Navy Intercepts Cocaine Onboard Vessel

Navy Intercepts Cocaine Onboard Vessel

Mexican Navy and Coast Guard personnel have seized over 80 kilograms of cocaine from a container aboard the CMA CGM Mississippi at the Pacific Ocean Port of Lázaro Cárdenas.The navy explained that a total of 70 packages containing approximately 82...
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Marguisa Shipping Line Flags Off Services To Calabar Port

Marguisa Shipping Line Flags Off Services To Calabar Port

By ebosele@hotmail.com Marguisa Shipping Line has has flagged off services to Calabar Seaport.A Vessel from the stable of the Shipping Firm, MV Boreas from Valencia, its headquarters in Spain, enroute Port Harcourt arrived Calabar Seaport on Monday.A stat...
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NPA Photo News

NPA Photo News

NPA Photo News:L-R: The Head of Africa Operations, MAERSK Line’s Global, Ahmed Hassan,the Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman, Senior Vice President Operations, MAERSK Line’s Global, Kent Hagbarth, during a working visit to...
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‘LNG Is the Most Commercially Viable  Alternative Marine Fuel’

‘LNG Is the Most Commercially Viable Alternative Marine Fuel’

LNG is the most mature, scalable, and commercially viable alternative fuel currently available for the maritime industry, a new study finds. Released by SEA\LNG and entitled ‘Comparison of Alternative Marine Fuels’, the study was conducted by alternative f...
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At TAAM Conference, Experts Chart Course For Maritime Sector’s Growth

At TAAM Conference, Experts Chart Course For Maritime Sector’s Growth

To achieve a greater level of growth in the country’s maritime sector, there is a need to devise a strategic framework that guarantees innovations and sustainable solutions that could address the problems in the industry. This was the submission of...
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Maritime Security: IMO, International Oil Players, Pledge Support For NIMASA

Maritime Security: IMO, International Oil Players, Pledge Support For NIMASA

The initiatives of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) aimed at ensuring security in the Gulf of Guinea have received a major boost from the international business community. Key players in the global oil and gas as well...
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LNG Vessel To Face Further Sea Test

LNG Vessel To Face Further Sea Test

Nauticor-operated LNG bunker supply vessel Kairos completed the first LNG bunkering operation in the port of Södertälje, Sweden, delivering 150 tons of LNG. The operation with the product tanker Ternsund, chartered by the Finnish fuel supply company NEOT (No...
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NIMASA Acquires New Helicopter, To Establish International Arbitration Centre

NIMASA Acquires New Helicopter, To Establish International Arbitration Centre

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) is to take delivery of new surveillance Helicopter before the end of this year as part of measures to boost security in the Gulf of Guinea.   Speaking at the Taiwo Afolabi...
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Amaechi, Saraki Fine-Tune Agenda For Maritime Sector

Amaechi, Saraki Fine-Tune Agenda For Maritime Sector

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Stakeholders Caution Against Use Of Private Armed Guards Onboard Vessels

Stakeholders Caution Against Use Of Private Armed Guards Onboard Vessels

By ebosele@hotmail.com — The West African shipping market on Tuesday took the centre stage in London at the West Africa Shipping Summit in London.   It was a full house of industry experts and professionals. Hosted by Nigerian shipping and...
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CMA CGM Declares $7.7b Revenue In Q2

CMA CGM Declares $7.7b Revenue In Q2

French shipping major CMA CGM has reported a strong growth in its volumes in the second quarter of 2019, despite an uncertain worldwide geopolitical environment. The company said that its shipping business remained strong in the second quarter, with significan...
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OPEC Lauds Nigeria As 70 Countries Indicate Interest In Global Maritime Security Conference

OPEC Lauds Nigeria As 70 Countries Indicate Interest In Global Maritime Security Conference

The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has commended the Federal Government of Nigeria for accepting to host the upcoming Global Maritime Security Conference, saying the talks will go a long way in addressing security concerns in the maritime...
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Firms Team Up On Intermodal LNG Shipping

Firms Team Up On Intermodal LNG Shipping

Russian transportation and logistics company, Fesco has formed an intermodal LNG shipping partnership with China’s Best Ship Energy Management and Zhejiang Rui Neng Ocean Shipping. The company explained that the move would see the parties jointly develop int...
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Seaport Gets New Terminal, Additional Berths

Seaport Gets New Terminal, Additional Berths

Ukraine’s Port of Chornomorsk is set to undergo an upgrade worth over UAH 3 billion (USD 118.8 million), receiving a new grain terminal and additional berths. The investment is part of a public private partnership between state-owned Ukrainian Sea Ports...
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