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.

Past event – HIPER 2017 – 11th Symposium on High-Performance Marine Vehicles – “Technologies for the Ship of the Future”
The HIPER2017_Flyer on High-Performance Marine Vehicles – “Technologies for the Ship of the Future” will take place on 11-13 September 2017 at Zevenwacht / South Africa. Topics: advanced design & production technology / shipyard 4.0 / future materials /...
Marine Design Challange – Dining Tables and Chairs to Prevent Sea Sickness in Sailing Ships
This may be of interest to our aspirant marine engineers. Challenge Overview Cooking and dining on a rolling sailing ship is a big challenge due to seasickness and overflow of the dinnerware. The problem of cooking has been solved with the use of cardan joints in...
Past Event: Save The Date – SAIMENA Annual General Meeting Cape Town
The Chairperson and Committee of the Cape Town Branch of the South African Institute of Marine Engineers and Naval Architects cordially invite all members and guests to the Cape Branch Annual General Meeting.
Past event: SOMMSA Presents Nautical Institute 2nd Command Seminar 10 and 11 April 2017
The Southern African Branch of The Nautical Institute will be presenting their 2nd Command Seminar at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Granger Bay Campus in Cape Town on the 10th & 11th April 2017. This seminar is one in an international series of...
Past Event: INCOSE SA Western Cape Branch Year End Dinner – 24 November 2016
INCOSE SA Western Cape Branch Year End Dinner: Dr Willem Barnard - Organizational Development in the Information Age Dear SAIMENA Members As part of an outreach to our key industrial partners, this event will be a joint evening with the South African Navy...
Past event: COMMENT ON MARITIME CURRICULUM QCTO
The South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) has published a number of documents on their website for public comment prior to them being loaded onto the QCTO System where they will be verified on the National Qualification Framework. The industry has until 5...
Past Event: SAIMENA Monthly Meeting Cape Branch – 27 September 2016
Date: 27 September 2016 Time: 17:30 for 18:00 Venue: Survival Centre CPUT, Granger Bay Campus, Beach Road, Mouille Point, Cape Town Speakers: HydroComp Inc representatives Topic: HydroComp software solutions Short description of what will be discussed: HydroComp...
Past Event: SAIMENA Durban Meeting 20 Sep 2016
Notice for September 2016 The Durban Branch of Saimena are pleased to announce that we will be hosting a technical paper at our base at Berea Rovers early next week. The paper will be presented by the Hytorc President Mr. Eric Junkers who is based...
Past Event: SAIMENA Annual Golf Day Cape Branch
SAIMENA would like to invite you to the Annual Golf Day on 14 October 2016 at Rondebosch Golf Club. Click “read more” to fill in your registration form.
SAIMENA Cape Branch Golf Day 2019
Dear SAIMENA Members and Guests
Reserve the date in your calendar not to miss this event, further details will follow with the invitation in the next 2 weeks. Your support to this event will be greatly appreciated.
Kind Regards
Graham Dreyden
Chairman SAIMENA Cape Branch
saimena.cape@saimena.co.za

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