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October 27, 2018 No Responses

IMO Adopts Ban on Carriage of Non-Compliant Fuels

The IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 73) adopted today the MARPOL amendment to prohibit the carriage of non-compliant fuel oil on board ships. The ban relates to fuels intended for combustion purposes, propulsion or operation on board a ship, the...

October 26, 2018 No Responses

CMA CGM Gets EU Approval To Acquire Finland’s Containerships

French shipping major CMA CGM has received a green light from the European Commission to acquire Finland’s Containerships. The European Commission concluded that the proposed merger, which was agreed on June 20, 2018, would not raise competition concerns d...

October 24, 2018 No Responses

Shipping Firm To Introduce Fuel Surcharge

South Korean liner company Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) is joining the club of liner giants that are planning to add fuel adjustment surcharge ahead of the 2020 sulphur cap. The company said that the surcharge would be introduced in...

October 23, 2018 No Responses

World’s Largest LNG Bunker Supply Vessel Departs South Korea

The world’s largest LNG bunker supply vessel Kairos departed from the Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in Ulsan, South Korea, on October 17, heading for the ship’s primary area of operation in Northwest Europe. The ship, with an LNG capacity of 7,500...

October 23, 2018 No Responses

NIMASA Boss Tasks Enforcement Officers On Zero Tolerance To Marine Accidents

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr. Dakuku Peterside has urged players in the maritime sector especially enforcement officers to comply with safety rules that would eliminate marine accidents and other re...

October 21, 2018 No Responses

Firm Takes Delivery of LNG Carrier

Japanese shipping giant Mitsui O.S.K. Lines has taken delivery of the LNG carrier Marvel Eagle, the first of three vessels intended to transport gas in the U.S. The MOSS-type ship, featuring a capacity of 155,000 cbm, was named on September...

October 20, 2018 No Responses

NPA Reiterates Waterways Security Partnership With Navy

The Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA),Hadiza Bala Usman has reiterated determination of the Authority to collaborate and corporate with all stakeholders responsible for safeguarding the nation’s territorial waters within budgetary limitation....

October 18, 2018 No Responses

DAKUKU: MARITIME, CATALYST FOR NIGERIA’S INDUSTRIALISATION

For Nigeria to effectively move away from an oil-dependent economy and industrialise, it must develop the blue economy. This was the position of the Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside and o...

October 17, 2018 No Responses

World Maritime Day: NPA Explains Critical Role Of Sustained Collaborations With Sister Agencies

On behalf of the Board of Directors, Management and staff of the Nigerian Ports Authority, I congratulate the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and stakeholders in the country’s maritime sector on the occasion of the 2018 edition of the World Maritim...

October 15, 2018 No Responses

NIMASA Team Meets Korean Ambassador On Maritime Development

The Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside, has assured seafarers and other members of the international community of the country’s continued efforts to ensure our waters are safer for naviga...

October 14, 2018 No Responses

Seaport Gets New Terminal

After years of planning and preparation, construction of an entirely new terminal in the outer area of the Port of Gothenburg has started. The 220,000 square metre terminal, scheduled for completion around 2025, will be constructed using 350,000 cubic metres ...

October 11, 2018 No Responses

CABOTAGE: NO MORE WAIVERS, DAKUKU TELLS OIL COMPANIES

The Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside, has said the Agency will no longer encourage the application of any form of waivers under the Cabotage Act, particularly from the oil firms operation...

October 11, 2018 No Responses

Maersk Invests In Digital Freight-Booking

Danish shipping major Maersk has unveiled an investment in a US-based digital freight broker, Loadsmart, as the company expands its footprint. Namely, the company’s launchpad for new ventures, Maersk Growth, is leading a USD 21.6 million Series A funding fo...

October 9, 2018 No Responses

ICTSI To Upgrade Terminal

International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) has received a nod from the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) to further expand its Manila flagship terminal. The capacity improvements at the company’s Manila International Container Terminal (MICT)...

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