Category: Maritime

NSC Boss: Seaports To Operate During Easter Holidays
April 9, 2020 No Responses

NSC Boss: Seaports To Operate During Easter Holidays

Seaports would be opened during the public holidays and weekend from Good Friday April 10 through Easter Monday April 13, 2020,  Speaking on Thursday, the Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Shippers‘ Council (NSC),  Hassan Bello, explained that the Nigeria...
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Total, AET Seal LNG Charter Deal
April 8, 2020 No Responses

Total, AET Seal LNG Charter Deal

Petroleum and chemical tanker owner, AET Tanker Holdings has inked a charter deal with Chartering and Shipping Services SA, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Total SA, for two LNG dual-fuel VLCCs. The two newbuilds are scheduled to be delivered to AET...
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NIMASA Hands Over Three Ventilators, Fast Intervention Vessels To Lagos Govt
April 7, 2020 No Responses

NIMASA Hands Over Three Ventilators, Fast Intervention Vessels To Lagos Govt

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) on Monday handed over three ventilators and other items to the Lagos State Government to help contain spread of Coronavirus. Handing over the items, the Director General of NIMASA, Dr Bashir Jamoh...
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World’s Largest LNG-Fueled RoRo Ship Construction Begins In China
April 6, 2020 No Responses

World’s Largest LNG-Fueled RoRo Ship Construction Begins In China

China-based Yantai CIMC Raffles Shipyard has cut the first steel for a new LNG-powered roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) vessel ordered by Swedish shipping company, Wallenius SOL. The vessel, which will be the world’s first RoRo ship to be both LNG fueled and...
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Lockdown: Shippers‘ Council Steps Up Engagements With Stakeholders
April 5, 2020 No Responses

Lockdown: Shippers‘ Council Steps Up Engagements With Stakeholders

By citybusinessnews@yahoo.com —  In-line with its mandate as Port Economic Regulator and Trade Facilitator, Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has taken steps to ensure uninterrupted flow of cargoes. Already, the Council has visited some terminals a...
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CMA CGM Crew Member Tests Negative For Coronavirus
April 3, 2020 No Responses

CMA CGM Crew Member Tests Negative For Coronavirus

The crew member on board the giant containership CMA CGM Marco Polo has tested negative for the coronavirus, the French liner company informed citing results from Spanish sanitation authorities.The affected seafarer was put in isolation on board the ship after...
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COVID-19: NIMASA, Shippers’ Council Collaborate To Sustain Shipping
April 3, 2020 No Responses

COVID-19: NIMASA, Shippers’ Council Collaborate To Sustain Shipping

Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh has stated that the guidelines for vessels calling at the Nigerian Ports recently issued by the Agency was to ensure shipping activities continue in a way...
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CMA CGM Crew Member In Isolation
April 2, 2020 No Responses

CMA CGM Crew Member In Isolation

A crew member of the CMA CGM Marco Polo containership has taken ill on board, showing symptoms linked to the coronavirus infection. The 2012-built ship is currently moored at a terminal in the Port of Algeciras, Spain, according to its...
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Shippers Council Donates Protective Gears, Offers Bus Services To Customs Agents, Others
April 1, 2020 No Responses

Shippers Council Donates Protective Gears, Offers Bus Services To Customs Agents, Others

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com —  The Executive Secretary of Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Hassan Bello has called for synergy among Seaport users and agencies as part of measures to sustain operations and support the Federal Government...
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NPA: Lockdown Will Not Affect Operations At Seaports
March 31, 2020 No Responses

NPA: Lockdown Will Not Affect Operations At Seaports

Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Monday explained that operations would continue at the ports in spite of the two-week lockdown of Lagos State to contain spread of COVID-19. Mr Adams Jatto, General Manager, Corporate and Strategic Communications of NPA, made....
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Nigeria Bans International Vessels Without Thermal Screening Facilities
March 30, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Bans International Vessels Without Thermal Screening Facilities

Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) is to ban international vessels without thermal screening facilities. The Director General of NIMASA, Dr Bashir Jamoh, made this known in a statement on Sunday. Jimoh said that following the outbreak ...
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CMA CGM Seals $815m Sale Of Eight Port Terminals
March 27, 2020 No Responses

CMA CGM Seals $815m Sale Of Eight Port Terminals

French container shipping and logistics company CMA CGM has completed a first transaction related to the sale of eight port terminals to Terminal Link, a joint venture between CMA CGM and port developer and operator China Merchants Port Holdings (CMP)....
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UNCTAD: Let’s keep Ships Moving, Seaports Open
March 26, 2020 No Responses

UNCTAD: Let’s keep Ships Moving, Seaports Open

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) on Wednesday called on all governments to keep maritime trade moving by allowing commercial ships continued access to ports worldwide and by facilitating the rapid changeover of ships’ crews sho...
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NIMASA Boss Implores Nigerians On Business Opportunities In Maritime Industry
March 23, 2020 No Responses

NIMASA Boss Implores Nigerians On Business Opportunities In Maritime Industry

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has advised Nigerians to get involved in vast Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) businesses in Nigerian maritime industry. The Director-General of NIMASA, Dr Bashir Jamoh, gave the advice in Enug...
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