It’s like a Roomba for water, and it has its roots in Cape Town. If you don’t know what a Roomba is, it is a robotic vacuum cleaner that hoovers your carpets and floors autonomously.  

Listed as a 2023 priority by Anglo American is getting the first wave of the renewable energy ecosystem projects under way in South Africa. The first wave of 680 MW renewable energy projects being... 

Offshore Wind Learning is an affordable and accessible online course that aims to attract the nearly 1 million people needed by the end of this decade to meet growing offshore wind demand.... 

Industrial service solutions providers TMS Group Industrial Services and industrial and engineering solutions provider Redec Services have merged. Both businesses are part of Sekta Group, a 51%... 

The global drive by industry towards greener, more efficient product solutions addresses two very important mandates namely optimised operations to remain profitable and environmental compliance to... 

The World Economic Forum's (WEF's) open-innovation platform Uplink has issued a challenge, calling for innovators, start-ups and blue guardians to submit conservation plans to protect the Western... 

The Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) amendments have recently been strengthened to lower potential marine danger and improve safety, productivity and efficiency in the port environment. According to... 

New research has revealed that global wastewater treatment capacity needs to increase by 8.56-billion cubic metres every year to meet the 2030 ambitions outlined in the Sustainable Development... 

Discussions are continuing towards finalising terms for the engineering, procurement and construction contract at Kola. 

Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has relaunched the Integrated Port Management System (IPMS) at its eight commercial ports as part of its digital transformation strategy that is aimed at... 

Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has completed construction on the Bayhead bypass road at the Durban Container Terminal, which is meant to manage the diversion of heavy motor vehicles and... 

The challenge of electrifying mining haul truck operations has taken a step forward with the launch of the CharIN Mining Taskforce, a partnership between global organisations CharIN and the... 

UK-US zero-emission aviation technology company ZeroAvia has posted, on social media platform Facebook, that its 19-seat Dornier Do 228 testbed aircraft had flown, in level flight, using only its... 

Establishing a hierarchy to avoid and minimise waste production, following a circular economy model and increasing awareness on the impact of waste can alleviate the impacts of current waste... 

A growing number of countries are calling to delay plans to strip-mine the seabed for metals to make electric car batteries as US defense giant Lockheed Martin, the biggest corporate player in deep... 

A new consortium is set to explore the options for developing a maritime green corridor for the zero-emission shipping of iron-ore between South Africa and Europe, the Global Maritime Forum (GMF)... 

As the United Nations (UN) prepares to review the progress made on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), new research has revealed that global wastewater treatment capacity needs to increase by... 

The range of geo measuring systems from Germany-based DMT group is said to offer quality, functionality and practicality. Designed to withstand harsh conditions in the field, the high-precision... 

Norway's Loke Marine Minerals has acquired deep-sea mining firm UK Seabed Resources (UKSR) from US weapons manufacturer Lockheed Martin, the companies said on Thursday as international rules... 

Logistics specialist Grindrod aims to “deconcentrate” its portfolio of commodities, says CEO Xolani Mbambo. Unveiling the company’s financial results for the year ended December 31 last week, he... 

Nonprofit organisation Great Barrier Reef Legacy and its project partners are taking action to save the world's oceans. 

Province Resources has appointed services firm GHD to undertake a prefeasibility study for the downstream component of its HyEnergy project. 

By Clement Blanc, CEO of DHL Global Forwarding, Sub-Saharan Africa The world is already witnessing the catastrophic effects of climate change and global warming. Consequently, eco-conscious... 

UK-based global major propulsion and power systems group Rolls-Royce has announced that its African operations have, with immediate effect, a new head. He is 21-year company veteran John Kelly and... 

John will assume group-wide leadership and representation for the Group’s Civil Aerospace, Power Systems and Defence businesses across the META region Rolls-Royce plc (www.Rolls-Royce.com) is... 

Preparation for repairs of marine vessels often involves precise planning. This is why Vesconite Bearings Netherlands has already decided on the date of despatch for a Vesconite Hilube stern tube... 

The hospital ship Africa Mercy will dock at marine engineering company Dormac, in Durban, for repairs and maintenance to extend its service life. The Africa Mercy is sailing in from Senegal and... 

JSE-listed vertically integrated seafood company Sea Harvest has described 2022 as one of the most challenging financial years in the last decade, pointing out that the year was marked by... 

ASX-listed Province Resources has appointed services firm GHD to undertake a prefeasibility study (PFS) for the downstream component of its HyEnergy hydrogen project, after taking back full... 

The focus on the renewable energy sector has never been higher, with South Africa besieged with overcoming the crippling impact of load shedding on households, businesses and the economy. Given the... 

There has been an increase in iron stress in the phytoplankton of the Southern Ocean over a period of 26 years and this raises concerns that it may lead to a decline in the productivity of these... 

Logistics specialist Grindrod aims to “deconcentrate” its portfolio of commodities, says CEO Xolani Mbambo. Unveiling the company’s financial results for the year ended December 31 on Thursday, he... 

The National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Authority (Nopsema) this week released a guidance framework to help drive improved cooperation between the offshore petroleum industry and... 

State-owned rail operator Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) says its opening of rail capacity allocations to junior miners will not impact existing guaranteed manganese miner export allocations. As part... 

The Airbus Foundation, the Europe-based global major aerospace and defence group’s philanthropic agency, reported on Monday that it had signed an agreement to support the scientific programme and... 

The inaugural African Harbour Masters Association (AHMA) conference is set to take place on March 2 and 3, in Tangier, Morocco. South Africa’s Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) says its... 

The City of Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation Directorate is calling on service providers to submit information and products that are commercially available to help remediate natural water bodies... 

Platinum investment promoter the World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC) says the launch of the UK’s inaugural Hydrogen Week, demonstrates the growing momentum around the use of hydrogen to help... 

South Africa’s national port infrastructure and marine services agency, Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA), has given the assurance that the preliminaries for the project to establish a new... 

The firm embrace of the new green hydrogen and hydrogen fuel cell future by China and India is a huge twin boost for Southern Africa’s great platinum group metals (PGMs) endowment, Mining Weekly... 

Noise produced by mining the seabed could interfere with whales' ability to communicate with one another, according to a study released on Tuesday, just as plans to start deep-sea mining for... 

The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) says the Coastal Waters Discharge Permits (CWDPs) issued to the City iof Cape Town were preceded by marine-impact assessment studies...