Category: Maritime

Firm Hands Over LNG-Fueled Car Carrier To NYK Line
August 20, 2023 No Responses

Firm Hands Over LNG-Fueled Car Carrier To NYK Line

Japanese shipping major NYK Line has taken delivery of the fourth and final LNG-powered pure car truck carrier (PCTC) from China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Nanjing) Co. The vessel named Sumire Leader was delivered to NYK on 14 August, which is 139 days...
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Majestic Rig: NIMASA Dispatches Search, Rescue Team
August 17, 2023 No Responses

Majestic Rig: NIMASA Dispatches Search, Rescue Team

In line with the mandate of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, which includes safe shipping and cleaner oceans, a team comprising of Search and Rescue and marine accident investigation officers have been dispatched to the scene of....
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COSCO Takes Delivery Of Multi-Purpose Ship
August 16, 2023 No Responses

COSCO Takes Delivery Of Multi-Purpose Ship

COSCO Shipping Special Carriers have welcomed into the fleet its second 68,000-ton ice-class multi-purpose pulp ship, named Green Kotka. The methanol-ready ship was built by Dalian COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co., Ltd. (DACKS) shipyard. The Green Kotka is desig...
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HMM Orders Four Multi-Purpose Heavy-Lift Ships
August 13, 2023 No Responses

HMM Orders Four Multi-Purpose Heavy-Lift Ships

South Korea’s flagship carrier HMM has signed a new shipbuilding order with China State Shipbuilding Corporation’s subsidiary Huangpu Wenchong for four 38,000-ton multi-purpose heavy-lift ships. Designed by the Shanghai Merchant Ship Design and Research In...
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MSC Makes Fresh Order For Ten LNG-Powered Containerships
August 9, 2023 No Responses

MSC Makes Fresh Order For Ten LNG-Powered Containerships

The world’s largest container shipping firm MSC has returned to Chinese shipbuilder Zhoushan Changhong International Shipyard with an order for an additional ten LNG-powered containerships. The deal will see Zhoushan Changhong International Shipyard build te...
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NIMASA Hands Over Modular Floating Dock Site To Technical Partners
August 9, 2023 No Responses

NIMASA Hands Over Modular Floating Dock Site To Technical Partners

The Management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA has handed over the leased site at the Continental Shipyard Limited (CSL) of the Nigerian Ports Authority to the technical partners, Melsmore.  A statement issued by NIMASA e...
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NPA Partners Agencies On Accelerated Import, Export
August 9, 2023 No Responses

NPA Partners Agencies On Accelerated Import, Export

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) is working closely with other government agencies such as Customs, Shippers’ Council and Nigerian Maritime Administration And Safety Agency (NIMASA) to ensure that imports and exports are cleared out of the port f...
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NIMASA Set To Deploy Modular Floating Dock
August 3, 2023 No Responses

NIMASA Set To Deploy Modular Floating Dock

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA has taken over areas leased to it by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) at the Continental Shipyard for the operations of the Modular Floating Dock. According to NIMASA, the areas include but...
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Ocean Giants To Forge Mega Fleet
July 30, 2023 No Responses

Ocean Giants To Forge Mega Fleet

China-based companies specializing in ocean-based heavy lift transport COSCO SHIPPING Specialized and Guangzhou Salvage have concluded a joint venture deal leading to the creation of a fleet of 18 semi-submersible vessels by the end of 2023. World Maritime New...
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Four Contenders Join Race For HMM’s $3.9b Privatization
July 27, 2023 No Responses

Four Contenders Join Race For HMM’s $3.9b Privatization

Four bidders have thrown their hats in the ring for the privatization of HMM, Korea’s largest shipping company, as the government seeks to divest a controlling stake valued at 5 trillion won ($3.9 billion). HMM Co Ltd, formerly Hyundai Merchant...
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EU Adopts Final Rules On Regulating Shipping’s Climate Impact
July 27, 2023 No Responses

EU Adopts Final Rules On Regulating Shipping’s Climate Impact

The Council of the European Union has adopted the final rules on climate-neutral shipping as proposed in the FuelEU Maritime as a key part of the EU’s Fit for 55 package. World Maritime report that the final hurdle has been...
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Navy Deploys Deep Blue Assets Across South West, Central, Eastern Zonal Operations
July 26, 2023 No Responses

Navy Deploys Deep Blue Assets Across South West, Central, Eastern Zonal Operations

The Nigerian Navy says assets acquired by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA under the Integrated National Security and Waterways Protection Infrastructure, otherwise known as the Deep Blue project have been deployed across the Sout...
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NPA Raises Alarm  Over Increasing Extortion Along Port Access Road
July 25, 2023 No Responses

NPA Raises Alarm  Over Increasing Extortion Along Port Access Road

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has raised the alarm on increasing extortion along the access roads of the Lagos and Tin Can Island Port Complexes.This is coming on the heels of the clearance operations the Authority undertook on 16th to...
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Nigeria, Benin Republic To Tackle Multiple Taxes On Transit Cargoes
July 25, 2023 No Responses

Nigeria, Benin Republic To Tackle Multiple Taxes On Transit Cargoes

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the Benin Republic counterpart on Monday agreed to address the multiple taxes on transit cargoes along the ECOWAS corridor. They also agreed to harmonise the import prohibition policy to ensure that whatever was banned...
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