Disaster Management Act (57/2020): Measures to address, prevent and combat the spread of COVID-19 at Seaports
The NDoT has issued a new Government Gazette – Disaster Management Act (57/2020): Measures to address, prevent and combat the spread of COVID-19 at Seaports.
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This year’s IMO World Maritime Day Parallel Event (WMDPE), which was scheduled to take place in South Africa this October, has been postponed. This has been confirmed by the South African Department of Transport.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, the department said the postponement was due to travel restrictions as well as other health and safety regulations aimed at curbing the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
SAIMENA Cape Branch Meeting – 25 September 2025: Impact of the Identification of Engineering Work by ECSA on the Maritime Industry
The SAIMENA Cape Branch invites you to attend the following meeting: Title: Impact of the Identification of Engineering Work by ECSA on the Maritime Industry Speaker: Kevin Watson (SAIMENA) and ECSA Representative Company: SAIMENA and ECSA Place: Survival Centre,...
SAIMENA Cape Branch Meeting and Presentation 28 Aug 2025
The SAIMENA Cape Branch had a great meeting on the 28th Aug with a presentation by Willem Nel of Ikapa Consortium NDT on the subject of "Defect Findings on 3D printed steel alloy parts for the marine industry". It was well received by the good turnout, 23 attending...
SAIMENA 50th Gala Dinner
Report from Maritime Review Africa MRA Online / Monday, July 14, 2025 Celebrating 50 years of commitment to technical advancement SAIMENA celebrates in Cape Town and Durban SOUTH AFRICA: The South African Institute for Marine Engineers and Naval Architects (SAIMENA)...
Sailors’ Society – Cadet Newsletter 2025
This will contain relevant and useful information for Cadets in the maritime. Cadet Newsletter 2025 This is a must for anyone about to embark on a career in maritime. This year, our global conferences especially for cadets, ratings and trainees will be delving into...
SAMSA Stakeholder Engagement: Draft Regulations for Fishing Vessels
The Minister of Transport intends, in terms of section 356(2)(a) of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951) and on the recommendation of the South African Maritime Safety Authority to promulgate Draft Merchant Shipping (Construction and Equipment on...
SAIMENA CAPE BRANCH: NOTICE OF BRANCH MEETING 26 June 2025
The SAIMENA Cape Branch invites you to attend the following meeting: Presentation: Composites in the Marine Industry Composites are increasingly being used in design, manufacturing, and repairs in various industries. One particular industry that is seeing the use of...
New research chair at Stellenbosch University to impact the blue economy
March 19, 2025News Prof Annie Bekker from Stellenbosch University’s (SU’s) Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering has been awarded the DSI/NRF-SAIMI SARChI Research Chair in Naval Architecture and Design. This new SARChI Chair is focused on catalysing...
SAIMENA AGM meetings
SAIMENA is pleased to announce that we have completed the 2025 round of AGM meetings for National (25 Mar), the Cape Branch (18 Mar) and the Durban Branch (19 Mar). Thank you to those members who took the time out to join the AGM meetings. Attendance levels were...
SAMSA safety audits due to commence in fishing industry
Minister prioritises safety surveys SOUTH AFRICA: According to a Marine Information Notice issued by the South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) at the beginning of the month, the authority will begin a four-month auditing campaign in the fishing industry as...
AISC/DTiC: Marine Supplier Development Programme applications
The Aerospace Industry Support Initiative (AISI) hereby invites interested advanced manufacturing small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) and Non-SMMEs (Integrators or Sub-Systems Suppliers) to submit Expressions of Interest (EoI) for the Marine Manufacturing,...
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