South Africa Archives - Baird Maritime

June 11, 2021

VESSEL REVIEW | South African-built escort and patrol vessel for Gulf of Guinea anti-piracy missions

Written by Baird Maritime on June 11, 2021. Posted in Non-Naval (Maritime Security), Work Boat World Vessel Reviews.

Nautic Africa, a subsidiary of South African shipbuilder Paramount Maritime Holdings, recently completed the construction and delivery of a new multi-purpose vessel optim ..

March 29, 2021

COLUMN | Mozambique misery deepens: dozens killed by Islamic extremists in Palma bloodbath [Offshore Accounts]

Written by Hieronymus Bosch on March 29, 2021. Posted in Anchor Handling, Commercial Mariner - Offshore, Dive Support, Offshore Accommodation, Offshore Drilling & Extraction, Offshore Processing & Storage, Offshore World, Platform Supply, Subsea Surveying, Work Boat World Features.

Editor’s Note: The earlier version of this article mentioned the participation of 1) offshore services provider Bibby Marine and 2) Afon Menai, a towing vessel oper ..

March 16, 2021

New direct cargo service links Port of Gothenburg to South Africa, Oceania

Written by Baird Maritime on March 16, 2021. Posted in Ausmarine - Shipping and Offshore, PCTC World, Port World, Ro-Ro World.

Sweden’s Port of Gothenburg began a regular direct service to South Africa and Oceania on Friday, March 12. The Norwegian shipping company Höegh Autoliners will op ..

March 31, 2021

COLUMN | Quick updates: Eni acquittal on corruption charges, SBM whistleblower, Fisher fatalities, Pacific Drilling/Noble merger, Scottish windfarm windfall, and Golar/Perenco FLNG dispute [Offshore Accounts]

Written by Hieronymus Bosch on March 31, 2021. Posted in Dive Support, Jackups/Liftboats, Offshore Construction, Offshore Drilling & Extraction, Offshore Exploration, Offshore Processing & Storage, Offshore Wind, Offshore World, Work Boat World Features.

For the end of the quarter, we feature a six-pack of updates on stories we covered recently. Eni (and Shell) acquitted over US$1 billion Nigerian corruption (for now) One ..

March 26, 2021

OPINION | The Mozambique Channel is the next security hotspot

Written by David Brewster on March 26, 2021. Posted in Naval, Piracy, Work Boat World Features.

The waters off Mozambique are becoming a major new security hotspot in the Indian Ocean. An Islamist insurrection in northern Mozambique that the government seems powerle ..

March 12, 2021

SeaRoad Shipping’s newest vessel departs for Australia

Written by Baird Maritime on March 12, 2021. Posted in Ausmarine - Shipping and Offshore, Maritime Infrastructure Development, Ro-Ro World.

A vessel chartered by Australia’s SeaRoad Shipping departed Cape Town, South Africa, earlier this week and is scheduled to arrive at Melbourne on March 26. Owned by ..

March 29, 2021

South African Navy’s first MMIPV floated out

Written by Baird Maritime on March 29, 2021. Posted in Dive Support, Regulation & Enforcement, Search and Rescue, Ships (Naval).

Damen Shipyards Cape Town launched a new South African Navy patrol vessel on Thursday, March 25. The 62- by 11-metre newbuilding is the first of a planned three locally b ..

March 19, 2021

OPINION | Russia wants to be a power to be reckoned with in the Indian Ocean

Written by Alexey Muraviev on March 19, 2021. Posted in Naval, Work Boat World Features.

February this year was marked by heightened Russian naval activity in the Indian Ocean. Russian naval task groups drawn from the Baltic and Black Sea fleets took part in ..

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, 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 contr ..