The future world-class Oil & Gas Centre at Saldanha Bay in the Western Cape, which will be established as a free port, is driven by strong private sector investor demand and political will.

At the end of November, the thousandth Liebherr mobile harbour crane was delivered and erected at Montoir Bulk Terminal (MBT). The new LPS 550 will play a major role in MBT’s cargo-handling chain in order to optimise bulk transport.

The arrival of the first big-capacity vessel at the Port of Luanda earlier this month is proof of the massive advancements being made at the port.

As two of the strongest economies in Africa, co-operation between South Africa and Nigeria is pivotal to the growth of the continent – this is the message that came out of a dialogue co-hosted by the Financial Times (FT) and the Nigerian High Commission, and supported by Brand South Africa.

After the good start on 22 October to my third attempt at a nonstop, unassisted, solo circumnavigation, the loss of my life raft just four days later came as quite a blow – but having eventually replaced it in San Francisco Bay, I retained my 'nonstop, unassisted, solo' status by not using my motor and tying to a buoy rather than to shore when I arrived overnight, nor having anyone to help me physically and doing all the necessary work of preparing and fixing both the new cradle and raft in place myself.