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African shipping news from gCaptain – Gulf of Guinea piracy, West Africa port development, Cape route diversions, and sub-Saharan trade coverage.

Thursday, August 24, 2023
FILE PHOTO: The Léon Thévenin near Buitenratel, Belgium. Photo: Hans Hillewaert/CC BY-SA 4.0
News

Ship Sent to Repair Cut Internet Cables Off Africa’s West Coast

(Bloomberg) — Fiber-optic cables that were damaged by a rockfall in an undersea canyon, resulting in slow internet connections in some parts of Africa,

August 24, 2023
Total Views: 5401

Tuesday, August 15, 2023
two tankers conduct ship-to-ship transfer
Shipping

Russian Oil Switched Between Tankers Off Spanish Enclave After Four-Month Hiatus

(Bloomberg) — Russia’s flagship crude oil was switched between tankers off the coast of a Spanish enclave in north Africa after a four-month hiatus in

August 15, 2023
Total Views: 13874

Thursday, July 27, 2023
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting
Shipping

Putin Rewards African Allies With Promise of Free Grain

(Bloomberg) — Russian President Vladimir Putin promised to send free grain to six African countries that have strong ties with Moscow. Putin made the

July 27, 2023
Total Views: 1673

Wednesday, June 21, 2023
File photo of an offshore drillship
Energy

Offshore Oil Spending to Rise More Than 20% This Year

HOUSTON, June 21 (Reuters) – Offshore oil and gas exploration spending will increase more than 20% globally this year and the growth will continue

June 21, 2023
Total Views: 825

Monday, May 29, 2023
Second U.N.-Facilitated Shipment Of Russian Fertilizer From EU Reaches Africa
Shipping

Second U.N.-Facilitated Shipment Of Russian Fertilizer From EU Reaches Africa

VILNIUS, May 29 (Reuters) – A second shipment of Russian-origin fertilizer facilitated by the United Nations’ World Food Programme has

May 29, 2023
Total Views: 1654

Sunday, January 22, 2023
Port of Lekki, Nigeria
Photo

Nigeria’s New Port Doubles Cargo Capacity

by Ayodeji Olukoju (University of Lagos) Three-quarters of the world is covered by water and up to 90% of world trade is seaborne. Seaports and shipping are

January 22, 2023
Total Views: 3513

Saturday, September 17, 2022
U.N. Ship Leaves Ukraine With Wheat For Ethiopia
Shipping

U.N. Ship Leaves Ukraine With Wheat For Ethiopia

KYIV, Sept 17 (Reuters) – The third vessel charted by the United Nations World Food Program (WFP), left Ukraine’s Chornomorsk Black Sea port with

September 17, 2022
Total Views: 2107

Sunday, August 28, 2022
Port Upgrade Raises Somaliland’s Hopes For Trade
Ports

Port Upgrade Raises Somaliland’s Hopes For Trade

May Darwich, Jutta Bakonyi (The Conversation)–Berbera port is the main overseas trade gateway of the breakaway Republic of Somaliland. The port city

August 28, 2022
Total Views: 1395

Saturday, August 20, 2022
Mozambique To Export First LNG As Global Natural-Gas Prices Soar
Shipping

Mozambique To Export First LNG As Global Natural-Gas Prices Soar

By Matthew Hill and Sergio Chapa (Bloomberg) –Mozambique is poised to ship its first cargo of liquefied natural gas overseas, joining the ranks of

August 20, 2022
Total Views: 2432

Sunday, August 14, 2022
First Humanitarian Ship In Ukraine Set To Depart For Africa
Shipping

First Humanitarian Ship In Ukraine Set To Depart For Africa

By Andrea Shalal YUZHNE, Ukraine, Aug 14 (Reuters) – The United Nations-chartered ship Brave Commander will depart Ukraine for Africa in coming

August 14, 2022
Total Views: 886

Monday, July 11, 2022
LNG terminal in Barcelona, Spain
News

The ESG Hypocrisy Of Shipping LNG To Europe

Is shipping LNG from Africa to Europe a proper Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) step towards sustainability or is it a new form of colonialism? By

July 11, 2022
Total Views: 3136

Monday, April 11, 2022
Indian Ocean cyclones Africa
Marine Weather

Deadly Ocean Cyclones Near Africa Are Becoming More Severe

By Antony Sguazzin (Bloomberg) The deadly cyclones and tropical storms that battered southern Africa this year were made more severe by climate change,

April 11, 2022
Total Views: 2757

Tuesday, October 12, 2021
Ports

DP World Pledges $1.7 Billion In African Ports Deal

By Antony Sguazzin (Bloomberg) DP World and CDC Group have formed a partnership to develop ports in Africa and committed to spending $1.72 billion on

October 12, 2021
Total Views: 1347

Tuesday, September 21, 2021
cosco shipping
Shipping

US And China Compete To Rebuild Sudan’s State Shipping Firm

By Mohammed Alamin (Bloomberg) Sudan’s state shipping company is considering a Chinese offer to revamp a fleet that’s shrunk to just one boat as the

September 21, 2021
Total Views: 1763

Wednesday, August 9, 2017
maersk freight cargo
News

Maersk Family Holding Company Launches Africa Infrastructure Fund

COPENHAGEN, Aug 9 (Reuters) – A.P. Moller Holding, which controls Danish shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk, said Wednesday it has launched a new fund

August 9, 2017
Total Views: 96

Wednesday, July 8, 2015
African Union Troops Somalia
News

Somalia Appeals To UN Court in Maritime Spat With Kenya

By Mohamed Sheikh Nor (Bloomberg) Somalia, which has mainland Africa’s longest coastline, plans to pursue its case in a maritime dispute with Kenya at the

July 8, 2015
Total Views: 117

Sunday, July 5, 2015
Kenya’s Mombasa Port Sacks 27 Strike Leaders
News

Kenya’s Mombasa Port Sacks 27 Strike Leaders

By Joseph Akwiri MOMBASA, July 4 (Reuters) – East Africa’s biggest port in the Kenyan city of Mombasa said on Saturday it had dismissed 27 workers

July 5, 2015
Total Views: 53

Sunday, March 15, 2015
Tanzania Dreams Big With Major Port Project
News

Tanzania Dreams Big With Major Port Project

In its heyday, Bagamayo was a gateway to the heart of Africa for colonisers, with trade goods surging in from the Indian Ocean, and timber, ivory and countless

March 15, 2015
Total Views: 79

Thursday, May 9, 2013
Maersk Targets Africa Port Accords After Winning Ivory Coast Bid
Ports

Maersk Targets Africa Port Accords After Winning Ivory Coast Bid

A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S aims to win more African port contracts after a group to which it belongs was selected to build and run a container terminal in Ivory

May 9, 2013
Total Views: 68

Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Djibouti_Port. Image courtesy CharlesFred
Ports

Djibouti to Raise $5.9 Billion From Investors for Port Infrastructure

Projects include a doubling of capacity at the Doraleh container port to 3 million containers a year by 2015, which would rank it as the Africa's biggest

May 8, 2013
Total Views: 138