South Africa Archives - Baird Maritime

February 23, 2021

FEATURE | Tilawa – The strange tale of 2,364 pieces of silver

Written by Oliver Weiss on February 23, 2021. Posted in Dry Cargo World, Maritime Archaeology, Salvage Operations, Ship World Features, Ship World Vessel Reviews, Work Boat World Features.

In 2012 a Brit racing driver, Ross Hyett, set up Argentum Exploration with the purpose of locating and recovering bullion from wartime wrecks. In July 2012 Argentum ..

February 11, 2021

South Holland lifeboat operator gets new 7.8-metre RIB

Written by Baird Maritime on February 11, 2021. Posted in RIBs and RHIBs, Search and Rescue.

Gemini Marine has delivered a new rigid inflatable boat (RIB) to Safetyboat, a lifeboat charter company based in the Dutch province of South Holland. The RIB has an LOA ..

December 17, 2020

Sea trials completed for new South Africa-built hydrofoil interceptor

Written by Baird Maritime on December 17, 2020. Posted in Non-Naval (Maritime Security), Ships (Naval).

South Africa-based Milkor has completed conducting sea trials of a new high-speed interceptor boat. During the trials, the 12- by 4.8-metre hydrofoil-assisted catamaran ..

February 18, 2021

South African Navy christens first of three locally-built patrol boats

Written by Baird Maritime on February 18, 2021. Posted in Regulation & Enforcement, Ships (Naval).

The South African Navy held a naming ceremony for a new patrol vessel on Friday, February 12. The 62- by 11-metre newbuilding is the first of a planned three ..

December 30, 2020

OPINION | Russia and China team up on the Indian Ocean

Written by Oriana Skylar Mastro on December 30, 2020. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Featured, Commercial Mariner - Maritime Security, Naval, Work Boat World Features.

Two recent naval exercises demonstrate the potential for Russia-China cooperation in the Indian Ocean, and how the two present a much greater threat to a continued US ..

HYDROFOIL WEEK

December 9, 2020

FEATURE | The future of hydrofoils

Written by Baird Maritime on December 9, 2020. Posted in Ausmarine - Featured, Ausmarine - Passenger Vessels, Commercial Mariner - Featured, Commercial Mariner - Passenger Vessels, Ferries, Maritime Tourism, Work Boat World Features.

The following is the presentation given at the fiftieth anniversary virtual symposium of the International Hydrofoil Society (IHS) by Professor Karl Gunter Wilhelm Hoppe ..

February 12, 2021

South African builder delivers 35-metre patrol boat

Written by Baird Maritime on February 12, 2021. Posted in Non-Naval (Maritime Security).

South Africa’s Paramount Maritime Holdings, through subsidiary Nautic Africa, has delivered a new aluminium patrol and escort vessel to an unnamed Gulf of Guinea ..

December 23, 2020

COLUMN | The twelve days of offshore Christmas: Brent Crude, ammonia fuel cells, Myanmar, floating wind turbines, Bourbon, and Standard Drilling – Part Two [Offshore Accounts]

Written by Hieronymus Bosch on December 23, 2020. Posted in Ausmarine - Featured, Ausmarine - Shipping and Offshore, Commercial Mariner - Featured, Commercial Mariner - Offshore, Jackups/Liftboats, Offshore Construction, Offshore Drilling & Extraction, Offshore Wind, Offshore World, Platform Supply, Ship World Features, Tanker World, Work Boat World Features.

Not long until Christmas now! As the big day gets closer, you will have seen Esvagt, Swire, Seacor, Cairn Energy, Vantage and Shearwater featuring in Part One of our ..

HYDROFOIL WEEK

December 8, 2020

FEATURE | Fifty years of foiling

Written by Neil Baird on December 8, 2020. Posted in Ausmarine - Featured, Ausmarine - Maritime Security, Ausmarine - Passenger Vessels, Commercial Mariner - Featured, Commercial Mariner - Maritime Security, Commercial Mariner - Passenger Vessels, Ferries, Ships (Naval), Work Boat World Features.

The following is the keynote address delivered by Baird Maritime co-founder Dr Neil Baird at the fiftieth anniversary virtual symposium of the International Hydrofoil ..