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 presentation on 27 Nov 2025: Marine Cyber Security – Making your Maritime Assets Cyber Resiliant
The SAIMENA Cape Branch invites you to attend the following meeting: Title: Marine Cyber Security - Making your Maritime Assets Cyber Resiliant Speaker: Mark Glock Company: Bureau Veritas Place: Survival Centre, Granger Bay, Cape Town. Date: 27 November 2025 Time:...
SAIMENA Durban Branch Christmas Lunch 27 Nov 2025
The SAIMENA Durban Branch will be holding their Christmas lunch at the Royal Cape Yacht Club on 27 Nov 2025. A short talk on the "M/V Dali incident that became a fatal accident" presented by SAIMENA member Nico Dekker, this is his personal electrical perspective based...
SAIMENA REMEMBERANCE OF WILLIAM FROUDE – 24 Nov 2025
The annual celebration of William Froude (28 November 1810 – 4 May 1879) by SAIMENA was held at the Garden of Remembrance at the Old Burial Ground in Seaforth, Simon’s Town on 24 November 2025 at a joint ceremony between the South African Institute of Marine Engineers...
Call for comments on Lifesaving Equipment and Fire Appliances Regulations
Lifesaving equipment under scrutiny SOUTH AFRICA: The Minister of Transport has called for comments on the draft the draft Merchant Shipping (Life-Saving Equipment and Fire Appliances) Regulations, 2025. Industry has until 14 December 2025 to submit written comments...
SAIMENA Cape Branch meeting 2025-08: A virtual sensor to estimate hull strain from accelerometer measurements towards a structural digital twin of the SA Agulhas hull
SAIMENA had great meeting on 23 Oct 2025. A PhD student - Gerhard Durandt will presented his research work to SAIMENA. His work relates to a virtual sensor to estimate hull strain from accelerometer measurements towards a structural digital twin of the SA Agulhas...
SAIMENA Cape Branch Meeting – 13 November 2025 Applications and new developments in propulsion and steering.
The SAIMENA Cape Branch invites you to attend the following meeting: Meeting: Cape 2025-09 Branch meeting and presentation Nov 2025 adhoc Place: Survival Centre, Granger Bay Speaker: Patrick Denning / Graham Russell Company: Voith Turbo Marine / Integrated Ship...
SAIMENA Cape Branch Site Visit: Seascape Marine Services 14 & 15 Oct 2025 completed
SAIMENA Members and the CPUT 3rd Year Marine Engineering students had a great site visit to Seascape Marine Services. The visit to Seascape Marine showed participants to marine diesel engines in a workshop location where they viewed the complete engines to be able to...
Risks from Portable Electrical Appliances on ships
IMarEst Marine Professional - Troublespot 02 Oct 2025 by Charlie Bartlett Bosun electrocuted on board bulk carrier, Sophia Z A lack of local and global regulations around the testing of portable electrical appliances on ships is in the spotlight following the third...
SAIMENA Cape Branch Site Visit: Seascape Marine Services 14 & 15 Oct 2025
Seascape Marine Services will be hosting a site visit by SAIMENA Members and CPUT 3rd Year Marine Engineering students. The visit to Seascape Marine will expose participants to marine diesel engines in a workshop location where they view the complete engines to be...
SAIMENA Cape Branch Meeting and Presentation 25 Sep 2025
The SAIMENA Cape Branch had a great meeting on the 25th Sep with a presentation by Kevin Watson of SAIMENA and Mbulelo Hlalukana of ECSA on the subject of “The Impact of the Identification of Engineering Work by ECSA on the Maritime Industry”. It was well received by...
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