Tag: maritime
Damen Shipyards Cape Town highlights South Africa’s maritime growth potential at AAD 2024
With South Africa’s maritime and shipbuilding industry on the cusp of exponential growth, Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT) is leading the charge by spotlighting...
African Maritime Services helps owners of fishing trawlers drive down fuel costs with lighter...
AFRICAN Maritime Services (AMS) identified the need 26 years ago for a focused, professional trawl building, trawl manufacturing and trawl repair facility in South...
Transnet update on reform and capacity growth initiatives
Transnet SOC Ltd. (“Transnet”) is making considerable progress in implementing institutional reform measures in accordance with the Freight Logistics Roadmap and the Guarantee Framework...
Seascape Marine Services propels educational excellence with generous inboard engine donation
Seascape Marine Services, a leading name in the maritime industry, has demonstrated its commitment to education and training by generously donating a Yanmar inboard...
IMT provides innovative maritime solutions
The Institute for Maritime Technology (IMT), a subsidiary of Armscor, is an accredited world-class facility strategically providing science-based technological and engineering support to the...
Cape Town boat show anchors Cape Town’s Blue Economy growth
Cape Town, South Africa, is reaping the rewards of its burgeoning blue economy, a sector that injects a staggering R40-billion per annum into the...
WearCheck extends its footprint to second India lab
Condition monitoring specialist company, WearCheck, recently opened the doors to its second laboratory in India – this one in Durgapur – after the success...
Rail, maritime infrastructure investment needed for Africa to thrive
Deputy President Paul Mashatile says Africa needs to reduce structural and regulatory barriers in order to unlock investment in road and maritime infrastructure, and...
Opinion piece: SA’s shrinking maritime industry needs urgent interventions to support ESD
While the global maritime industry typically presents enormous opportunities for developing Supplier Development Programmes, the South African maritime sector is currently shrinking and needs...
Cape Harvest…what’s next?
FISHING company Sea Harvest - which for generations has profited from mainly its large hake business - took a massive plunge when it acquired...
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Cummins secures contract to maintain Transnet’s aging tugboat fleet
By Larry Claasen
CUMMINS’ seven-year contract to maintain Transnet’s tugboats not only cements its decades-long relationship with the transport authority but also positions the company...