Ship Building / Repairs

New Home for Cape Town Shipbuilder

Veecraft Marine, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Paramount Maritime Holdings and African-based global aerospace and technology company Paramount Group, proudly opened its new premises at a ceremony held in Cape Town. The companies showcased nearly twenty years of maritime platform manufacturing best practices and expertise while celebrating its strong expansion and ongoing investment in the growth of the African maritime industry.

Veecraft Marine has manufactured over 60 innovative maritime...

http://www.sashippingnews.com/2019/08/15/new-home-for-cape-town-shipbuilder/

Namdock Kicks Off New Era With Rig Repair Success

SKD Jaya in Walvis Bay

The years 2018 and 2019 have been strategically momentous ones for EBH Namibia. From the previous position of having South African shareholding, the company has moved to become a wholly Namibian-owned company, with 100% of the shareholding jointly held by the EBH Consortium and the Namibian Ports Authority (Namport).

At this juncture, the company has also taken the opportunity to rebrand itself, and is changing its name to Namdock. The stated objective is to be the preferred marine repair...

http://www.sashippingnews.com/2019/07/09/namdock-kicks-off-new-era-with-rig-repair-success/

Port of Ngqura’s Tug SHASA Returns Home

Shasa launched in Durban 2009

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/

Opening Up New Opportunities For Boat Building In The Eastern Cape

One of the Dive Support Vessels is being lowered into the Port of Ngqura.

Transnet National Ports Authority’s (TNPA) Port of Ngqura is proud to have hosted the testing and launch of the first ever locally manufactured aluminium vessels by PE-based boat builder, Legacy Marine. As the company’s ship yard is based in Perseverance, the low bridges blocked the route to the Port of PE in the past, restricting the building of larger vessels. When the new Port of Ngqura stepped up as an alternative port, it contributed to the expansion of boat building in the Eastern Cape.

“No...

http://www.sashippingnews.com/2019/03/12/opening-up-new-opportunities-for-boat-building-in-the-eastern-cape/

SA Economy Benefits from the Building of New Navy Vessels

3 Inshore Patrol Vessels for SA Navy

On Saturday, the 23rd of February 2019, Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT) hosted a keel laying ceremony, marking the start of construction on the first of three Multi-mission Inshore Patrol Vessels that form part of the South African Navy’s Project Biro. These vessels will aid in protecting the country from threats such as trafficking, illegal fishing and piracy, as well as support job creation and enterprise development.

The keel laying ceremony is a maritime tradition that dates back to the...

http://www.sashippingnews.com/2019/02/25/sa-economy-benefits-from-the-building-of-new-navy-vessels/

LNG Barge To Be Built in Port of Durban

Aldworth Mbalati

Visionary entrepreneur Aldworth Mbalati, who is building a unique R700-million energy barge, was determined to have it built in Durban.

Mbalati, at the forefront of the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) revolution, is passionate about the mega project benefitting South Africa and the economy.

“Yes, I could have gone to China to have the barge built but I wanted it have it built in South Africa as it is important to create jobs. The money that is being kept in the country will allow South Africa to...

http://www.sashippingnews.com/2019/01/23/lng-barge-to-be-built-in-port-of-durban/

Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth Set to Arrive in South Africa After Re-fit

Queen Elizabeth at DSBr

Late last year m/v Queen Elizabeth underwent a re-fit at Damen Shiprepair Brest so that her 2019 round the world voyage would see her gleaming and glistening into the most iconic ports on the planet – Port of Cape Town, 18/19 January 2019, and Port of Port Elizabeth, 20 January 2019, included.

The programme was highly intensive with a series of major systems being overhauled or installed. On arrival the ship was placed in Damen Shiprepair Brest’s drydock number 3, one of the largest in Europe at...

http://www.sashippingnews.com/2019/01/11/cunards-queen-elizabeth-set-to-arrive-in-south-africa-after-re-fit/

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