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2013 is Maritime Year: but shhh, its a secret!
Last week at the Maritime Trade Forum ahead of the BRICS Summit in Durban, I learned that the Minister of Transport had declared 2013, Maritime Year in South Africa. Riad Khan of the Port Regulator...
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Will cabinet reshuffle quell maritime momentum?
As we welcome Ms Dipuo Peters as the new Minister of Transport, one has to wonder at the rationale behind President Jacob Zuma’s cabinet restructure that will see the relatively new (and now ex)...
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State of the Maritime Industry Address
I am not going to comment on the State of the Nation Address (SONA) made last week by President Jacob Zuma except to say I did hear him mention the maritime industry as he acknowledged the importance...
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Riding the wave of the blue economy
Since I started reporting on the maritime sector in the mid 1990’s, the industry has been complaining about the lack of recognition it receives from government. It has been one of the biggest and most...
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Shark boy inspires DEA Minister
Sharing the platform at yesterday’s launch of National Marine Week, Achmat Hassiem – aka shark boy – stole much of the limelight as he motivated learners to pursue their dreams. But he also managed to...
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New entrants should be accommodated in blue economy
Respondents to our Operation Phakisa survey were unanimous in their view that the maritime industry has the capacity to cater for new entrants with 71 percent deeming it “realistic” and a further 29...
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Have you read the Minister’s speech?
Have you read the Minister’s speech? That’s the question being most asked this month at maritime functions and it refers to Minister of Transport, Dipuo Peters’ discourse at the South African Maritime...
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Missing out on a celebration
Not much hype seems to have been generated around the official start of the African Maritime Decade which is due to kick off tomorrow. The only nod in this direction seems to be happening at the...
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What is a Maritime Maestro?
Maritime Maestros have salt in their veins. They are committed to the industry in a way that goes beyond the scope of a 9 to 5 job description. They give passionately and devote their energies to...
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Access denied: flirting with the maritime economy?
There’s a general movement that is gaining traction in the maritime sectors that aims to boost the industry’s contribution to job creation and the GDP. The Blue Economy is on everyone’s lips and...
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Coastline confusion
Can anyone tell me exactly how long South Africa’s coastline is? I am talking about our coastline – excluding any islands that we may have jurisdiction over. Situated at the southern tip of Africa and...
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TETA is on the take!
The Transport Education and Training Authority (TETA) collects levies from its registered members annually and is tasked to redistribute the money to fund relevant training in the maritime sectors. So,...
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An African passport by 2018?
One of the many challenges that the highly mobile people of the maritime industry face is that of accessibility to jurisdictions within Africa. This is particularly frustrating for Africans aiming to...
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New DoT Minister misses maritime
It is disheartening to note that the first briefing given by the new Minister of Transport, Joe Maswanganyi, yesterday outlining the immediate tasks for his department made no mention of the maritime...
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Could SAMSA get a permanent CEO by the end of this month?
Acting CEO of the South African Maritime Safety Authority, Sobantu Tilayi, recently jested that he could have pronounced himself as the permanent position holder when he stepped into the Minister of...
View ArticleAre we acting in the best interest of the maritime industry?
Have you noticed how many people are simply just acting within the top echelons of the maritime-related governing bodies, organisations and SOEs in South Africa? The recent announcement of a permanent...
View ArticleGetting take-aways
Yesterday I picked up some maritime take-aways that did not involve fish and chips. I accepted an invite to participate in a Maritime Security Roundtable hosted by the Institute for Security Studies...
View ArticleGetting take-aways
Yesterday I picked up some maritime take-aways that did not involve fish and chips. I accepted an invite to participate in a Maritime Security Roundtable hosted by the Institute for Security Studies...
View Article20 in 2022: Quay words and phrases
Last week’s CMTP Midterm Review threw out some quay words and phrases that I thought I would highlight in this blog to create a general picture of the content of the conference that saw active...
View ArticleRocking the boat
The closing ceremony of the World Maritime Day Parallel Event held last week in Durban included some accolades for South Africa as the host country and one where gender diversity within the maritime...
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