Nokia has announced that Angola Cables is trialing Nokia’s Photonic Service Engine 3 (PSE-3) chipset for the first direct optical connection between the USA and Africa. The route provides direct, low-latency trans-Atlantic routing and simplifies the turn-up of services to better serve data consumpti
French oil major Total will drill the Luiperd-1 well, located in Block 11B/12B offshore South Africa, in the second quarter of 2020, instead of its initial plan for the first quarter of the year. Total is the operator and has a 45% interest in Block 11B/12B, while Qatar Petroleum and CNR Internation
PCCW Global and PEACE Cable International Network will cooperate on the PEACE South extension of the Pakistan East Africa Connecting Europe (PEACE) submarine cable system. This cooperation positions PEACE as a major cable system to head south from the Europe-Asia route, in a move that will deliver c
Djibouti Africa Regional Express 1 (DARE1) submarine cable system has landed in La Siesta Beach (Djibouti) and the marine installation is underway. The cable is being developed by Djibouti Telecom, Somtel, Telkom Kenya and SubCom. In addition to the installation of the trunk, the installation of the
EC approves APMC’s acquisition of joint control over 4 project companies with concessions to build terminals in Africa.
Oil and gas company Tullow Oil has received a one-year extension for the Second Renewal Exploration Period on PEL 37 offshore Namibia.
New blends of marine fuels with 0.50% sulphur content can contain a large percentage of aromatic compounds.
At least USD 1 trillion of capital investment is required to halve shipping’s emissions by 2050.
FAR Limited has received final credit aprovals for an underwritten USD 300 million senior secured reserve-based lending (RBL) facility for the Sangomar field development offshore Senegal. The approvals come after a joint Final Investment Decision for the field development signed by Woodside, as the
Australia’s FAR Limited has received final credit approvals for an underwritten $300 million senior secured reserve-based lending facility for the Sangomar field development offshore Senegal.
Wood Mackenzie forecasts an accelerated recovery in shipments from Q1-20.
Nineteen kidnapped crew members of the tanker Duke have been released while one seafarer died in captivity.
