Category: Maritime

COSCO votes $1.7B on 14 ULCVs
June 26, 2017 No Responses

COSCO votes $1.7B on 14 ULCVs

China COSCO Shipping Corp has embarked on a major shopping spree, adding 14 ultra large containership newbuilds to its fleet. The investment comes as the company targets routes from Asia to Europe prompted by new free trade deals, as informed by the China...
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maritime transport policy critical to national economic growth, says NIMASA DG
June 20, 2017 No Responses

maritime transport policy critical to national economic growth, says NIMASA DG

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside, has stated that Nigeria is in dire need of a Maritime Transport policy which will complement the existing National Transport Policy and advance the c...
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Rolls-Royce’s engines to power world’s largest hybrid ferry
June 19, 2017 No Responses

Rolls-Royce’s engines to power world’s largest hybrid ferry

UK-based engineering company Rolls-Royce has received an order for four diesel engines to power the world’s largest hybrid ferry being built for the Norwegian cruise and transport company Color Line. The ferry is designed by Fosen and will be built...
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Group faults detention of support vessel’s crew
June 16, 2017 No Responses

Group faults detention of support vessel’s crew

Maritime trade union Nautilus International has voiced its concern over the treatment of the crew of an offshore support vessel detained in the port of Soyo, Angola. Namely, the seafarers of the Vanuatu-flagged vessel Sutton Tide, have been accused of...
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‘Egina FPSO will enhance NIMASA’s safety regulatory capacity’
June 15, 2017 No Responses

‘Egina FPSO will enhance NIMASA’s safety regulatory capacity’

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Dakuku Peterside has said the on-going construction of the multi-billion dollar Egina Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) project will increase the knowle...
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Liberian-Flagged Ships 1st to Feature ClassNK e-Certificate
June 13, 2017 No Responses

Liberian-Flagged Ships 1st to Feature ClassNK e-Certificate

The world’s first comprehensive electronic certificate service for classification and statutory certificates, which will first be available to Liberian-flagged vessels, will enter operation from June 15, classification society ClassNK said. The service, Cla...
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LNG Carrier Crossing Suez Canal with Qatari Cargo despite row with Qatar
June 12, 2017 No Responses

LNG Carrier Crossing Suez Canal with Qatari Cargo despite row with Qatar

A liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier Wilforce is transiting the Suez Canal fully-loaded with Qatari LNG, the vessel’s latest AIS data shows.   The cargo is destined for Barcelona, with estimated time of arrival being June 15. The Norwegian-flagged LNG...
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IMO to adopt passenger ship safety amendments
June 11, 2017 No Responses

IMO to adopt passenger ship safety amendments

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is set to adopt revised safety requirements to ensure newbuild passenger ships remain afloat after a major incident. The revisions to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) chapter II-1,...
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EU adopts conclusions on maritime transport policy
June 9, 2017 No Responses

EU adopts conclusions on maritime transport policy

European Transport Ministers adopted today conclusions on the priorities for the EU’s maritime transport policy until 2020, the European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) informed. The conclusions endorse the content of the so-called ‘Valletta De...
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‘Nigeria’s maritime sector, haven of opportunities for investors’
June 7, 2017 No Responses

‘Nigeria’s maritime sector, haven of opportunities for investors’

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has stated that the Nigerian maritime sector is a haven of opportunities for the world maritime industry to tap into.  The Minister who made this known while speaking at the “Africa @ Nor” session...
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Pressure mounts on Shipping as Trump pulls out of Paris Accord
June 5, 2017 No Responses

Pressure mounts on Shipping as Trump pulls out of Paris Accord

The decision of the President Donald Trump on US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement exerts further pressure on all major industrial sectors to deliver their fair share of carbon cuts, including shipping, according to NGOs focusing on environmental issues in ...
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Drewry: Container carriers heading to profit
May 30, 2017 No Responses

Drewry: Container carriers heading to profit

The majority of container shipping lines lost money in the first three months of 2017, but higher rates and fast-growing demand will soon show on the bottom line, according to shipping consultancy Drewry. In its last Container Forecaster report, Drewry...
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FG gives agencies 60 days to harmonise operations at Seaports, insists on 24 hour services at Apapa
May 19, 2017 No Responses

FG gives agencies 60 days to harmonise operations at Seaports, insists on 24 hour services at Apapa

By Moses Ebosele –   The Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Thursday signed three executive orders “that will significantly change some of the ways government business and operations are conducted in the country forthwith”.   Ahead of the signing...
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Maersk Group declares $253m profit in first quarter
May 12, 2017 No Responses

Maersk Group declares $253m profit in first quarter

Danish shipping and offshore energy conglomerate Maersk Group reported its profit at USD 253 million for the first quarter of 2017, compared to USD 224 million seen a year earlier, in line with expectations. The group’s revenue increased by 5 percent...
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