south africa


Wednesday, April 13, 2022
South Africa’s Durban Port Resumes Operations After Flood
Ports

South Africa’s Durban Port Resumes Operations After Flood

JOHANNESBURG, April 13 (Reuters) – South Africa’s Transnet has begun a gradual resumption in operations at the minerals export hub

April 13, 2022
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Tuesday, April 12, 2022
Heavy Storm Knocks Down Containers And Floods The Port Of Durban
Marine Weather

Heavy Storm Knocks Down Containers And Floods The Port Of Durban

by Helen Reid (Reuters) – South Africa’s state-owned logistics firm Transnet suspended its Durban port operations from 1930 local time on Monday

April 12, 2022
Total Views: 6532

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: 2726

Sunday, April 10, 2022
The Icebreaker That Found The Endurance Is Vital For Climate Science
Environment

The Icebreaker That Found The Endurance Is Vital For Climate Science

by Sarah Fawcett– (The Conversation)-It was 1914 when the English explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton set sail on his Imperial Trans-Antarctic

April 10, 2022
Total Views: 6422

Friday, March 4, 2022
Ships Sail For South African Coal After Russia Sanctions
Ports

Ships Sail For South African Coal After Russia Sanctions

By Paul Burkhardt (Bloomberg) Europe’s surging demand for coal is reviving an infrequent trade lane for shipments from South African mines. The fossil fuel

March 4, 2022
Total Views: 8133

Friday, January 14, 2022
Offshore,Seismic,Research,Vessel,Guns,And,Cables. Photo: cacar/Shutterstock
Environment

Weeks After Victory Over Shell, Offshore Activists Target Another Oil Exploration Project in South African Waters

By Paul Burkhardt (Bloomberg) Just weeks after Royal Dutch Shell Plc was forced by a court to suspend a seismic survey seeking hydrocarbons in South African

January 14, 2022
Total Views: 1868

Thursday, January 6, 2022
Shell Seismic ship Amazon Warrior
Offshore

Shell Seismic Ship Booted From South Africa After Activist Win Court Case

By Paul Burkhardt (Bloomberg) A seismic survey vessel hired by Royal Dutch Shell to look for potential oil and gas fields is on course to leave South African

January 6, 2022
Total Views: 2775

Sunday, December 5, 2021
South Africans Protest Against Shell Oil Exploration In Pristine Wild Coast
Environment

South Africans Protest Against Shell Oil Exploration In Pristine Wild Coast

By Siyabonga Sishi PORT EDWARD, South Africa, Dec 5 (Reuters) – South Africans took to their beaches on Sunday to protest against plans by Royal Dutch

December 5, 2021
Total Views: 1564

Friday, December 3, 2021
seismic survey vessel
Offshore

Shell to Start Seismic Surveys Offshore South Africa After Court Win

By Paul Burkhardt (Bloomberg) — A South African court has ruled that Royal Dutch Shell Plc can proceed with a seismic survey offshore South

December 3, 2021
Total Views: 624

Tuesday, November 30, 2021
No Cruise Ship Cheer for Cape Town Tourism Amid Omicron Alarm
Cruise Ships

No Cruise Ship Cheer for Cape Town Tourism Amid Omicron Alarm

By Wendell Roelf CAPE TOWN, Nov 30 (Reuters) – The docking of the Europa passenger liner in Cape Town on Tuesday was meant to be a ribbon-cutting

November 30, 2021
Total Views: 1273

Friday, November 12, 2021
Bulk Carrier Spewing Toxic Fumes Moved Offshore in South Africa
Shipping

Bulk Carrier Spewing Toxic Fumes Moved Offshore in South Africa

A bulk carrier carrying a chemical cargo has been given the boot from South Africa’s Port of Durban after it began spewing toxic fumes during cargo

November 12, 2021
Total Views: 5694

Tuesday, October 19, 2021
durban port harbor deepening
Ship Fires

Transnet Probes Fires That Ignited South African Ports Last Week

By Felix Njini (Bloomberg) Transnet SOC, South Africa’s state-owned ports and freight-rail company, is investigating the cause of fires that disrupted bulk

October 19, 2021
Total Views: 1162

Tuesday, July 27, 2021
Port of Durban south africa.File photo: Shutterstock/michaeljung
Maritime Security Incidents

Crippled South African Port Network Declares Force Majeure

South Africa’s state-owned ports and freight-rail company, Transnet, has declared force majeure after disruptions caused by a cyberattack last week. The

July 27, 2021
Total Views: 2245

Friday, July 23, 2021
durban port harbor deepening
Ports

Transnet Identifies Source of IT ‘Disruption’ at South African Container Ports

By Felix Njini (Bloomberg) — Transnet SOC Ltd., South Africa’s state-owned ports and freight-rail company, said it had identified the source of the

July 23, 2021
Total Views: 1816

Thursday, July 22, 2021
Port of Durban south africa.File photo: Shutterstock/michaeljung
Ports

South Africa Port Operations Disrupted as Transnet Hit by Cyber Attack

By Zandi Shabalala and Tanisha Heiberg JOHANNESBURG, July 22 (Reuters) – A cyber attack has disrupted container operations at the South African port of

July 22, 2021
Total Views: 967

Friday, July 16, 2021
durban port harbor deepening
Shipping

South Africa’s Transnet Reports Progress at Durban and Richards Bay Ports After Days of Unrest

JOHANNESBURG, July 16 (Reuters) – South Africa’s Transnet on Friday said road closures and fuel and food shortages are constraining its supply

July 16, 2021
Total Views: 2708

Wednesday, July 14, 2021
Durban Looting
Maritime Security Incidents

Maersk Shuts Down Durban Depots As Looting Continues

by Wendell Roelf (Reuters) Maersk has shut down all its depots, warehouses and cold stores in Durban and Johannesburg, a company spokeswoman said on Wednesday,

July 14, 2021
Total Views: 21651

Tuesday, June 22, 2021
Port of Durban south africa.File photo: Shutterstock/michaeljung
Ports

South Africa to Revamp its Ailing Port System

CAPE TOWN, June 22 (Reuters) – South Africa’s National Ports Authority (NPA) will operate as a stand alone business under the aegis of state-owned

June 22, 2021
Total Views: 1497

Friday, October 23, 2020
62 Rescued from Remote South Atlantic Island After Research Vessel Sinks
Accidents

62 Rescued from Remote South Atlantic Island After Research Vessel Sinks

All sixty-two people who aboard a Belize-registered research vessel when it sank last week in the remote South Atlantic Ocean are on now their way home safely,

October 23, 2020
Total Views: 699

Friday, July 3, 2020
Total Sends Oil Rig to South Africa for Rare Frontier Drilling
Offshore

Total Sends Oil Rig to South Africa for Rare Frontier Drilling

By Paul Burkhardt (Bloomberg) –Total SA has deployed a rig to South Africa to look for more oil near a massive discovery, in a rare example of

July 3, 2020
Total Views: 433