South Africa
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Ports and Logistics
South African mines shut down as nation starts three-week lockdown
Dry bulk operators in particular are facing an ever longer list of port restrictions that will impact voyages. Splash has…
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Dry Cargo
Crew safe and sound following coronavirus scare off Cape Town
The dry bulk carrier , owned by AM Nomikos, has departed Cape Town with a safe and healthy crew, a…
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Dry Cargo
Seafarer onboard Corona bulk carrier hit by Covid-19
South Africa has quarantined its first cargo vessel, a dry bulk carrier with the unfortunate name of , after one…
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Tankers
Mnambithi Group enters shipowning with Odfjell chemical tanker acquisition
Nduna Maritime, the shipping unit of South Africa’s Mnambithi Group, has entered into a ZAR400m ($26.45m) enterprise and supplier development…
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Europe
Solstad Offshore awarded South African AHTS contracts by Total
Solstad Offshore has been awarded contracts by Total E&P South Africa for large anchor handling tug supply vessels Normand Drott…
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Ports and Logistics
South African ports hit by go-slow campaign
South African state-run logistics company Transnet has suspended a number of employees for taking part in a lengthy go-slow campaign…
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Europe
Odfjell Drilling semi-sub awarded contract in South Africa by Total
Norway’s Odfjell Drilling has sealed a firm drilling contract with Total for drilling offshore South Africa utilising 2010-built semi-submersible .…
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Ports and Logistics
Chronic congestion in Durban forces carriers to deploy extra loaders
Extreme congestion in South Africa’s largest port is forcing carriers to deploy extra loaders to meet their commitments. In a…
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Dry Cargo
Grindrod Shipping seals handysize sale and leaseback
Nasdaq-listed Grindrod Shipping has sealed a sale and leaseback transaction with a Japanese shipowner for 2010-built 33,100 dwt handysize drybulk…
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Asia
Grindrod seals financing for ultramax pair, sells handy bulker and product tanker
Nasdaq-listed Grindrod Shipping has sealed financing for two newbuild ultramaxes and also announced the sale of two of its vessels.…
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Shipyards
South Africa’s largest drydock overhauled
A new, R98m ($7.2m) floating caisson is to be fabricated for the 74-year-old Sturrock Dry Dock operated by Transnet National…
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Finance and Insurance
IUMI warns buffers to cover big losses are non-existent
The International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) is holding its annual conference in Cape Town this week. The global insurance…
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Europe
Solstad Farstad fixes two OSVs to Total in South Africa
Norwegian offshore vessel owner Solstad Farstad has been awarded contact by Total E&P South Africa for 2010-built large anchor handling…
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Ports and Logistics
South Africa’s largest boxport set for transformation
Three berths at Transnet’s Durban Container Terminal will be deepened to accommodate larger boxships by 2023. A R7bn contract engineering…
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Dry Cargo
Grindrod adds five Japanese ultramaxes
South African shipping company Grindrod has revealed it is in the process of adding five more bulkers to its fleet.…
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Americas
Grindrod Shipping makes Nasdaq debut
Grindrod Shipping Holdings, the shipping business spun out of South Africa’s Grindrod, began trading on the Nasdaq on Monday. Listed…
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Bunkering
Grindrod completes historic sale of its bunker division
South African transport giant Grindrod has sold its bunker subsidiary, Unicorn Bunker Services, for an undisclosed amount to a joint…
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Dry Cargo
Grindrod plans shipping spin-off
Grindrod has announced plans to spin off its shipping division on the Nasdaq among a host of other changes on…
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Dry Cargo
Deputy sheriff dies after bulker fall
A deputy sheriff in South Africa died after he fell off supramax bulk carrier on Saturday. According to local reports,…
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Ports and Logistics
Corruption scandal clatters Transnet’s attempted tariff hike
Shippers have hit out at attempts by Transnet to try and raise tariffs at a time when the full details…
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