by Kevin Watson | Jan 31, 2022 | Article, Conference, Recent, Slider
The IMO Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Construction (SDC 8) met in virtual session from 17 to 21 January 2020. Through the good offices of the IMO Media service and Africa PORTS & SHIPS maritime news we are able to publish highlights of the session. Reducing...
by Kevin Watson | Jan 31, 2022 | Article, Recent, Slider, Uncategorized
SA AGULHAS 2” sails from Cape Town on Saturday 5th February with a 65 member team of FHMT (the Falkland’s Maritime Heritage Trust who are the Charterers) onboard to try and find the wreck of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s “ENDURANCE” in the Weddell Sea. Above: ENDURANCE...
by Kevin Watson | Jan 31, 2022 | Article, Cape Town, Recent, Slider
CONGESTION at Cape Town harbour has resulted in ships waiting for up to 14 days for a berth, thus threatening South Africa’s vital fruit exports, reports the Cape Town Argus.The provincial government’s hopes of economic recovery, which had been pinned on...
