maritime trade

Namibia Joins International Maritime Organisation to Boost Supply Chains

Cabinet has approved Namibia’s membership in the International Maritime Organisation to enhance supply chain efficiency. Information Minister Emma Theofelus announced the decision this week, following Cabinet’s first meeting on February 11.

15 February, 2025 40 6 2

World

Israel says 3,000-year-old shipwreck found off north coast

A shipwreck more than 3,000 years old with its cargo intact has been found off the northern coast of Israel, the country's antiquities authority said Thursday. The wreck and its artefacts were discovered more than a mile deep on the bed of the Mediterranean Sea by London-listed energy firm Energean which operates off Israel. A survey by the company uncovered the ship's cargo of hundreds of amphorae, […]

20 June, 2024 35

Africa

bird TenX: 10 of Africa’s major ports in race for greater share of global trade

By Conrad Onyango, via bird story agency The opening of Nigeria’s 'game-changing' billion-dollar deepwater seaport in Lekki, in early 2023, together with other ongoing and upcoming projects around the continent reflects an increasingly competitive race for the top shipping hub slots in Africa. Currently, a host of other major multi-billion dollar investments geared towards improving existing infrastructure or putting up new ports are ongoing in countries including South Africa, Morocco, […]

12 December, 2023 19