Mauritius CHCL Orders New Port Cranes

Mauritius CHCL has signed a contract for seven new cranes as part of a wider programme to modernise Port Louis and improve cargo-handling capacity.

Mauritius CHCL has signed a contract for seven new cranes as part of a wider programme to modernise Port Louis and improve cargo-handling capacity.

Liberia has concluded Operation Anouanze IV after a three-day regional maritime exercise involving forces from five West African countries.

South Africa is strengthening fisheries and aquaculture reporting through AFAData, a continental platform designed to improve data quality and decision-making.

Mauritius and Australia are set to deepen search and rescue cooperation through a new MoU covering information sharing, joint exercises and emergency response.

The IMO has called for urgent international action after piracy returned to the Gulf of Aden. More than 90 seafarers are reportedly being held captive.

Ghana, the IMO and GMA have launched a regional training programme to strengthen seafarer certification assessments and improve compliance with international maritime standards.

The Nigeria Customs Service has reinforced its partnership with the Police and NSCDC in Benue State to enhance intelligence sharing, border security, and coordinated law enforcement operations.

Ghana and Sierra Leone have engaged Korea Maritime and Ocean University in a high-level dialogue to boost maritime education, research, and capacity building.

Western Indian Ocean states are strengthening maritime information sharing to improve security, coordination, and surveillance across the region.

Nigeria Customs Acting Area Controller Nura Miko has called for stronger collaboration with stakeholders to further reduce cargo clearance times at PTML and enhance trade facilitation in Lagos.