Operation Phakisa

Rig Platform Vessel Returns For Gas Drilling Expedition

Deepsea Stavanger

Rig platform, the Deepsea Stavanger, arrived in Mossel Bay on 21 August 2020 ahead of its deployment to the Outeniqua Basin where it is scheduled to work on the next phase of the Luiperdpadda Project. The basin is situated off the coast of Mossel Bay, where energy giant, Total, discovered gas condensate in 2019.

Owned by The Odfjell Group, the Deepsea Stavanger is a sixth-generation deep water and harsh environment semi-submersible with an overall length of 118.6 metres and width of 96.7 metres....

http://www.sashippingnews.com/2020/08/29/rig-platform-vessel-returns-for-gas-drilling-expedition/

Pipelay and Accommodation Vessel Docks in CT for Refurbs

Jascon 30

The Jascon 30, a DP3 pipelay and accommodation vessel owned by the Dubai-based Telford Offshore, recently underwent refurbishment and refabricating work at Transnet National Port Authority’s Port of Cape Town Sturrock Dry Dock. The work was carried out by repair company, Dormac Marine & Engineering.

Ship repair manager at the Port of Cape Town, Zwelisha Khuzwayo, said employees went the extra mile to dock the vessel, which is an essential asset in subsea pipe laying exercises for oil companies....

http://www.sashippingnews.com/2019/08/15/pipelay-and-accommodation-vessel-docks-in-ct-for-refurbs/

Rig Platform Vessel Arrives in Mossel Bay

Deepsea Yantai

The Deepsea Yantai, a semi-sub rig platform vessel, arrived in Mossel Bay on Monday, 5 August 2019. The rig travelled from Singapore and is currently anchored just outside of Port of Mossel Bay port limits, where it will undergo services and crew change before departing for Las Palmas in the Canary Islands.

Built in in the Bahamas in 2019 by Chinese rig builder CIMC Raffles, the Deepsea Yantai, previously called Beacon Atlantic, is managed by Odfjell Group. It has a gross tonnage of 24000 and a...

http://www.sashippingnews.com/2019/08/07/rig-platform-vessel-arrives-in-mossel-bay/

Project to Restore Durban Dry Dock in Full Swing

900 ton caisson in Prince Edward Graving Dock

The rehabilitation of the inner caisson, which divides the Port of Durban’s Prince Edward Graving Dock into two compartments, enabling two smaller vessels to be docked simultaneously, is in full swing.

It is among 11 large-scale projects earmarked for the Durban Dry Dock complex, of which the R48 million refurbishment of the dry dock’s 35-metre-long, 900ton outer caisson which closes off the dry dock from the rest of the harbour, was the first to be completed in 2016.

“The R 61 500 700 project to...

http://www.sashippingnews.com/2019/05/27/project-to-restore-durban-dry-dock-in-full-swing/

Antarctic Centre to be built at the Port of Cape Town

SA Agulhas II

The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) is set to launch Antarctic Season and will soon be establishing an Antarctic Centre, with the purpose of bringing the Antarctica Continent closer to the citizens of South Africa and promote economic opportunities. The Port of Cape Town has been identified as the strategic location to host this centre.

The establishment of the centre is one of the deliverables of the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA). Its Antarctic Strategy was announced at...

http://www.sashippingnews.com/2018/12/03/antarctic-centre-to-be-built-at-the-port-of-cape-town/

Port of Richards Bay Floating Dock Receives Green Stamp of Approval

Thami Sithole

The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) has given Transnet National Ports Authority’s (TNPA) Port of Richards Bay the green light to construct its long-awaited multi-million-rand floating dock infrastructure.

The new R1.4 billion floating dock facility, which will be located at the port’s Small Craft Harbour, forms part of the R4.4 billion capital investment plans announced by TNPA in 2017.

The consent from DEA followed a rigorous process, which included a series of specialised studies,...

http://www.sashippingnews.com/2018/10/31/port-of-richards-bay-floating-dock-receives-green-stamp-of-approval/

Plans for Port of Mossel Bay to Better Serve the Garden Route

Transnet National Ports Authority hosted a two-day stakeholder engagement roadshow in Mossel Bay to explore how the Port of Mossel Bay can better serve the Garden Route region. Various sessions on 21 and 22 August saw the TNPA leadership team engaging with customers, government representatives, business sector representatives, captains of industry and the media, to provide an update on strategic developments planned for South Africa’s smallest commercial port.

Chief Executive of TNPA, Shulami...

http://www.sashippingnews.com/2018/09/07/plans-for-port-of-mossel-bay-to-better-serve-the-garden-route/