Category: Maritime

Promote efficient service delivery, NPA boss tells staff
December 21, 2016 No Responses

Promote efficient service delivery, NPA boss tells staff

The Manging Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Ms Hadiza Bala Usman has urged the staff of the agency to redirect themselves towards efficient service delivery to the nation. NPA, Ms Usman said, will always promote productivity and enthrone accountability...
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NIMASA pledges full implementation of Stevedoring Regulations
December 19, 2016 No Responses

NIMASA pledges full implementation of Stevedoring Regulations

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) is to enforce full implementation of Stevedoring Regulation 2014.     According to the Director General of NIMASA, Dr Dakuku Peterside, the resolve form part of measures to strengthen stevedori...
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NIMASA to partner NIMEX ON Meteorological data
December 18, 2016 No Responses

NIMASA to partner NIMEX ON Meteorological data

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) is set to constitute its partnership with the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) on meteorological data with a view to ensuring safety of lives and sea. The Director General of NIMASA, Dr. Dak...
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NIMASA DG tasks NUJ on balanced reports
December 16, 2016 No Responses

NIMASA DG tasks NUJ on balanced reports

The Director General of Nigerian Maritime Adminstration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Dakuku Peterside has charged the Lagos Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) to ensure balance while reporting national affairs.   According to Dakuku, the role of ...
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NIMASA reiterates support for amnesty programme
December 14, 2016 No Responses

NIMASA reiterates support for amnesty programme

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has reiterated its commitment to Presidential Amnesty Programme as part of measures to ensure proper rehabilitation and reintegration of the ex-agitators in the Niger Delta Region. The Director Ge...
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Cocaine found in container carried by Maersk Ship
December 12, 2016 No Responses

Cocaine found in container carried by Maersk Ship

Mexican authorities have seized some 278 kilograms of cocaine from a container carried by the 63,200 dwt containership Laura Maersk. According to the information provided by the Mexican government, the vessel, operated by Danish shipping giant Maersk, brough...
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Maersk Line, MSC, HMM enter strategic cooperation
December 12, 2016 No Responses

Maersk Line, MSC, HMM enter strategic cooperation

Maersk Line, Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) and Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) have reached an agreement to enter into a new strategic cooperation. The cooperation is a combination of slot exchanges and slot purchases between the three parties, as well a...
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NIMASA DG canvasses utilization of PPP model for maritime infrastructure
December 7, 2016 No Responses

NIMASA DG canvasses utilization of PPP model for maritime infrastructure

Adequate provision of basic infrastructure has been identified as a necessary step capable of unlocking the vast opportunities in Nigerian maritime industry. This position was canvassed by the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety...
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Terminal operators seek reduction in Customs duty on vehicles
December 6, 2016 No Responses

Terminal operators seek reduction in Customs duty on vehicles

The Seaport Terminal Operators of Nigeria (STOAN) has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for banning the importation of vehicles into the country through the land borders. STOAN Chairman, Princess Vicky Haastrup, while reacting to the ban announced by the Fe...
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Strategic roles of entrepreneurship in economic growth, by NPA boss
December 5, 2016 No Responses

Strategic roles of entrepreneurship in economic growth, by NPA boss

To boost economic growth, the Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) , Ms Hadiza Bala Usman has emphasised need to promote the  activities of medium scale entrepreneurs and foreign investors. Speaking at the Kano Trade fair, the NPA boss...
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NPA partners Port of Miami on export, trade facilitation
December 2, 2016 No Responses

NPA partners Port of Miami on export, trade facilitation

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and the Port of Miami are collaborating as part of measures to boost export and facilitate trade. Speaking during a visit to the Managing Director of NPA, Ms Hadiza Bala Usman in Lagos, the United...
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Saudi Arabia lays foundations for $4.3b maritime complex
December 2, 2016 No Responses

Saudi Arabia lays foundations for $4.3b maritime complex

The inauguration ceremony of the King Salman Global Maritime Industries Complex was held at Ras Al-Khair, near Jubail in Saudi Arabia, on November 29, 2016, South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) informed.  Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Ab...
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Rolls-Royce sacks 800 more staff at marine business unit
December 2, 2016 No Responses

Rolls-Royce sacks 800 more staff at marine business unit

Rolls-Royce plans to lay off 800 more workers from it Marine business throughout 2016 and 2017 citing ”continuing weakness in the maritime market” as the reason for the third wave of job cuts at the division in less than a...
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House Committee pledges support for NIMASA
November 30, 2016 No Responses

House Committee pledges support for NIMASA

The House of Representatives Committee on Maritime Safety, Education and Administration has resolved to support the rebuilding efforts of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) in its quest to reposition, reform and restructure for the...
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