Category: Maritime

Minister Canvasses Support For $16b Egina project
February 14, 2018 No Responses

Minister Canvasses Support For $16b Egina project

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, on Tuesday commended the management of Total Upstream Nigeria Ltd. (TUPNI), for its 16 billion dollars (N5.76 trillion) Egina project in Nigeria. Kachikwu gave the commendation during his visit to...
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NIMASA Boss Tasks Media on Blue Economy
February 14, 2018 one Response

NIMASA Boss Tasks Media on Blue Economy

The Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Dakuku Peterside, has urged the media to collaborate in enlightening the public on potential of the Blue Economy. Peterside made the plea at a one-day seminar organised for m...
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Evergreen, Firm Seal Charter Deal for 11,000 TEU Boxships
February 13, 2018 No Responses

Evergreen, Firm Seal Charter Deal for 11,000 TEU Boxships

Taiwanese shipping company, Evergreen Line has entered into a charter deal with Japanese counterpart Shoei Kisen Kaisha for twelve 11,000 TEU containerships. The charter deal was announced in January, but today the duo made it official. The twelve ships will.....
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Qatar Accedes to Ballast Water Management Convention
February 12, 2018 No Responses

Qatar Accedes to Ballast Water Management Convention

Qatar has become the latest state to sign up to the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Ballast Water Management Convention, the treaty helping to protect the marine environment. A total of sixty-eight signatories now represent more than 75% of the w...
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27 ships expected at Lagos Seaports
February 2, 2018 No Responses

27 ships expected at Lagos Seaports

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) says 27 ships are expected to arrive in Apapa and Tin Can Island Ports in Lagos from Feb. 2 to Feb. 24. NPA, in its daily publication, `Shipping Position’, issued on Friday in Lagos, said...
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USCG expresses satisfaction with ISPS code compliance level in Nigeria
February 1, 2018 No Responses

USCG expresses satisfaction with ISPS code compliance level in Nigeria

The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has expressed satisfaction at the compliance level of Nigeria with the International Ships and Ports Security (ISPS) facility Code at the nation’s ports.   A delegation from the USCG led by Lt. Commander Jacob...
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COSCO Shipping adds second 20,000 TEU Boxship
January 30, 2018 No Responses

COSCO Shipping adds second 20,000 TEU Boxship

China’s COSCO Shipping Lines has taken delivery of its second 20,000 TEU-class boxship, COSCO Shipping Taurus.  The delivery and naming ceremony for the ultra large container vessel (ULCV) was held in Shanghai on January 27, 2018. Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbu...
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China unveils ‘Polar Silk Road’ ambitions in white paper
January 29, 2018 No Responses

China unveils ‘Polar Silk Road’ ambitions in white paper

China wants to extend its Belt and Road Initiative to the Arctic region, according to the country’s first white paper on its Arctic policy unveiled on Friday, January 25.  Even though China isn’t an Arctic country it believes it is an...
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CMA CGM Takes Delivery of Its Largest Boxship
January 28, 2018 No Responses

CMA CGM Takes Delivery of Its Largest Boxship

French container shipping giant CMA CGM has taken delivery of CMA CGM Antoine de Saint Exupery, a 20,600 TEU containership, from Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction – Philippines (HHIC-Phil) shipyard.  The delivery ceremony for the ultra large contain...
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Dakuku: Nigeria, strategic to tackling maritime crimes in Gulf of Guinea
January 27, 2018 No Responses

Dakuku: Nigeria, strategic to tackling maritime crimes in Gulf of Guinea

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside has described the Nigerian maritime sector as strategic to tackling issues of insecurity in the Gulf of Guinea (GoG).   Dr. Peterside, who stated thi...
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Shanghai Dingheng Shipping Unveils Agenda to Build 100 Ships
January 23, 2018 No Responses

Shanghai Dingheng Shipping Unveils Agenda to Build 100 Ships

Chinese tanker owner Shanghai Dingheng Shipping has inked a strategic cooperation agreement with local shipbuilders and steel and equipment manufacturers for its plan of constructing 100 ships in the next ten to twenty years.   The company’s parent Dinghen...
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MOWCA Seeks Co-operation with Association of African Maritime Adminstration
January 22, 2018 No Responses

MOWCA Seeks Co-operation with Association of African Maritime Adminstration

The Chairman of the Association of African Maritime Administration, (AAMA) Dr. Dakuku Peterside has stated that the maritime sector is crucial to the growth and development of the African economy.  The AAMA Chairman who stated this when the Secretary General....
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NIMASA, Nigeria Gas Association Seek Green Environment
January 20, 2018 No Responses

NIMASA, Nigeria Gas Association Seek Green Environment

In continuation of its drive to ensure cleaner oceans and safer environment in the Nigerian maritime space, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has expressed commitment to the green environment initiative, which is a global strategy...
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Indigenous shipowners may get nod to lift crude
January 17, 2018 No Responses

Indigenous shipowners may get nod to lift crude

Shipowners and other stakeholders in the maritime sector are on the verge of getting the desired change in trade terms from Free On Board (FOB) to Cost Insurance and Freight (CIF) which would enable them to begin to lift Nigeria...
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