Africa
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Port of Durban tackles solid waste imports
03/10/2019African ports face increasing generation of solid waste along with worsening climate change effects such as heavy rains and flooding. Shem Oirere finds out how Durban is rising to the challenge READ more
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IMO workshop addresses policy compliance
27/09/2019A recent IMO workshop focused on implementing marine environment protection measures included participants from 12 southern and east African countries. READ more
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Training aids oil spill liability competency
26/09/2019Nigerian port professionals have completed oil spill liability and compensation training to help them better prepare for and handle oil spill incidents. READ more
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African port takes anti-plastic stance
16/08/2019A government official in Africa has called for better plastic management and a crackdown on the importing of waste products through ports. READ more
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Mitigating water hyacinth in East Africa
19/07/2019Industrial pollution and siltation on Lake Victoria in East Africa are fuelling the spread of the water hyacinth weed. Shem Oirere looks at how ports are coping READ more
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Transnet helps clean up at Durban
01/05/2019Transnet National Ports Authority at the Port of Durban has begun a major clean-up to remove the large volume of waste and vegetation left after the recent heavy rains and flooding in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province. READ more
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Ngqura dredging system protects environment
23/04/2019South Africa’s Port of Ngqura is helping ensure operational safety and protect the environment as the first port in the world to have a fixed jet pump sand bypass system for dredging. READ more
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Waste at sea training for Algerian ports
15/04/2019International Maritime Organisation (IMO) training on the international treaty covering waste dumping at sea has been provided for Algerian government officials and participants from shipping companies and port authorities. READ more
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Sustainable port development in Ghana
08/02/2019Port development in Africa has continued to gain momentum as countries on the continent launch new constructions or expand and rehabilitate existing ones amid concerns about the true impact of these projects, both on land and on the quality of the READ more
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Port Said to tackle oil waste
01/02/2019Ecoslops and the Suez Canal Economic Zone have formed an agreement to establish a collection, reception and treatment unit for maritime oil waste in Egypt’s Port Said to help tackle ship pollution. READ more
