Alarm over conditions on livestock carrier

Terry Hutson|Published

Questions abound about how the export of 57 000 sheep went ahead

Bulker's owner held liable for PE oil spill

Terry Hutson|Published

It has been determined that the fault lay with the bulker and not the bunker operator.

Transnet tugs, pilot boats being auctioned off

Terry Hutson|Published

A recent auction notice has revealed that a number of harbour tugs and work boats are being disposed of by the Transnet National Ports Authority.

New survey vessel gains some heavyweight expertise

Terry Hutson|Published

SA Shipyards, the company, is gearing up in advance of the serious work of building the navy?s new hydrographic survey vessel.

Cargo volumes in SA ports on the rise

Terry Hutson|Published

Predictions as to how last year would end for the port of Durban proved reasonably accurate.

Significant challenges for Port of Durban

Terry Hutson|Published

Selling bunker fuel with a reduced sulphur content will have positive spin-offs for suburbs.

SA's Operation Phakisa strikes in murky waters

Terry Hutson|Published

Operation Phakisa has shown its teeth after the South African Maritime Safety Authority and other authorities brought about a successful prosecution of the master ...

A South African shipping success story

Terry Hutson|Published

Book follows the life of Ivan Clark who put the Grindrod Group, then a small company, on the international stage

SA cadets sail on adventure of a lifetime

Terry Hutson|Published

Twenty marine cadets will get a wealth of training and experience as they sail on board SA Agulhas to Antarctica.

Port progress calls for dialogue

Terry Hutson|Published

When people talk about the Durban Bay becoming a cesspool or a slum port it is disturbing, sad and unfortunate, for the bay is far from being either, writes Mercury ...

Durban’s oldest ship repair company sold

Terry Hutson|Published

South Africa’s oldest ship repair company, Durban-based Elgin Brown & Hamer (EBH), has been sold to Cape Town-based DCD Group for an undisclosed amount.

Queen Mary 2 due in Durban

Terry Hutson|Published

The world’s most famous passenger ship, Queen Mary 2, returns to Durban for the fourth time this Saturday.

Let’s uncover the history hidden in our harbour

Terry Hutson|Published

As this is being written, another successful Durban International Boat & Leisure Show is drawing to a close – the 8th since 2004, when the inaugural boat show was ...

PIC: Views of the QM2

Terry Hutson|Published

When Cunard's largest ever passenger liner, Queen Mary 2, arrived in Sydney Harbour on its maiden visit in February, 2007, it was met by a flotilla of small boats, ...

Harbour project a massive boost for KZN

Terry Hutson|Published

Durban port authorities are set to unveil plans to quadruple the size of the existing container terminals at the harbour.

Microsoft co-founder's super yacht in SA

Terry Hutson|Published

Durban Harbour is abuzz after one of the world's largest super yachts, the Octopus, owned by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, slipped quietly into port.

French experts dismiss fears on Marburg virus

Terry Hutson|Published

A French medical laboratory in Lyons has dismissed any likelihood of Marburg haemorrhagic fever on board the bulk carrier Clipper Lancaster, which is being held ...

SA shipwrecks important US visit

Terry Hutson|Published

A bungle between South Africa's nuclear regulatory body and the United States embassy resulted in Cape Town and Durban missing out on a chance to impress the crew ...

SA's new corvette set to cruise into Durban

Terry Hutson|Published

If you want to catch a glimpse of the Navy's latest patrol corvette, the SAS Mendi, you better make your way to Durban, because the 121m long ship with the latest ...

Countess goes for a song

Terry Hutson|Published

It felt like bargain basement time when the arrested cruise ship Olympia Countess was knocked down for half of its appraised value.

Olympia Countess in choppy financial waters

Terry Hutson|Published

The surprise announcement that the arrested Olympia Countess cruise ship will be sold by auction in two weeks' time may have sunk Starlight Cruises' plans to resume ...

Cruise ship company in hot water

Terry Hutson|Published

Last-minute efforts are being made to save the holidays of hundreds of passengers looking forward to a cruise on the ship Olympia Countess, which is facing "arrest" ...