Category: Maritime

NIMASA seeks stakeholders input in port reforms
January 27, 2017 No Responses

NIMASA seeks stakeholders input in port reforms

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr. Dakuku Peterside has called on Maritime stakeholders to make input in the ongoing Port Reform Agenda of the present administration in other to reposition the maritime industry...
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NIMASA DG canvasses support for Govt programmes
January 26, 2017 No Responses

NIMASA DG canvasses support for Govt programmes

 The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr. Dakuku Peterside has urged professional bodies in the country to support Government programmes aimed at revamping the nation’s economy. This charge was given when m...
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New LNG Carrier Joins MISC Berhad’s Fleet
January 23, 2017 No Responses

New LNG Carrier Joins MISC Berhad’s Fleet

Malaysia International Shipping Corporation Berhad (MISC Berhad), a shipping arm of Petronas, held the naming and delivery ceremony of its new liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier Seri Cenderawasih in Ulsan, South Korea. The 150,200 cbm carrier is the second ...
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Maritime stakeholders seal NJIC agreement
January 21, 2017 No Responses

Maritime stakeholders seal NJIC agreement

To facilitate maritime trade and investment, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has assured stakeholders in the industry of its commitment in ensuring that a friendly working environment is created in and around the port environmen...
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‘Amendments to MLC 2006 ensures adequate protection for seafarers, families’
January 20, 2017 No Responses

‘Amendments to MLC 2006 ensures adequate protection for seafarers, families’

The first amendments to the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006  (MLC, 2006) which ensure better protection to seafarers and their families in case of abandonment, death and long-term disability entered into force on 18 January 2017. The amendments were approved...
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Ship wreck removal comes under scrutiny
January 18, 2017 No Responses

Ship wreck removal comes under scrutiny

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) is to revisit procedure of wreck removal from Nigerian waters Speaking at a forum of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, Director General of the agency, Dakuku Peterside explained that...
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NPA pledges quarterly parley with stakeholders, seeks information on tariffs in West, Central Africa
January 16, 2017 No Responses

NPA pledges quarterly parley with stakeholders, seeks information on tariffs in West, Central Africa

 The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authourity (NPA), Ms Hadiza Bala Usman has pledged the commitment of the Authourity to interact more with stakeholders in 2017, “so as to be more in tune with happenings at the various ports”. To...
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Maritime operations: 50 firms bid for NNPC’s boat supply contract
January 16, 2017 No Responses

Maritime operations: 50 firms bid for NNPC’s boat supply contract

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, on Sunday in Abuja said 50 companies had submitted bids for the supply of sea worthy tug boats on charter basis. NNPC, in a statement by its Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division,...
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‘Crew kidnappings reach decade high in 2016’
January 11, 2017 No Responses

‘Crew kidnappings reach decade high in 2016’

More crew were kidnapped at sea in 2016 than in any of the previous 10 years, despite global piracy reaching its lowest levels since 1998, according to the ICC International Maritime Bureau’s (IMB) annual piracy report. In its 2016 report,...
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NIMASA redeploys Directors, others
January 10, 2017 No Responses

NIMASA redeploys Directors, others

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside has approved the redeployment of some senior management staff of the Agency. According to the DG, the new postings are expected to reposition the Agen...
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IMO cautions against extending EU-ETS to Shipping
January 10, 2017 No Responses

IMO cautions against extending EU-ETS to Shipping

Including shipping in the European Union’s Emission Trading System (EU-ETS) could undermine efforts to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from shipping on a global basis, International Maritime Organization (IMO) Secretary-General Kitack Lim said in a let...
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APM Terminals embraces DPD Service
January 9, 2017 No Responses

APM Terminals embraces DPD Service

APM Terminals Mumbai has accepted the Direct Port Delivery (DPD) service initiated by the Indian government as part of its “Ease of Doing Business Program” to enhance the country’s access to the global logistics chain. In the past, import containers...
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Adeniyi, ex-Customs PRO lauds media, maritime stakeholders
January 4, 2017 No Responses

Adeniyi, ex-Customs PRO lauds media, maritime stakeholders

The immediate past Public Relations Officer (PRO) of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Mr Wale Adeniyi has commended Journalists and all stakeholders in the maritime sector for their support during his reign as the spokesperson of Customs. Adeniyi and 245 others....
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NEPZA issues license to Maritime Africa Economic City
January 3, 2017 No Responses

NEPZA issues license to Maritime Africa Economic City

The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) has granted license to Nigeria’s largest and most ambitious Free Trade Zone and Mega Port project – the Maritime Africa Economic City otherwise known as the Badagry Free Zone. The license was handed...
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