Category: Maritime

Cameron LNG, Firms Seal Expansion MoU
October 29, 2019 No Responses

Cameron LNG, Firms Seal Expansion MoU

As part of measures to take part in the Cameron LNG Phase 2 project, Sempra Energy and Japanese trader Mitsui & Company Limited have sealed a memorandum of understanding (MoU). Under the non-binding MoU, Mitsui would purchase up to one-third...
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Maersk Raises 2019 Profit Forecast To $5.8b
October 24, 2019 No Responses

Maersk Raises 2019 Profit Forecast To $5.8b

Danish shipping major Maersk has raised its expectations for 2019 profit based on the financials for the third quarter and the updated outlook for freight rates, volumes and bunker fuel prices for the rest of the year.The company said that...
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Maritime Sector To Honour Departed MMS First Lady With ‘Night of Tributes’
October 23, 2019 No Responses

Maritime Sector To Honour Departed MMS First Lady With ‘Night of Tributes’

As part of efforts to pay homage to the late Mrs. Promise Anaroke, wife of the CEO/ Editor-in-Chief of MMS Plus newspapers, Mr. Kingsley Anaroke, maritime industry stakeholders have set aside November 7th, 2019 for a night of tributes.The event...
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Total Unveils 1st LNG Bunker Vessel
October 20, 2019 No Responses

Total Unveils 1st LNG Bunker Vessel

Total’s first large Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) bunker vessel has been launched in China. According to the  French energy major, the vessel is slated for delivery in 2020 and will operate in Northern Europe where it will supply LNG to...
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Shipowners Seek Concrete Action On Gulf Of Guinea Piracy
October 19, 2019 No Responses

Shipowners Seek Concrete Action On Gulf Of Guinea Piracy

European shipowners have expressed concern about piracy in the Gulf of Guinea, urging policymakers to undertake concrete action to protect shipping through the region. The latest International Maritime Bureau (IMB)’s Piracy & Armed Robbery Report demonst...
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Thirty Blind Students Benefit From SIFAX ICT Training
October 18, 2019 No Responses

Thirty Blind Students Benefit From SIFAX ICT Training

Thirty blind students have benefitted from a digital/ICT skill training programme sponsored by SIFAX Group. The training was done in conjunction with the Initiative for National Growth Africa, a non-governmental organization that caters for the less privileged...
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NPA Photo News
October 18, 2019 No Responses

NPA Photo News

 The Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman (Middle), receives a portrait from Pilot Nkopuyo Abraham (2nd left), Pilot Abiodun Ogunpitan (left), Pilot Otobing Ekam (2nd right) and Pilot Jumbo Hope (right) during  a worki...
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British Ports Welcome Brexit Deal
October 18, 2019 No Responses

British Ports Welcome Brexit Deal

The British Ports Association (BPA) has reservedly welcomed the news that a Brexit deal was agreed on Thursday  between the United Kingdom and the European Union. Under the new deal, Northern Ireland will remain part of the UK’s customs territory...
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Daewoo Secures $762m Contract For Five Containerships
October 17, 2019 No Responses

Daewoo Secures $762m Contract For Five Containerships

South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has received a contract for the construction of five large containerships.Signed on October 14, the contract is worth KRW 903.9 billion (about USD 762 million), DSME said in a stock e...
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Lagos Port Records Highest Incidents As Global Piracy Declines
October 16, 2019 No Responses

Lagos Port Records Highest Incidents As Global Piracy Declines

The first nine months of this year saw fewer incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships than the corresponding period of 2018, the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) said in its latest report.However, the Gulf of Guinea remained a high...
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NPA Photo News
October 16, 2019 No Responses

NPA Photo News

 L-R: The Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman, the President of Women in Maritime Africa-Nigeria (WIMAFRICA-NIGERIA) Hajia Bola Muse, at the Annual Conference of WIMAFRICA-NIGERIA in Lagos.
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Photo New
October 15, 2019 No Responses

Photo New

From left Hajia Lami Tumaka, Director of Special Duties, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA); the Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Ms Hadiza Bala-Usman; President of WIMA Nigeria, Hajia Bola Muse; and Hajia Aisha Musa,...
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Shippers Council Donates Household Items To Kano Old People’s Home, VVF centre
October 15, 2019 No Responses

Shippers Council Donates Household Items To Kano Old People’s Home, VVF centre

The Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC) has donated some household itemś to the Kano State Old People’s Home and the Vesico Virginal Fistula (VVF) centre in the state.The items presented to the beneficiaries by the Executive Secretary of the NSC, Mr...
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Navy Rescues 329 Spain-Bound Migrants
October 15, 2019 No Responses

Navy Rescues 329 Spain-Bound Migrants

The Moroccan navy said it rescued 329 Spain-bound migrants in the Mediterranean from October 10 to October 13, 2019.Official news agency MAP quoted a military source as saying that the migrants, mostly sub-Saharan nationals, were trying to cross the Strait...
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