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Maritime and shipping news and insight from across the Middle East and Africa region.

Cosco Shipping Ports completes acquisition of 20% stake in RSGT

Jul 15, 2021

Cosco Shipping Ports has announced that it has completed acquisition of 20% shares of Red Sea Gateway Terminal Company (RSGT).

Violence in South Africa disrupts port operations

Jul 15, 2021

Days of violence in South Africa have disrupted ports operations at Durban and Richards Bay and a rail line connecting Durban with the Gauteng province where Johannesburg is located, reported Reuters.

Lamprell sees 30% materials reduction from using digital twins

Jul 13, 2021

Offshore marine shipyard Lamprell says that the use of digital twin technology at the design stage can reduce materials by up to 30%.

Singapore retains top international maritime centre ranking

Jul 12, 2021

Singapore retained its number one ranking as an international maritime centre a largely unchanged Baltic Exchange/Xinhua index.

UAE acts on vessel abandonment with new resolution

Jul 12, 2021

A Resolution passed by the UAE Council of Ministers at the beginning of July could mean an end to the abandonment of ships, and often their unpaid crews, in the country’s waters.

Hapag-Lloyd completes acquisition of NileDutch

Jul 09, 2021

Hapag-Lloyd has closed the acquisition of the Dutch container shipping company Nile Dutch Investments B.V. (NileDutch) with the purchase of all shares of the company and the transaction being approved by antitrust authorities.

DP World acquiring Imperial Logistics for $890m expanding Africa footprint

Jul 09, 2021

DP World has announced an offer to acquire South Africa-based Imperial Logistics, an integrated logistics provider with operations mainly across Africa and in Europe.

Blast from containership at Jebel Ali port rocks Dubai

Jul 08, 2021

An explosion followed by fire onboard the containership Ocean Trader in Jebel Ali port rocked the city of Dubai late on Wednesday.

Liebherr ships its 1,300th crane

Jul 07, 2021

Since the start of production in 2005, Liebherr-MCCtec Rostock has manufactured and delivered well over 1,300 maritime cranes on all continents.

MACN seeks to map industry corruption hotspots

Jul 06, 2021

The Maritime Anti-Corruption Network (MACN) is seeking to map out corruption hotspots in the sector with the help of the industry.

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