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Vessel Fire Under Control at Port of Cape Town

A fire has been contained onboard a vessel berthed at the Cape Town Container Terminal.

The COSCO SHIPPING Lines container ship, COSCO SÃO PAULO, built in 2013 and currently sailing under the flag of Hong Kong, was stationed at berth 602 when Port Control reported seeing smoke billowing from the cargo hold around 13h00 on Tuesday, 26 May. Smoke had also been seen earlier when the vessel arrived outside the Port of Cape Town from Durban on Monday, 25 May.

Transnet National Ports Authority at the...

http://www.sashippingnews.com/2020/05/28/vessel-fire-under-control-at-port-of-cape-town/

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/

Port of Durban Appeals for Public Support in Fighting Plastic Pollution

Plastic Clean Up at Port of Durban

The Port of Durban has commenced a major clean-up to remove the large volume of waste and vegetation from the port after the recent heavy rains and flooding in KwaZulu-Natal. 

The adverse weather caused the usual deluge of plastic and other debris to flow into the port, leaving behind an unsightly scene just days after World Earth Day was observed globally on 22 April.

Acting Durban Port Manager, Nokuzola Nkowane, said all Transnet Operating Divisions were carrying out assessments to establish...

http://www.sashippingnews.com/2019/04/25/port-of-durban-appeals-for-public-support-in-fighting-plastic-pollution/