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Wednesday, January 31, 2018
Deputy Sheriff Dies Serving Arrest Warrant to Ship Off South Africa
News

Deputy Sheriff Dies Serving Arrest Warrant to Ship Off South Africa

Authorities in South Africa are investigating the death of a deputy sheriff who died while serving an arrest warrant on a vessel at an anchorage off Port

January 31, 2018
Total Views: 77

Tuesday, October 10, 2017
Large Containership Breaks Moorings, Blocks Shipping Channel in Durban – PHOTOS
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Large Containership Breaks Moorings, Blocks Shipping Channel in Durban – PHOTOS

A large MSC containership to broke free from its moorings Tuesday at the port of Durban, South Africa as a powerful storm swept through the area, blowing the

October 10, 2017
Total Views: 312

Tuesday, September 12, 2017
Hoegh Autoliners
News

Hoegh Autoliners Denies South African Price-Fixing Allegations

OSLO, Sept 12 (Reuters) – Norwegian shipping firm Hoegh Autoliners denied on Tuesday allegations made by South Africa that it and Japanese rival Mitsui

September 12, 2017
Total Views: 166

Wednesday, August 23, 2017
Grindrod shipping
News

South Africa’s Grindrod to Spin Off Shipping Business

JOHANNESBURG, Aug 23 (Reuters) – Grindrod, the South Africa-listed freight logistics and shipping services firm, is planning to separate and list its

August 23, 2017
Total Views: 91

Thursday, June 22, 2017
South Africa Rejects Japanese Container Shipping’s Mega-Merger
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South Africa Rejects Japanese Container Shipping’s Mega-Merger

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – The South African Competition Commission has rejected the merger of the container divisions of NYK, MOL and K

June 22, 2017
Total Views: 99

Monday, March 6, 2017
South African Competition Watchdog Seeks Penalty Against K-Line
Shipping News

South African Competition Watchdog Seeks Penalty Against K-Line

JOHANNESBURG, March 6 (Reuters) – South Africa’s competition watchdog ruled on Monday that Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd’s (K-Line), one of

March 6, 2017
Total Views: 56

Thursday, February 16, 2017
Photos Reveal Fire Damage Aboard APL Austria in South Africa
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Photos Reveal Fire Damage Aboard APL Austria in South Africa

The salvage of the APL Austria has entered the mop-up phase after a major fire broke out in one of the vessel’s cargo holds as it was off Port

February 16, 2017
Total Views: 325

Thursday, December 8, 2016
South Africa Tells Stricken Bulk Carrier to Stay Away from Coast
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South Africa Tells Stricken Bulk Carrier to Stay Away from Coast

South African officials are prohibiting the stricken bulk carrier Antaois from coming to within 30 miles of the South African coast until all fuel oil has been

December 8, 2016
Total Views: 267

Tuesday, December 6, 2016
Salvage Underway After Crew Abandons Bulk Carrier Off Cape Town
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Salvage Underway After Crew Abandons Bulk Carrier Off Cape Town

A salvage operation is underway to retrieve an abandoned bulk carrier from the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of South Africa following a fire in its engine room

December 6, 2016
Total Views: 204

Wednesday, September 28, 2016
South Africa Raids Global Shipping Lines in Collusion Probe
Shipping News

South Africa Raids Global Shipping Lines in Collusion Probe

By Liezel Hill (Bloomberg) — South Africa’s Competition Commission searched the premises of six shipping companies including AP Moeller-Maersk A/S as

September 28, 2016
Total Views: 119

Wednesday, August 31, 2016
lifeguard-outboard-boat-surf-fail
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WATCH Failure At Full Throttle: How Not To Rescue A Drowning Swimmer With A RIB

Even well trained professionals make big, simple, stupid mistakes. The dolphin coast of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa is an area with near perfect weather,

August 31, 2016
Total Views: 188

Monday, August 22, 2016
Blog

You Can Scuba Dive For Diamonds But…

Wynand Hendrikse is a diamond diver. For 20 years, he’s spent his days sailing off the western coast of South Africa, exploring a private offshore

August 22, 2016
Total Views: 328

Thursday, October 29, 2015
Statoil to Explore Offshore South Africa
Offshore

Statoil to Explore Offshore South Africa

Norwegian oil major Statoil says it has completed a deal with ExxonMobil to explore for oil and gas offshore South Africa. Under the farm-in transaction,

October 29, 2015
Total Views: 37

Friday, February 27, 2015
Port of Durban south africa.File photo: Shutterstock/michaeljung
News

Durban Digs Deep to Lure Large Container Ships From Suez Canal

The South African port of Durban has started an excavation project to triple its capacity to handle large container ships, encouraging more vessels to sail

February 27, 2015
Total Views: 104

Tuesday, October 8, 2013
MV Smart Stern Refloated and Sunk Off South Africa [PHOTOS]
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MV Smart Stern Refloated and Sunk Off South Africa [PHOTOS]

A salvage team working to remove the MV Smart shipwreck in Richards Bay, South Africa successfully refloated the stern section of the broken capesize bulk

October 8, 2013
Total Views: 640

Thursday, October 3, 2013
LILAC Container Fire Blamed on Undeclared Dangerous Goods
Ship Fires

LILAC Container Fire Blamed on Undeclared Dangerous Goods

An incorrect declaration of the contents – omitting that the contents were Dangerous Goods under the IMDG code - was a major contributing factor to a

October 3, 2013
Total Views: 96

Monday, September 30, 2013
Fire Reported on CMA CGM Containership Off Table Bay, South Africa
Ship Fires

Fire Reported on CMA CGM Containership Off Table Bay, South Africa

Crews in South Africa responded over weekend to a fire that broke out in the cargo hold of a fully-laden containership which was at anchor just off the Port of

September 30, 2013
Total Views: 151

Wednesday, August 21, 2013
MV SMART Salvage Kicks Into High Gear
Marine Salvage

MV SMART Salvage Kicks Into High Gear

It's been just two days since the bulk carrier MV Smart ran aground on a South African beach, but the incident is already being coined as the biggest salvage

August 21, 2013
Total Views: 164

Tuesday, August 20, 2013
mv smart aground
Interesting

Bulk Carrier MV Smart Has Split in Two After Running Aground in South Africa [UPDATE]

A bulk carrier has run aground and has broken up along the east coast of South Africa near Richards

August 20, 2013
Total Views: 3722

Tuesday, August 13, 2013
kiani satu aground
Marine Salvage

Salvors Wait for High Tide and Bigger Seas to Help Free the Kiani Satu

Amateur photographer Penny Foyn from South Africa sent us this image yesterday of the grounded bulk carrier Kiani Satu taken with her Olympus OM-D E-M5.

August 13, 2013
Total Views: 62