Category: Maritime

Free Trade Zones: NEPZA Insists On 60 Per Cent Jobs For Host Communities
April 22, 2020 No Responses

Free Trade Zones: NEPZA Insists On 60 Per Cent Jobs For Host Communities

The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) is to ensure that its policy on allocation of 60 per cent of jobs in Free Trade Zones to host communities is fully implemented. Acting Managing Director of NEPZA, Mr Bitrus Dawuk, gave...
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Pirates Kidnap Eight Container Crew Members In Cotonou
April 21, 2020 No Responses

Pirates Kidnap Eight Container Crew Members In Cotonou

Eight crew members of the Portuguese-flagged containership, Tommi Ritscher are believed to have been taken by a group of pirates that boarded the ship on April 19, 2020 while the vessel was within the Cotonou anchorage area, West Africa. The...
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Maritime Security: NAVY, NIMASA To Improve Information Sharing
April 20, 2020 No Responses

Maritime Security: NAVY, NIMASA To Improve Information Sharing

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the Nigeria Navy are set for a regime of improved information sharing as arrangements to integrate the Command, Control, Computer Communication and Information Centre, otherwise known as the C...
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Seaport Welcomes Largest Boxship
April 19, 2020 No Responses

Seaport Welcomes Largest Boxship

The 19,200 TEU MSC Anna, owned by Mediterranean Shipping Company, has docked at the port’s Oakland International Container Terminal on the Oakland Estuary, claiming the title of the largest ship ever to call in Oakland. The massive ship can carry...
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Shippers’ Council Suspends Demurrage Charges
April 17, 2020 No Responses

Shippers’ Council Suspends Demurrage Charges

The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) on Friday directed shipping companies to suspend demurrage charges during the period of COVID-19 lockdown. In a statement issued on Friday, the management of NSE explained that the suspension applies to cargo that is disc...
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Terminals To Boost Performance With Data Sharing App
April 17, 2020 No Responses

Terminals To Boost Performance With Data Sharing App

Turkish port operator Yilport Holdings has implemented Navis Smart Compass, a visual workflow management application, at five terminals, following a pilot program in May of last year. The application, developed by Cargotec’s Navis brand, is used to digitize ...
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NIMASA Extends Certificate Validity For Seafarers
April 16, 2020 No Responses

NIMASA Extends Certificate Validity For Seafarers

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has extended the validity of Statutory and Trading certificates for all Nigerian Registered vessels.  These include Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) certificates f...
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Onne Customs Collects ₦22.9B Revenue In Q1
April 16, 2020 No Responses

Onne Customs Collects ₦22.9B Revenue In Q1

For the 2020 First Quarter, the Nigeria Customs Service, Area II Command Onne Port, recorded total revenue collection of ₦22,950,780,163.43K, with seizures of seven containers worth total Duty Paid Value (DPV) of ₦215,387,201.18 On export, the Command reco...
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Report: 37 Ships Boarded, 22 Seafarers Kidnapped In Q1, 2020
April 15, 2020 No Responses

Report: 37 Ships Boarded, 22 Seafarers Kidnapped In Q1, 2020

Pirates boarded 37 ships and kidnapped 22 seafarers in the first quarter of 2020, the latest report from the ICC International Maritime Bureau (IBM) shows. In total, the bureau received reports of 47 attacks in the first three months of...
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COVID-19: Terminal Operators Donates N300m
April 15, 2020 No Responses

COVID-19: Terminal Operators Donates N300m

Two Port Terminal Operators, APM Terminals Apapa and West Africa Container Terminal (WACT) Onne,  have jointly committed more than N300 million to helping to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease in Nigeria. Mr Martin Jacob, the Managing Director ...
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SIFAX Group Donates Hand Gloves, Sanitizers, Others To NPA
April 14, 2020 No Responses

SIFAX Group Donates Hand Gloves, Sanitizers, Others To NPA

As part of resolve to further strengthen the fight against the spread of Coronavirus at the Tin Can Island Port, SIFAX Group has donated protective equipment to the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA).A statement issued on Tuesday explained that the donation...
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NIMASA Volunteers Personnel, Hands Over Buses, Ventilators, Others To FG
April 14, 2020 No Responses

NIMASA Volunteers Personnel, Hands Over Buses, Ventilators, Others To FG

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and Chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, Mr. Boss Mustapha, has said the Federal Government requires the cooperation of all and sundry, corporate bodies and individuals, in the...
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COVID-19: Seaports Seek Financial Support To Overcome Economic Woes
April 14, 2020 No Responses

COVID-19: Seaports Seek Financial Support To Overcome Economic Woes

European ports have managed to remain open and maintain their activities during the coronavirus crisis ensuring the delivery of essential goods. However, they have not been spared from a huge economic impact amid the drop in cargo and passenger volumes...
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World Trade To Decline By 32% In 2020
April 9, 2020 No Responses

World Trade To Decline By 32% In 2020

The decline in world trade due to Covid-19 will likely exceed the trade slump brought by the global financial crisis of 2008 09, the World Trade Organization (WTO) said on Wednesday, with merchandise trade expected to decline 13-32% in 2020...
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