Category: Maritime

Seaport To Serve Six 14,000 TEU Ships Simultaneously
February 6, 2019 No Responses

Seaport To Serve Six 14,000 TEU Ships Simultaneously

Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has unveiled a new program that will allow the Port of Savannah to simultaneously handle six 14,000 TEU vessels by 2024. The Big Berth/Big Ship program was presented by GPA’s executive director Griff Lynch at the Georgia...
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Dakuku: Multilateral Cooperation Key To Vessel Safety, Marine Resources Utilisation
February 5, 2019 No Responses

Dakuku: Multilateral Cooperation Key To Vessel Safety, Marine Resources Utilisation

The Director-General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside, says the agency has created operational conditions that have prompted a turnaround in prospects for maritime safety and successful utilisation of the cou...
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Maersk To Reflag UK Vessels, End Training Of Cadets
February 3, 2019 No Responses

Maersk To Reflag UK Vessels, End Training Of Cadets

Danish shipping giant, Maersk plans to reflag UK vessels and end training of cadets in advance of Britain leaving the European Union in March, maritime trade union Nautilus said.  As informed, the company decided to take its remaining vessels off...
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Container Tracking Note Takes Off In Liberia
February 2, 2019 No Responses

Container Tracking Note Takes Off In Liberia

The National Port Authority (NPA) of Liberia has announced that Container Tracking Note (CTN) System commenced with effect from February 1st, 2019. Indeed, Container Tracking Note is now mandatory for all shipments bound to Liberia or in transit through L...
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Hyundai Secures $286m Contract For Three Crude Oil Carriers
January 31, 2019 No Responses

Hyundai Secures $286m Contract For Three Crude Oil Carriers

The world’s largest shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries Group is off to a great start since the beginning of 2019 as new orders keep piling up. The latest win relates to the construction of three very large crude oil carriers (VLCCs),...
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NIGERIA PROJECTS 10 % MARITIME GROWTH IN 2019
January 30, 2019 No Responses

NIGERIA PROJECTS 10 % MARITIME GROWTH IN 2019

The Federal Government of Nigeria on Tuesday projected a 10 per cent growth in the Nigerian maritime industry.  This was contained in the 2019/2020 maritime forecast unveiled by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) in Lagos. &nb...
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Pirates Operating Along Brass, Nigeria, Fire At Two Ships
January 29, 2019 No Responses

Pirates Operating Along Brass, Nigeria, Fire At Two Ships

Armed pirates attempted to attack two ships in two separate incidents off Nigeria last week, the IMB Piracy Reporting Centre said. On January 24, 2019, a product tanker was fired upon while underway, around 35 nautical miles south of Brass....
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MSC Secures $439m To Finance 86 Scrubbers
January 27, 2019 No Responses

MSC Secures $439m To Finance 86 Scrubbers

Container shipping giant Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has secured a USD 439 million financing to fit 86 exhaust gas cleaning system (EGCS) to its fleet. According to the law company Watson Farley & Williams (WFW), BNP Paribas (BNPP) was the co...
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NIMASA TO UNVEIL 2019-2020 NIGERIA MARITIME INDUSTRY FORECAST
January 26, 2019 No Responses

NIMASA TO UNVEIL 2019-2020 NIGERIA MARITIME INDUSTRY FORECAST

In a bid to continue to boost investors’ confidence in the Nigerian maritime sector, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) is set to unveil the 2019-2020 Nigerian Maritime Industry Forecast. The projection, the second in the series ...
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NIGERIA RATIFIES 40 MARITIME CONVENTIONS, DOMESTICATES 19 INTERNATIONAL LAWS
January 25, 2019 No Responses

NIGERIA RATIFIES 40 MARITIME CONVENTIONS, DOMESTICATES 19 INTERNATIONAL LAWS

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dakuku Peterside, has disclosed that Nigeria has been able to ratify 40 conventions passed by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and International Labour Organi...
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Firm Stakes $998m For Additional Stake In DP World
January 24, 2019 No Responses

Firm Stakes $998m For Additional Stake In DP World

Dubai-based container port operator DP World has acquired an additional stake in DP World Australia (DPWA) from Gateway Infrastructure Investments and other financial investors valuing the company at an enterprise value of approximately AUD 1.4 billion (USD 99...
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Vietnam Welcomes Largest Boxship
January 23, 2019 No Responses

Vietnam Welcomes Largest Boxship

Cai Mep International Terminal (CMIT) has welcomed the largest container vessel to ever call a Vietnamese port. The 16,022 TEU CMA CGM Marco Polo called at the terminal on January 11, 2019, as part of its FAL 3 Asia to...
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Firm Gets $86.6m Refund On Four Cancelled Shipbuilding Deals
January 22, 2019 No Responses

Firm Gets $86.6m Refund On Four Cancelled Shipbuilding Deals

Canadian shipping company, Algoma Central Corporation has received full refund of instalment payments for the now-cancelled shipbuilding contracts with Croatia’s Uljanik and 3. Maj Shipyard. The company entered into five shipbuilding contracts with 3. M...
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NIMASA Dedicates Federal Agency of The Year Award To Stakeholders
January 21, 2019 No Responses

NIMASA Dedicates Federal Agency of The Year Award To Stakeholders

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) says it would intensify its efforts to reposition the maritime industry in Nigeria, as the agency moves to become a leading maritime administration in Africa. The Director-General of NIMASA, Dr. D...
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