20 Nov 2012

Maritime & Fishing

 

Table Mountain has its day in the sun

Cape Town's iconic Table Mountain will officially be inaugurated as one of the New7wonders of Nature this December, and the City of Cape Town is going all out to celebrate the occasion! Expect a free concert for the public affair followed by a Table Mountain float joining a procession through the city. A big thanks must be made to SANParks for taking such good care of the South African ecological treasure!

On trend with going green, the SA Post Office plans on procuring 90 electric scooters by 2015 in order to reduce it's CO2 emissions. But they're not stopping there... By 2020 it plans on being carbon neutral - now here's a sustainability goal we can all aspire to!

Wouldn't it be awesome if you could volunteer at a NPO you're passionate about, AND get paid to do it - I bet a lot more people would get to some serious do-gooding if that were the case... cue the Vodacom Change the World programme. Vodacom will pay you a monthly salary if you dedicate your time, energy and skills to a local NPO for a year. It's as easy as approaching a NPO, gaining their support, agreeing on an action plan and submitting your application.

Finally, gather your friends and family and head down to the annual AFDA Film Festival student showcase this weekend in Joburg, Cape Town, and Durban. More than 50 films will be screening, produced by the school's third and fourth year students. They're also going online this year, so go forth and interact.

Sindy Peters: Group Head, Content

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Oceana's zero strikes-rate due to good industrial relations
According to Independent Online, Oceana Group, the biggest seller of canned fish in South Africa, reported that it had "zero" strikes in the past year, which, it said, was testimony to its good industrial relations. The announcement comes hot on the heels of a sturdy operating profit announcement earlier this month. Read more >>

WWF-SASSI campaign aims to protect fish stocks
Local chefs who are hungry for change have joined a new WWF-SASSI campaign to encourage consumers to be more aware of what seafood they are buying and eating. Read more >>

Shipping


Training vessel SA Agulhas offers seatime to RMU grads
According to Ports and Ships website, the dedicated training vessel SA Agulhas has been active with new cadets joining the National Cadet Training Programme and preparing for a voyage to London as part of the preparation for the ship's Antarctic voyage on charter. Read more >>

Piracy decline due to various participating armed forces
According to Jason Marriott-Watson of the maritime security company ISPS Group, there are significant risks for shipping operators and owners who use armed Maritime Security companies for anti-piracy tasks, defenceWeb reports. Read more >>

Dachser looks to benefit from the Port of Ngqura
According to Maritime Executive website, Dachser USA - the American division of global logistics service provider Dachser, has opened a branch in Port Elizabeth. The new branch "has been in the pipeline for some time," says Detlev Duve, managing director of Dachser South Africa. This is Dachser's fourth South African branch office, following similar launches in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town. Read more >>

DCD Marine champions minimum turnaround time on any vessel
According to Ports & Ships website, Cape Town-based vessel repair, upgrade and maintenance company DCD Marine said in a statement that vessel and semi-submersible rig maintenance and modifications are characterised by tight deadlines, and any unwarranted delays in the repair programme can result in serious negative knock-on effects for the client. Read more >>


International
Maersk to shift away from shipping
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK: Danish conglomerate A.P. Moeller-Maersk will no longer invest heavily in Maersk Line, the world's biggest container ship operator and will instead focus on its oil, drilling rigs and ports units, it said on Monday (19 November). Read more >>

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