The incident occurred during a fuel transfer operation to the Liberia-flagged MV Chrysanthi S.
https://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/279671/samsa-investigating-bunker-spill-off-ngqura-port/
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Port of Port Elizabeth Congratulates Newest Cargo Ship to Fly SA Flag
Port of Port Elizabeth is the proud home port of the fourth ship to be registered on the South African Ship Register. This marks a further step in South Africa’s drive to be recognised as a maritime nation in line with the South African government’s Operation Phakisa, whose main aim is to unlock the potential of the ocean’s economy.
On Tuesday, 18 June 2019, the port welcomed the Windsor Adventure, which docked at around 06:30, at berth 13. The vessel is capable of transporting 56 000 metric...
Port of Ngqura’s Tug SHASA Returns Home
Tug SHASA, the first tugboat delivered to Transnet National Ports Authority’s (TNPA) Port of Ngqura, has returned home after her fifth bi-annual service in the Princess Elizabeth Graving Dock in the Port of East London.
Delivered in 2009 from the shipyard in Durban, the 10-year old tug was the first of two 70-ton bollard pull Voith tugs to arrive in the Port of Ngqura, followed by the second tug named ORCA in 2010 and the third named LIZIBUKO, also in 2010.
This South African Maritime Safety...
http://www.sashippingnews.com/2019/06/10/port-of-ngquras-tug-shasa-returns-home/
Watch: SAMSA ready for 2020 sulphur cap implementation
The South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) announced that Africa is ready to implement the global regulations concerning the air pollution by vessels, according to IMO’s MARPOL convention. SAMSA’s acting CEO, Mr Sobantu Tilayi, focuses on the 2020 sulphur cap and Africa’s intention on fighting pollution and reducing shipping emissions.
SAMSA notes that all vessels have to operate using compliant fuels of 0.50% sulphur or even less, beginning from January 1, 2020, unless...
https://safety4sea.com/watch-samsa-ready-for-2020-sulphur-cap-implementation/
First Sludge Transfer at Port of Saldanha
Effective planning and oversight between the office of the Port of Saldanha’s Harbour Master, African Marine Solutions (AMSOL), the South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) and SpillTech saw the first sludge transfer operation completed successfully at the port on 18 and 19 April 2019. A quantity of 104 cbm of sludge was transferred from the MV Pacific Queen onto the SA Amandla tug during the operation, which was overseen by General Purpose Rating (GPR) Mathew Blaauw, current acting...
http://www.sashippingnews.com/2019/05/16/first-sludge-transfer-at-port-of-saldanha/
South Africa Concerned over IMO’s STCW Delisting Action
South Africa: IMO’s intentions to delist over 80 countries from its STCW Whitelist raise concerns.
SAMSA concerned of South Africa’s possible delisting from IMO’s STCW Whitelist
The announced possible delisting of South Africa, along with 80 or more other countries from the IMO’s ‘Whitelist’ of countries compliant with the 1978 STCW Convention as amended, is a matter of major concern, says the South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA).
The agency made these remarks responding to an IMO MSC’s circular to Member States stating the committee’s intention to remove from its White list “all countries that were not compliant with requirements of the 1978 STCW Convention...
https://safety4sea.com/samsa-concerned-of-south-africas-possible-delisting-from-imos-stcw-whitelist/
SAMSA supports open loop scrubbers
The South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) has recently published two Marine Notices which, amongst other things, supports open loop scrubbers and discusses procedures to be followed in the case of compliant fuel non-availability after 2020.
Specifically, the two Marine Notices are:
- No. 8 of 2019, to advise of the global implementation of the MARPOL Annex VI limit of 0.50 mass per cent concentration (0.50% m/m) sulphur content in fuel oil, for all ships, from 1 January 2020;
- No. 9 of...
South Africa Green-Lights Use of Scrubbers in Its Waters
The use of open-loop, closed-loop or hybrid systems is accepted until further notice.
Good Samaritan vessel saves ten crew members from sinking ship
The South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) confirmed the sinking of a fishing vessel off the west coast of the Western Cape near Saldahna Bay and the rescue of its 10 member crew on February 16. On the morning of the same day a good samaritan vessel rescued the crewmembers of the stricken fishing vessel.
Specifically, according to the SAMSA Maritime Rescue Coordinating Centre (MRCC) in Cape Town, the incident of the sinking of the fishing trawler, registered as Ankoveld/ZR4388, occurred...
https://safety4sea.com/good-samaritan-vessel-saves-ten-crew-members-from-sinking-ship/