Maersk CEO: For now, no reason to order new megaships

Maersk CEO: For now, no reason to order new megaships

There is no incentive to order new ultra large containerships from a cost perspective right now, despite extremely low prices of newbuilding tonnage, Chief Executive Officer of A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S,Søren Skou has said   As highlighted by Skou, five years...
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Maersk Group posts $264m loss in Q2

Maersk Group posts $264m loss in Q2

Danish energy and transportation giant A.P. Moller – Maersk sailed into a loss of $ 264 million in the second quarter of 2017, a switch from last year’s profit of $118 million. Maersk said the loss was due to impairments...
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NIMASA DG in Jamaica, explains benefit of deep sea mining

NIMASA DG in Jamaica, explains benefit of deep sea mining

Nigeria is set to benefit from deep sea mining through effective harnessing of opportunities by working with the International Seabed Authority (ISBA), the Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside ha...
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Hong Kong issues block exemption for liner VSAs

Hong Kong issues block exemption for liner VSAs

Hong Kong has granted a block exemption order (BEO) for vessel sharing agreements (VSAs) in the liner shipping industry.   The country’s competition commission issued the order on August 8 in response to an application received from the Hong Kong Liner Sh...
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At Taiwo Afolabi’s maritime conference, experts task FG on PPP model for port infrastructure development

At Taiwo Afolabi’s maritime conference, experts task FG on PPP model for port infrastructure development

SIFAX Group, a multinational corporation with diverse interests in Maritime, Aviation, Haulage & Logistics, Oil & Gas and Hospitality, and other maritime experts have urged the Federal Government to adopt the public-private partnership (PPP) model to a...
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Dakuku: Africa set to tackle piracy, other maritime crimes

Dakuku: Africa set to tackle piracy, other maritime crimes

The Chairman of the Association of African Maritime Administrations (AAMA) Dr. Dakuku Peterside has stated that Maritime Administrations (MARADs) in Africa are set to tackle the twin issue of piracy, sea crime and illegal migration in the continent.   The...
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‘IMO’s emission reduction plan makes ‘modest’ progress’

‘IMO’s emission reduction plan makes ‘modest’ progress’

The International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) tentative step towards a plan to cut shipping’s climate emissions represents only ‘modest’ progress, Transport & Environment cited the Marshall Islands’ transport minister Mike Halferty. Earlier ...
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How to harness huge economic potentials in African seas, oceans, by NIMASA DG, others

How to harness huge economic potentials in African seas, oceans, by NIMASA DG, others

To commemorate this year’s “Africa Day of Seas and Oceans”, the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA),  Dr. Dakuku Peterside has explained that Africa seas and oceans possess huge economic opportunities that...
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NIMASA begins 24 hour turnaround time for issuing debit notes

NIMASA begins 24 hour turnaround time for issuing debit notes

In compliance with the Presidential directive on the resumption of 24 hour port operations in Lagos ports, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has commenced a 24 hour turnaround time for analysing cargo manifests and issuing Debit N...
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COSCO forecasts 50 % drop in profit

COSCO forecasts 50 % drop in profit

Hong Kong-listed COSCO Shipping Energy Transportation forecasts a drop in profit for the first six months of this year of up to 57 percent year-on-year. Specifically, the group’s net profit attributable to the equity holders is expected to range between...
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How to make African seaports competitive, by NIMASA   DG

How to make African seaports competitive, by NIMASA DG

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Samsung wins conditional deal for vessel pair

Samsung wins conditional deal for vessel pair

South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) revealed it has inked a shipbuilding contract for two vessels with an unnamed shipowner.   As informed, the contract value is KRW 271 billion (around USD 242 million). The agreement remains conditional a...
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Rolls-Royce Inks service deal for 74 Vessels

Rolls-Royce Inks service deal for 74 Vessels

UK-based engineering company Rolls-Royce has signed a three-year service agreement with Siem Offshore and Subsea 7 covering a total of 74 offshore vessels. Under the deal, Rolls-Royce will maintain and service all of the equipment it has delivered to the two....
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Dakuku: Integrity is the bedrock of success in politics

Dakuku: Integrity is the bedrock of success in politics

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr. Dakuku Peterside has urged Christian youths to embrace the biblical principles of honesty and integrity, which he described as the bedrock to success in politics and go...
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