Oceana keen to 'hook' a big one

Perennially profitable fishing company Oceana could be angling for an offshore acquisition. 20 May 2013 08:46

New technology for marine energy harvesting

[Anders Jansson] Marine energy, for instance energy from tidal and ocean currents, is the 'best of the best' amongst green energy sources: it has the greatest potential; in theory, the planet's oceans could supply the entire world with renewable energy. 13 May 2013 14:30

Marine debris summit to focus on Africa

The first-ever summit to focus specifically on the issue of marine debris around the African continent will be taking place during World Environmental Week and World Ocean Day, 6-8 June 2013 in Cape Town, South Africa. 7 May 2013 08:41

WWF-SA recognises minister's visionary leadership

At a special ceremony in Cape Town, WWF South Africa (WWF-SA) presented Water and Environmental Affairs Minister, Edna Molewa with a "Gift to the Earth" award, which the minister received on behalf of the South African government, following the recent formal gazetting of the declaration of the Prince Edward Islands Marine Protected Area (MPA) - South Africa's first offshore MPA. 6 May 2013 11:43

Technology emerges for critical ocean measurements

Scripps / SAN DIEGO: Scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, in collaboration with two private industry firms, are developing potentially breakthrough technologies to capture vital information from the world's oceans. 30 Apr 2013 13:45

Cape conferences highlight importance of sea freight

[Helmo Preuss] Two conferences held in Cape Town this week highlighted the fact that about 90% of all trade between countries is shipped by sea. 26 Apr 2013 10:42

Bulk exports marginally higher in April

[Helmo Preuss] SA's bulk export volumes rose by 0.5% year-on-year (y/y) in April to 13.1m tons (Mt)‚ according to data from the Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) released on Monday (13 May). 14 May 2013 09:59

Funding for Durban dig-out port uncertain

There seems little doubt that despite questions and some objections, the proposed new dig-out port on the site of the old Durban International airport will go ahead. Exploratory drilling on the site by Transnet is already under way - what it calls early research - into the geotechnical composition of the soil. 13 May 2013 10:18

CO² at Mauna Loa Observatory reaches new milestone

SAN DIEGO: On 9 May 2013, the daily mean concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of Mauna Loa, Hawaii, surpassed 400 parts per million (ppm) for the first time since measurements began in 1958. 13 May 2013 12:54

UCT shines in World Rankings

The QS World University Rankings by Subject, released on Wednesday, 8 May 2013, have ranked the University of Cape Town (UCT) among the top 100 universities in the world for eight of its subject areas. QS ranks the world's top 200 higher education institutions, and for this edition of the Rankings by Subject, 2,858 universities were evaluated and 678 institutions ranked in total. 9 May 2013 14:38

Textainer lowers its borrowing costs

Logistics company Trencor said on Wednesday (8 May) that its 48.5% held subsidiary Textainer‚ which operates the world's largest fleet of containers‚ was able to extend the maturity and achieve a favourable repricing of its US$1.2bn financing facility. 9 May 2013 07:53

RBCT exports up 20,6% this year

[Helmo Preuss] Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) saw a 20.6% year-on-year (y/y) rise in tonnage shipped to 6.2m tons (Mt) after a 20% y/y gain in March to 7.5Mt. In February's RBCT's exports declined by 10.4% y/y decline to 5.5Mt while in January, exports were just 4.2Mt. 8 May 2013 09:19

100,000 people lost their jobs this year

The Quarterly Labour Force Survey, released by Statistics SA (Stats SA) on Monday (6 May) showed that 100,000 people lost their jobs in the first quarter of this year. The number of unemployed people now stands at 4.6m, equivalent to 25.2% of the working population. 7 May 2013 10:13

Overfishing leading to jellyfish abundance

According to a new study conducted by Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD) researchers and its partners, overfishing is the main factor behind the abundance of jellyfish in all of the planet's oceans, says Natalia Real on FIS.com. 7 May 2013 10:12

Deputy director general: fisheries given new post

The deputy director general: fisheries management, Greta Apelgren-Narkedien has been given a new set of challenges to address by the government. She will take over as the human settlements head of department in KwaZulu-Natal. 6 May 2013 11:50