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Largest Ship Repair Yard in East Africa Inaugurated in Djibouti
Officials in Djibouti officially inaugurated the Djibouti Ship Repair Yard on April 4, marking what they called a milestone in…
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Africa Searches for a Common Position in IMO Decarbonization Negotiations
As the IMO enters a new cycle of negotiations for the global shipping decarbonization rules, the African Union (AU) is…
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South Africa Arrests and Fines Four Chinese Vessels for Illegal Fishing
South African authorities have intercepted and fined four Chinese distant-water fishing vessels that were suspected of engaging in illegal fishing.…
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The Iran War and Global Trade: Will the Cape Route Become the New Normal?
Events in the Middle East during February and March 2026 again disrupted the flows of shipping trade to the eastern…
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Search Underway for Missing Seafarers After Tug Sinks off South Africa
Two merchant ships and a fishing boat are working alongside the South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) as the search…
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Indian Diesel Exports to West Africa Jump as EU Bans Russian Derived Fuel
India stopped exporting diesel to the European Union this month due to the European Union’s ban on fuel derived from…
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South Africa Rescues 21 Fishermen from a Burning Fishing Trawler
South Africa is reporting one of its most dramatic rescue operations in recent years, saving the lives of 21 fishermen…
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Russia, China and Iran Join Naval Exercises off South Africa
Naval contingents from Russia, China and Iran are converging in South Africa in anticipation of the start of Exercise Mosi-3 in…
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Port Wars in the Horn of Africa
Egyptian government sources have briefed the UAE’s National newspaper that Egypt is to help develop the ports of Assab in…
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Iranian Navy Sends Out Two Flotillas – Destinations Uncertain
The Commander of Iran’s regular Navy (Nedaja), Rear Admiral Shahram Irani, told a conference of clergymen in Tehran late last…
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