New SAN hydrographic vessel “on track”
SAS Nelson Mandela (A187), the new SA Navy (SAN) hydrographic survey vessel (HSV), is “on track” with hull construction complete.
She is the major component...
SAN platforms in line for maintenance, repairs
The stated aim of SA Navy (SAN) Chief, Vice Admiral Monde Lobese, is to put ships back at sea. Part of reaching this ambitious...
SA Navy prioritises gender mainstreaming
While significant strides have been made to ensure that women occupy leadership positions in the South African Navy, much more must be done to...
Kenya completes local refurbishment of patrol ship Shupavu
Kenya’s President William Ruto has rededicated the patrol vessel KNS Shupavu following a local overhaul performed by Kenya Shipyards Limited at a new facility...
Work on dedicated Naval Museum submarine annex moves ahead
The plan hatched by a group of retired senior SA Navy (SAN) officers to establish a dedicated submarine exhibit as part of the SA...
Angola receives first tank landing craft from CMN; inaugurates refurbished Soyo naval base
The Angolan Navy has taken delivery of the first of two new tank landing craft built by France’s CMN, five months after launch in...
Shining a spotlight on China’s Type 054A guided missile frigate CNS Sanya
The Chinese Navy frigate CNS Sanya arrived at the V&A Waterfront harbour in Cape Town on 24 July for a three-day visit as part...
Liberian Coast Guard rescues hijacked Chinese fishing vessel
The Liberian Coast Guard has rescued 23 crew from a Chinese fishing vessel that was hijacked off the country’s coastline.
The Armed Forces of Liberia...
A look at recent Cape Town visitor, PLAN replenishment ship Weishanhu
Any naval flotilla that is operating far from home, and carrying out long, tedious, patrols is always going to come up against their endurance,...
Arrival of Chinese Navy taskforce in Cape Town a sign of closer China/SA ties
The arrival, in Cape Town, of a flotilla of warships of the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), better known today as the Chinese Navy,...
SA Navy chief pledges ship visit to China
The South African Navy (SAN) is undergoing a rebuilding and maintenance phase to get its vessels out to sea and once this is completed,...
Ghana receives Defender boats as part of multi-million maritime security upgrade
The United States has donated two Defender class boats to Ghana’s Special Boat Squadron as part of a $6 million package to enhance the...
Chinese Navy resumes port visits to Cape Town
The 43rd Chinese naval escort taskforce of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) arrived in Cape Town on the morning of 24 July for...
SA Navy submarine SAS Manthatisi’s presence off the Cape explained
The woes that the suffering South African Navy continues to have to endure make for depressing reading. So to see one of her capital...
Three Chinese Navy ships to visit Cape Town next week
Another visit to Cape Town by ships of the Chinese Navy will take place this weekend.
On Sunday 23 July the destroyer Nanning 162, the...
SA Naval Dockyard improvements will see better service
Just on half the content of Armscor’s first newsletter of the year – dubbed “a new design and approach” to stakeholder communication – is...
SAS King Shaka – MMIPV number two – busy with sea trials
The seagoing component of the SA Navy's Project Biro is approaching the 66% completion mark with the second multi-mission inshore patrol vessel (MMIPV) working...
Gulf of Guinea piracy on the up
There’s concern about an increase in piracy in Gulf of Guinea waters off Africa’s west coast with the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) calling for...
Piracy in West Africa dropped in 2022, but criminals are moving elsewhere
Piracy and maritime crime continued to decline in the Gulf of Guinea last year, largely in response to heightened regional and international anti-piracy efforts,...
India/Kenya naval relations strengthened
Naval relations between India and Kenya were reinforced during a high-level Indian Navy delegation visit to the East African country.
The visit provided an opportunity...
Ghana receives Marine Protector class patrol boats from the United States
Ghana’s Navy has taken delivery of two former US Coast Guard Marine Protector patrol boats supplied by the United States under its Excess Defence...
Bulker Nyon boarded by pirates off West Africa
The bulk carrier Nyon is the latest ship to have been attacked by West African pirates after being boarded by four armed men on...
Nigeria signs agreement with Turkey’s Dearsan for the upgrade of flagship NNS Aradu
The Nigerian Navy (NN) has signed an agreement with Turkey’s Dearsan for the mid-life upgrade of the Nigerian fleet’s flagship, NNS Aradu, and the...
Iconic ocean-going Emergency Towing Vessel to be retired
Having delivered nearly five decades of service to the regional and international maritime industry since she was built in Durban in the 1970s, the...
Navy to mark World Hydrography Day in Gqeberha
The SA Navy (SAN) is rolling out the maritime equivalent of the red carpet in Gqeberha this week as its contribution to World Hydrography...
SA Navy tours Portuguese submarine and patrol vessel
Members of the South African Navy (SAN), including Flag Officer Fleet, Rear Admiral Musawenkosi Nkomonde, have toured the Portuguese Navy’s submarine NRP Arpao and...
Piracy at lowest level in three decades helps reduce annual ship loss rate
Maritime piracy is at its lowest level in nearly three decades, with the improved situation in the Gulf of Guinea contributing to the downward...
SADC IUU action outlined
The commitment of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to illegal, unreported unregulated (IUU) fishing, marked internationally this week, receives attention in the bloc...
Indian and Portuguese naval vessels visit South Africa
South Africa is currently hosting naval vessels from two nations, with the Indian Navy frigate INS Trishul in Durban and the Portuguese patrol ship...
EU Mediterranean Libya arms embargo enforcement continues
The European Union (UN) naval operation enforcing a United Nations (UN) arms embargo on Libya has been extended for a year.
The renewal will see...
Piriou hands over first OPV 58S patrol vessel to Senegal
French shipyard Piriou has handed over the first of three OPV 58S patrol vessels to Senegal’s Navy as part of a contract signed in...
Two-ton hashish haul for Op Atalanta
A regular Operation Atalanta maritime security patrol off the coast of Oman was rewarded with a two-ton haul of hashish, the European Union naval...
TKMS hands over second Meko frigate to the Egyptian Navy
ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) has handed over the second Meko A200EN frigate ordered by Egypt during a ceremony in Bremerhaven, Germany, with two more...
Seven more Swiftships coastal patrol craft for Egypt
The Egyptian Navy will be getting another seven patrol craft from Swiftships as it continues to order dozens of US-built and co-produced vessels from...
EU honours Spanish naval escort squadron
A Spanish Navy escort squadron was honoured for commitment to the European Union (EU) naval force Atalanta for, among others, close to three thousand...
Where climate harms fisheries, piracy prospers – study
A new study suggests that climate change is a key factor driving trends in maritime piracy off the coast of East Africa and the...
Africa’s oceans are being protected to serve the interests of big foreign corporates
Africa’s valuable ocean resources have drawn the interest of foreign nations, particularly those in the West and Asia.
How they exploit these resources can be...
Combined Maritime Forces seizes $23 million in illegal drugs in Indian Ocean
A partner-nation warship operating in support of Combined Task Force (CTF) 150 has seized illegal drugs worth a total estimated US street value of...
Cutlass Express 2023 sharpens maritime security skills, promotes collaboration
Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in Kenya has declined significantly since the country established a Coast Guard in 2018.
That is according to Timothy...
Global piracy incidents continue to decline, including Gulf of Guinea
Another drop in reported piracy incidents – this time for the first quarter of 2023 – does not mean the threat is over, with...
Leaders discuss shared issues at first African Maritime Forces Summit
Maritime leaders from 31 of Africa’s 38 coastal countries gathered in Cabo Verde in late March to discuss collaborative strategies to tackle sea crime...
Another vessel boarded by pirates in the Gulf of Guinea
The Singapore-flagged tanker Success 9 has been boarded by pirates off the Ivory Coast in the latest attack in the region.
Security company Praesidium International...
BIRD Aerosystems maritime patrol aircraft demo for NIMASA nets polluting vessel
A live demonstration of its Airborne Surveillance, Intelligence and Observation (ASIO) maritime solution by Israel’s BIRD Aerosystems for the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety...
EU Med naval force notches up 9 000 ship checks
Operation Irini, the European Union (EU) naval force in the Mediterranean Sea established to maintain a United Nations (UN) arms embargo on Libya, has...
Algerian Navy takes delivery of Chinese-built corvette
Three years after placing an order with China’s Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding Group, the Algerian Navy has taken delivery of a single Type 056 corvette.
The...
EU and US hold first joint naval exercise
The fourth week of March saw the first ever joint European Union (EU)/United States (US) naval exercise in the form of patrols and “exercising...
NIMASA gets more Aresa boats from Spain
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has been revealed as the customer for five new Aresa 1300 Sentinel II patrol boats, becoming...
R1.4 billion allocated for SA Navy submarine and frigate refit
National Treasury has allocated nearly one and a half billion rand to the South African Navy for the refit of one of its three...
Egypt receives former US Navy coastal patrol vessels
The United States has transferred three Cyclone class vessels to the Egyptian Navy, which will use them to patrol its coastline.
US Naval Forces Central...
Cabo Verde hosting first African Maritime Forces Summit
African maritime leaders along with their international counterparts are attending the first-of-its-kind African Maritime Forces Summit (AMFS) in Sal Island, Cabo Verde, this week,...
