Africa Archives - Baird Maritime

December 4, 2019

COLUMN | Who will catch the fish?

Written by Alan Haig-Brown on December 4, 2019. Posted in Ausmarine - Featured, Ausmarine - Fishing and Aquaculture, Commercial Mariner - Featured, Commercial Mariner - Fishing & Aquaculture, Fishing Boat World Features, Longlining World, Other Fishing Methods, Potting World, Regulation & Enforcement, Seining World, Trawling World, Work Boat World Features.

I often find myself joining the cause of fishermen around the world lamenting the lack of consultation by government scientists and bureaucrats with legitimate fishermen. ..

November 19, 2019

OPINION | Offshore tax havens are still open to all kinds of fishy business

Written by Transparency International on November 19, 2019. Posted in Fishing Boat World Features, Trawling World, Work Boat World Features.

If you are a tourist travelling from Iceland to Namibia, it will take you around 22 hours with layovers in Norway and Qatar. If you are a company looking to clean some ..

September 19, 2019

SeaBird to conduct 2D survey in Africa

Written by Baird Maritime on September 19, 2019. Posted in Subsea Surveying.

SeaBird Exploration has been awarded a contract to acquire a 2D seismic survey in the Africa region for an unnamed oil and gas company. The survey is due to commence ..

December 2, 2019

COLUMN | Dangerous waters [Grey Power]

Written by Michael Grey on December 2, 2019. Posted in Boxship World, Dry Cargo World, Naval, Non-Naval (Maritime Security), Piracy, Ship World Features, Tanker World, Work Boat World Features.

Piracy is a scourge that just will not go away, with the Gulf of Guinea now replacing the coast of Somalia as a “hotspot” that is frightening seafarers tasked with ..

November 18, 2019

COLUMN | Emerging North African naval powers [Naval Gazing]

Written by Trevor Hollingsbee on November 18, 2019. Posted in Ships (Naval), Submersibles (Naval), Work Boat World Features.

The North African maritime domain is vital both to the economy of the region, and to its security. North African nations have therefore traditionally given considerable ..

PILOTAGE WEEK

September 11, 2019

Southerly Designs secures new pilot boat orders

Written by Baird Maritime on September 11, 2019. Posted in Ausmarine - Shipping and Offshore, Pilotage.

Following on from the recent launch of the pilot vessel Genesis, Western Australia-based naval architecture firm Southerly Designs has recently secured orders for the ..

November 28, 2019

FEATURE | South Africa hosts significant trilateral naval exercise

Written by Trevor Hollingsbee on November 28, 2019. Posted in Naval auxiliary/support vessels, Ships (Naval), Work Boat World Features.

Now underway in and around South African waters is Exercise Mosi, featuring Chinese, Russian, and South African warships. Leading participants are China’s PLA Navy ..

PASSENGER VESSEL WEEK

October 15, 2019

VESSEL REVIEW | Kilimanjaro VII – Brand new fast ferry for Tanzania’s Dar es Salaam – Zanzibar route

Written by Baird Maritime on October 15, 2019. Posted in Ausmarine - Passenger Vessels, Ausmarine Vessel Reviews, Ferries, Work Boat World Vessel Reviews.

Richardson Devine Marine Constructions has just launched Kilimanjaro VII, a 45-metre catamaran passenger ferry for Azam Marine of Tanzania, Africa. This vessel is the ..

September 3, 2019

Overloading blamed as Cameroon ferry disaster death toll climbs to 17

Written by Baird Maritime on September 3, 2019. Posted in Ferries.

The death toll from the sinking of a passenger vessel in Cameroon late last month has climbed to 17 after rescuers found more bodies in the area where the incident ..