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Grimaldi Secures Order For Five Car Truck Carriers
The Italian shipping company Grimaldi Group has signed an order for the construction of five new Pure Car Truck Carriers (PCTCs) with China Merchants Heavy Industries Jiangsu, which is part of China Merchant Industry Holdings. According to World Maritime ...
NPA Boss Explains Onne, Calabar Ports ISO Certification
Habours departments of Onne and Calabar ports have secured the International Standard Organisation(ISO) certification. Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mohammed Koko, disclosed on Tuesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, while featur...
US Coast Guard Lauds NIMASA
The United States Coast Guard, USCG, through Captain Brian Lisko of the US Department of State has commended the efforts of the Nigerian Government to suppress criminality in Nigeria’s maritime domain and by extension the Gulf of...
TotalEnergies charters MOL’s newbuild LNG carrier
Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has signed a multi-year charter agreement with TotalEnergies Gas & Power Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of French energy firm Total Energies, for a newbuild liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier. The cont...
Shippers’ Council, NIMASA, ICPC, Others Advocate Improved Partnership Against Corruption At Ports
Some stakeholders in the maritime sector have called for increased collaboration among relevant agencies to tackle corruption in port processes in the country. They spoke on Wednesday at an Extra-Ordinary Session organised by the Independent Corrupt Practices ...
At 2022 WMDPE, IMO, NIMASA Harp On Technology, Innovations
The Secretary-General, International Maritime Organisation (IMO), Mr. Kitack Lim, has highlighted the need for ‘innovation’ and ‘inclusivity’ as shipping voyages to a decarbonized future, in which digitalization and automation will play...
ICC Seeks Trade Facilitation Partnership With Shippers’ Council
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has sought the collaboration of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) to aid trade facilitation in Africa. The Chairman, ICC Global Customs and Trade Commission, Mr Segun Olugboyegun made the call when he led ...
Nigeria Seeks Synergy To Tackle Piracy In Gulf Of Guinea
The Federal Government on Tuesday called for more synergy among the stakeholders to tackle headlong the perennial problems of regional piracy activities in the Gulf of Guinea (GoG) nations.The Minister of State Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Agba, m...
NIMASA Boss Extols Staff, Stakeholders
The Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has stated that stakeholders would continue to occupy premium position in the life of NIMASA, noting that it is the stakeholders who keep the Agency and...
Grimaldi Marks 75th Anniversary, Invest In 12 New Eco-Friendly Vessels
Italian shipping major, Grimaldi Group is celebrating its 75th anniversary with a new round of investments in green vessels and port stake acquisitions. Under the arrangement, Grimaldi has signed a contract for the construction of two car carriers o...
NIMASA To Engage Cadets Protesting In Philippines
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA)is to engage the National Seafarers Development Program (NSDP) 2013 cadets protesting at Nigerian embassy in the Philippines. In a statement issued on Saturday, NIMASA said: “We wish...
Stakeholders Seek Infrastructure To Tap $9trn Maritime Resources
Stakeholders have urged the Federal Government to provide adequate infrastructure to tap the $9 trillion resources in the maritime industry. They explained in Lagos that adequate infrastructure was the only way one million jobs could be accessed by the joble...
SMEDAN Pledges To Push Nigeria’s Export Target To $35b
The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), on Thursday in Abuja pledged to push Nigeria’s export target further to $35billion over the next five years. The Director-General of SMEDAN, Mr Olawale Fasanya said this at the closing....