger’ with Onitsha inland river port
Cyclone Hubert devastates southeast coast of Madagascar
Suez ports shut because of sand storms
Pics of the day – ETEL ...
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Mar 15, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
IN THIS EDITION
First View – IRIS
APM Terminals named preferred bidder for Monrovia
QUEEN MARY 2 to dock at O shed in Durban
Shipping line news – MOL revises Asia-South Africa-South America service
Shipping line news - CCNI, Hanjin Shipping, Hapag-Lloyd, Wanhai and Zim in new service alliance
Warning of al-Qaeda attempts on shipping in Red Sea
Eight Somali pirates sentenced to 20 years for piracy
NATO extends its mandate to perform anti-piracy missions off Somalia
Singapore extends its port dues moratorium
Today’s recommended Read – Africa’s new oil hotspots
Pics of the day – MARY THE QUEEN and ORCA ...
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Mar 11, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
IN THIS EDITION
First View – QUEEN MARY 2
Transnet denies reports of a new coal terminal for Richards Bay
Hamburg celebrates newest jewel in MSC Crociere fleet
SA Navy to send frigates to guard soccer stadiums
Classics of Yesteryear - Boissevain
Up to 140 oil rigs for the Lagos coast
No way to run a railway - Tanzania Railways prepares to lay off 1,000 employees
Uganda streamlines vehicle importation process
Disappointing month for RBCT
Nigeria spends USD125m to fix roads leading to ports and refineries
Today’s recommended Read – New piracy levy to push up the cost of imported goods
Pics of the day - HESPERIDES ...
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Mar 10, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
IN THIS EDITION
First View – SAFMARINE ASIA
Maersk reinstates Farrell Lines
Kenyan-flagged Spanish fishing vessel highjacked by pirates
UBT Ocean reported off Haradere in Somalia
Call on African countries to help prosecute Somali pirates
SkySails sets sail on a fishing trawler
East London port’s future hanging in the balance
Sea Rescue – NSRI rescues divers from sinking craft
Walvis Bay synchrolift back in service
Zambia identifies Glencore as preferred bidder to supply petroleum feedstock
Pics of the day – PRISCO ABAKAN ...
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Mar 9, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
IN THIS EDITION
First View – ZEUS
SA port statistics for February are now available
For the record
DOULOS has chance of a new life
MSC’s Aponte says shippers drove rates too low
Piracy is now big business, and outside organisations are benefiting, says new report
East African conference to discuss railway revival
Book Review: Lighthouses of South Africa
Today’s recommended Read –Combating maritime piracy – a policy brief
Pics of the day – Durban’s wider entrance channel ...
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Mar 8, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
IN THIS EDITION
First View – BREEDE
Moatize is reached as rail rehab of Sena line presses forward
Cape Town Container Terminal Expansion off to a good start in third year
AP Moller-Maersk earnings plummet USD4 billion
MSC Cruises places order for new Fantasia class ship
Piracy – Ship highjacked off Madagascar
Paul Scannel and Felix Scheder-Bieschin elected as chairman and vice-chairman of SAASOA
PIL launches multi purpose China – Africa service
Margaret loses some of her cargo
Transnet issues statement on its pipeline tariff application
Today’s recommended Read – Killer wave strikes cruise ship
Pics of the day – LONDON ...
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Mar 4, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
IN THIS EDITION
First View – FGS NIEDERSACHSEN
Piracy report – Saudi products tanker captured
News from the world of shipping
Tanker detained at Dar es Salaam for unloading dirty fuel
MAGNIFICA – The world’s most modern fleet continues to grow
Marine police training facility planned for Lake Victoria
News clips – Keeping it brief: Namibian Marine Corps graduate & Tanzania has problem with rail contract
Today’s recommended Read – Shipbreaking: fears that clampdown in Asia will send toxic trade to Africa
Pics of the day – STENA FR8 1 ...
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Mar 3, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
IN THIS EDITION
First View – SEVEN NAVICA
South Africa’s road network is deteriorating - Cronin
Piracy - Danish warship sinks pirate mother ship
Transnet may develop LPG facility at Saldanha
Finland helps fund Walvis Bay Corridor Group
New SA polar supply and research vessel to have Wärtsilä engines
News clips – Keeping it brief
Pics of the day – POLARIS LEADER ...
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Mar 2, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
IN THIS EDITION
First View – SEVAN DRILLER
EU Commission critical of US plans for 100 percent scanning of containers
Elgin Brown & Hamer downsizes in Walvis Bay
News from the shipping lines
Views from the cruise ship AMSTERDAM
Transnet projects to create 300,000 jobs
Richards Bay stowaways arrested in Denmark
Today’s recommended Read – EU criticises US legislation for 100% scanning of containers
Pic of the day – MSC AURELIE ...
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Mar 1, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
IN THIS EDITION
First View – JOLLY VERDE
Soccer fans have two luxury ships to enjoy
Piracy – Somali govt turns to diplomacy
Egypt says Costa Cruises must pay for damage to quay
Cruise industry weathers storm - confident with new ships and innovation, part 2
Will the new Customs Control Act dig into your pocket?
News clips – Keeping it brief
Pics of the day – RONALD H BROWN and STELLAR CUPID ...
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Feb 25, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
IN THIS EDITION
First View – INGRID McCALL
Salvage contractor dies on board the MARGARET
News from the shipping lines
Cruise industry weathers storm - confident with new ships and innovation
New appointments at Maputo Port Development Company
US-Africa trade under AGOA stands at USD104 billion
News clips – Keeping it brief
Pics of the day – MAERSK NAHA ...
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Feb 24, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
IN THIS EDITION
First View – SEVAN DRILLER
Controlled explosion to free the wreck called MARGARET
South Africa’s GDP exceeds market expectations
News from the shipping lines
Damco expands into strategic Horn of Africa
North Korean arms shipment intercepted by South Africa
Piracy update – US Navy grabs eight pirates, stops attack
News clips – Keeping it brief
Pics of the day – MARY ARCTICA and BOW HARMONY ...
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Feb 24, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
IN THIS EDITION
First View – SEVAN DRILLER
Controlled explosion to free the wreck called MARGARET
South Africa’s GDP exceeds market expectations
News from the shipping lines
Damco expands into strategic Horn of Africa
North Korean arms shipment intercepted by South Africa
Piracy update – US Navy grabs eight pirates, stops attack
News clips – Keeping it brief
Pics of the day – MARY ARCTICA and BOW HARMONY ...
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Feb 23, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
IN THIS EDITION
First View – MSC CARLA
Economists upbeat about GDP figures
Piracy update – NATO issues new warning
South Africa, China to boost relations
New face in cyberspace for Safmarine
PricewaterhouseCoopers: Shipping survey reveals challenging times ahead
News clips – Keeping it brief
Pics of the day – MAERSK BRATAN ...
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Feb 22, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
IN THIS EDITION
First View – SANKO CROCUS and AFRICAN LIFTER
Industrial plan to create 2.4 million jobs
Overhead cable theft causing serious disruptions to rail services
IVS’ Tim McClure to retire
TPT satisfied with progress at Ngqura
Trade News - Anchor Industries to participate in Oil & Gas Africa 2010 exhibition
News clips – Keeping it brief
Today’s recommended Read – Jewel of Muscat sets sail
Pics of the day – HORIZON and BREEDE ...
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Feb 18, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
IN THIS EDITION
First View – EAST and BARGE EIDE 42
Delays under the hot sun at Durban Container Terminal
Refinery or bust for Coega – now it’s up to Pretoria
Pirate or hero? New Zealander remains on Japanese whaler
News from the shipping lines
The Budget: New model of growth, job creation identified
Trade News - New US Coast Guard cutters to be protected with Cathelco systems
News clips – Keeping it brief
Today’s recommended Read – SA Inc would use rail if capacity were available, survey shows
Pics of the day – NAKSKOV MAERSK and BRITISH CHIVALRY ...
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Feb 17, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
IN THIS EDITION
First View – EAST
Safmarine adds direct East Africa service from Far East
RMS St HELENA stops calling at Walvis Bay from today
EASSy cable comes ashore in Zululand
NSRI Durban honours the heroes
US Navy conducts additional Africa Station exercises with Nigerian Navy
News clips – Keeping it brief
Today’s recommended Read – Grindrod the best company over a decade
Pics of the day –CRYSTAL SERENITY ...
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Feb 16, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
IN THIS EDITION
First View – GEOHOLM
Transnet places dry dock units on the market
Piracy – Somalia hands down stiff sentences
News from the shipping lines
Eskom can’t be a player and referee - Zuma
Freight Forwarding – FedEx expands worldwide operations
News clips – Keeping it brief
Pics of the day – German Navy warships arriving for Exercise Good Hope 4 ...
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Feb 15, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
IN THIS EDITION
First View – MAERSK DOUGLAS and MAERSK DETROIT
Shake up for freight forwarding industry as EU probes anti trust activity
News from the shipping lines
Piracy – Elders call for release of British yachting couple
Fares to be halved on Maputo-Matola ferry
Nigeria detains tanker caught bunkering at Warri
Today’s recommended Read – Bronze Age shipwreck found off Devon coast
Pics of the day –FINNMARKEN ...
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Feb 11, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
IN THIS EDITION
First View – CRYSTAL SERENITY
Margaret on the rocks
Strike threatens Port of Mombasa with congestion
Phoenician replica ship sails unexpectedly into Durban
al Qaeda threat to close Red Sea to shipping
Navy news – the Germans arrive for Exercise Good Hope
Piracy – highjacked ship is released
Today’s recommended Read – Comparing the Kyoto Protocol and the Copenhagen Accord
Pics of the day – SAFMARINE ANDISA ...
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Feb 10, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
IN THIS EDITION
First View – ELIZE
Transnet unveils new funding milestone
Piracy – Shipping Association warns that Somali piracy methods could be copied
Naval base planned for Walvis Bay
Interesting salvage ruling involving parties acting in the course and scope of statutory duties
Secretary-General calls for stronger partnership for African development
News clips – Keeping it brief
Today’s recommended Read – Wider Panama Canal could change shipping
Pics of the day – OMEGA BAY and PURPLE BEACH ...
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Feb 9, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
IN THIS EDITION
First View – Dr. FRIDTJOF NANSEN
Eye on East Africa – rail links in the news
QE2 for sale – shock revelation
Opposition to British nuclear submarine HMS Sceptre visit
Piracy – Iranian claim that Asian Glory is carrying arms
GAC reaches out to seafarers in Year of the Seafarer
News clips – Keeping it brief
Today’s recommended Read – Jinja Pier (a.k.a. Rippon Pier) – Lake Victoria’s Lost Port
Pics of the day – WESTERDEICH ...
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Feb 8, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
IN THIS EDITION
First View – AGUSTA GRAND
Wells denies plans to change South Africa’s rail gauge
Piracy – Pirates captured while attacking ship
RBCT bullish about improving markets and supply
Cost of Transnet infrastructure increases
South Africa to have transport info hub for 2010
News clips – Keeping it brief
Pics of the day – FGS WESTERWALD and SIMON’S TOWN DOCKYARD CONCERT ...
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Feb 4, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
IN THIS EDITION
First View – MAINPORT ASH
Port statistics for January now available here
Piracy report – Expect Somali piracy to last a long time, says EU admiral
News from the shipping lines
India’s RITES offers for sale its 51 percent in Tanzania Railways
Curfew on the Lagos waterways restricts vessel movements
Trade News – Anchor Industries receives large shipment of stud link chain
News clips – Keeping it brief
Today’s recommended Read – Shipping Firms Pass on Piracy Charges to Local Importers
Pics of the day – SILVER WIND and USS NICHOLAS ...
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Feb 3, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
IN THIS EDITION
First View – CREST STAR 2
Piracy report – Eukor car carrier Asian Glory a floating pirate fortress
DP World terminals see 8 percent drop to 25.6m TEU
News from the shipping lines
First train reaches Moatize
Nigerian militants call off the truce – Niger Delta again a no-go zone
News clips – Keeping it brief
Today’s recommended read – Helping out in Haiti
Pics of the day – STOLT AQUAMARINE ...
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Feb 1, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
IN THIS EDITION
First View – USS NICHOLAS and HSV-2 SWIFT
Navies to take up coordinated patrol areas off Somalia
US Navy exercises option on Austal’s Joint High Speed Vessel programme
News from the shipping lines
South Africa looks to increase coal exports
Piracy - Senior UN official urges broad-based approach to fight piracy
News clips – Keeping it brief
Today’s recommended Read – Boxlines are getting the message
Pics of the day – OCEANIC IN DISTRESS ...
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Jan 28, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
The recently ransomed supertanker MARAN CENTAURUS, which was captured by Somali pirates, has arrived off Durban ...
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Jan 28, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
IN THIS EDITION
First View – MAURANGER
US Navy ships heading for South Africa
Mbeki addresses Africa’s relationship with Africom
News from the shipping lines
December CPI increases to 6.3 percent
Kenya’s rail tender to be launched next week
Piracy – US security company introduces fast patrol boats into Horn of Africa
News clips – Keeping it brief
Today’s Recommended Read – A year of global shipping routes mapped by GPS
Pics of the day – OCEANIC and MAMOSA CHAMPION ...
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Jan 27, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
IN THIS EDITION
First View – SKUA
NYK looks to invest in Brazil port
WSC proposes Global Vessel Efficiency system to reduce carbon emissions
Africa-US tanker rate nears 17-month high
Piracy – more frustration at lack of action
New deal likely for troubled Rift Valley Railway
News clips – Keeping it brief
Today’s recommended Read – How plan to privatise railway became country’s public sector reform nightmare
Pic of the day – GEOWAVE MASTER ...
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Jan 26, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
IN THIS EDITION
First View – ATLANTIC ELAND
News from the shipping lines
Marcus expected to leave repo rate unchanged
Tanzania will revoke railway concession in February
Piracy report – Frustration builds at world’s impotence
News clips – Keeping it brief
Today’s recommended Read – CMA CGM cancellations hurt Korean yards
Pics of the day – MOL HONOR ...
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Jan 25, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
IN THIS EDITION
First View – BELUGA HOUSTON
Port Regulator rejects TNPA proposal for tariff increases
Grindrod expects sharp turnaround in financial results
News from Mozambique – Beira fire destroys two fishing vessels
Wärtsilä cuts jobs and announces relocation to China
Trade News – Volkswagen South Africa introduces new Polo range
News clips – Keeping it brief
Today’s recommended Read – Boiling Point
Pics of the day – VLADIMIR IGNETUK icebreaker ...
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Jan 21, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
IN THIS EDITION
First View – SUEZ
Container volumes turn but 10% of ships remain idle
Nigerian tug OSAYAME finally paid up and free to go
Beluga takes delivery of super heavylift ship
Nigeria dry ports will help decongest its seaports, says Shippers Council
Cruising along the famed North West Passage with the HANSEATIC
News clips – Keeping it brief
Today’s recommended Read – African navies are declining
Pics of the day – LIBRA IPANEMA ...
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Jan 20, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
IN THIS EDITION
First View – MSC BARBARA
Nigeria introduces cargo tracking levy
Further USD852 million wanted for Cameroon’s Limbe port development
Uganda lake ferry breaks down in mid lake
Piracy – Greek bulker evades capture
Cruise ships continue calling at Haiti
News clips – Keeping it brief
Pics of the day – EQUINE / WINNER 6 and MARIA ELISE ...
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Jan 19, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
IN THIS EDITION
First View – FAIRMOUNT EXPEDITION
US Navy programme of helping Africa combat piracy & illegal fishing deemed a success
Somali pirates fight over largest ever ransom
Tanzania railway project boosted by USD 8.15million viability funding
China a net coal importer in 2009 – augurs well for South African exports
Yemen - Horn of Africa: African arrivals in 2009 up by 55 percent
News clips – Keeping it brief
Today’s recommended Read – frustration at impotence of international community over piracy
Pic of the day – DIANA C ...
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Jan 18, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
IN THIS EDITION
First View – EQUINE
South Africa-bound Maruba ship held up in Rio de Janeiro over bunkers
São Tome and Príncipe port construction delayed
News from the shipping lines
Piracy at six year high, ICC-IMB reports
Trade News – Sleepers for Saldanha
News clips – Keeping it brief
Today’s recommended Read – World’s first fuel cell ship docks in Copenhagen
Pics of the day – SEVEN NAVICA ...
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Jan 14, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
IN THIS EDITION
First View – FJORD
Port statistics for December 2009 now available
China may finance new Lamu port
Cruise News – Queen Elizabeth hits the water and Silversea considers another newbuild
Mauritius gives the nod to armed guards on ships
SAMTRA to hold Ship Security Officer’s Course
News clips – Keeping it brief
Today’s recommended Read – Carriers move full speed into slow steaming
Pic of the day – SELI and LOVESTAR II ...
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Jan 13, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
IN THIS EDITION
First View – HELLESPONT DEFIANCE
New life for Dar es Salaam – Zambia railway link
Transnet signs order for new locomotives
Customs tips from Customs@Wylie
News from the shipping lines
German ferries for Kenya
News clips – Keeping it brief
Today’s recommended Read – East Africa looks to revive its railway network
Pics of the day – SEA LION 1 ...
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Jan 11, 2010
Author: Terry Hutson
Shipping, freight, trade and transport related news of interest for Africa
IN THIS EDITION
First View – ORCA
Maputo ramps up the volumes as more ships arrive
Disappointing coal results for Richards Bay
News from the shipping lines
Piracy Report – ships captured and released over New Year
IMO message to all seafarers
Today’s recommended Read – Nigeria as a terror ground – Africom says commander says he is “not aware”
Pics of the day – ALIOTH and LIAN CHUAN SHENG 66 ...
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