Category: Maritime

India Bans Oil Tankers Older Than 25 Years
March 1, 2023 No Responses

India Bans Oil Tankers Older Than 25 Years

India is ramping up efforts aimed at modernizing its fleet and is reviewing the requirements of the registration and operation of ships to ensure the quality of the Indian flag. As a result, the country is withdrawing trading licenses to...
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FG Gives Conditions For Renewal Of Ports Concession
February 21, 2023 No Responses

FG Gives Conditions For Renewal Of Ports Concession

Companies seeking renewal of ports concession agreements must show satisfactory evidence of performance, meet key performance indicators and other obligations incumbent on them.  The Minister of Transportation, Mr Mu’azu Sambo said this during an offici...
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Seaport, Maersk To Develop $346m logistics Park
February 20, 2023 No Responses

Seaport, Maersk To Develop $346m logistics Park

Danish shipping giant,  A. P. Moller – Maersk and Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) have laid the foundation stone for a multi-purpose, environmentally friendly logistics park at Jeddah Islamic Port.  The greenfield project spread over an area of...
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Minister Tasks Shippers’ Council On Port Community System 
February 18, 2023 No Responses

Minister Tasks Shippers’ Council On Port Community System 

The Minister of Transportation,  Mu’azu Sambo has urged the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) to establish a Port Community System (PCS) before the end of President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration.  Sambo made the call when he paid a visit to the cou...
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NAVY ARREST VESSEL, HANDS OVER TO NIMASA 
February 17, 2023 No Responses

NAVY ARREST VESSEL, HANDS OVER TO NIMASA 

The Nigerian Navy has handed over a Tanker vessel “MT Sea Eunice” which was arrested on August 11, 2022 to the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). The vessel is presently located along Escravos River, close to the...
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FEC Approves Electronic Cargo Tracking Scheme  
February 16, 2023 No Responses

FEC Approves Electronic Cargo Tracking Scheme  

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the introduction of an Electronic Cargo Tracking Note Scheme for the country.  Briefing Journalists at the end of the Council meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Abuja,&...
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Bidding Process For Benin Port Begins 
February 16, 2023 No Responses

Bidding Process For Benin Port Begins 

The Federal Ministry of Transportation (FMOT) and the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) in collaboration with the Edo State Government, have called for bids for the development of the Benin Port (on an area of approximately 20 hectares) under a public-private...
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Ports & Cargo Launches Graduate Training Scheme
February 14, 2023 No Responses

Ports & Cargo Launches Graduate Training Scheme

Ports & Cargo Handling Services Ltd. (PCHS), a subsidiary of SIFAX Group has inducted 25 young engineers into its newly-established Graduate Trainee Programme.  Managing Director, PCHS, Mr John Jenkins, in  a statement on Monday explained th...
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CIECOBON At Shippers’ Council, Harps On Nigerian Exports  
February 12, 2023 No Responses

CIECOBON At Shippers’ Council, Harps On Nigerian Exports  

The Chartered Institute of Export and Commodity Brokers of Nigeria (CIECOBON) has urged the Federal Government through the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) to establish an export-specific port to further encourage exports.   The President/Council Chairm...
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Ministry Of Transportation Inaugurates N300.67m Projects At Seme Border  
February 11, 2023 No Responses

Ministry Of Transportation Inaugurates N300.67m Projects At Seme Border  

The Federal Government on Friday inaugurated three projects executed by the Federal Ministry of Transportation worth N300.67 million at the Seme-Krake Joint Border Post, Lagos.      Inaugurating the projects, Prince Ademola Adegoroye, the Minist...
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NPA Photo News
February 11, 2023 No Responses

NPA Photo News

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Maersk Explains $29.3b 2022 Profit, Assigns $11b For Integration, Decarbonization 
February 9, 2023 No Responses

Maersk Explains $29.3b 2022 Profit, Assigns $11b For Integration, Decarbonization 

Foremost Container shipping heavyweight, A.P. Moller – Maersk has reported exceptional financial results for the year 2022.  Despite the abnormal market conditions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the company reported solid performance across all its bu...
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Korean Envoy Harps On African Continent’s Blue Economy Potentials 
February 8, 2023 No Responses

Korean Envoy Harps On African Continent’s Blue Economy Potentials 

The Deputy Minister for Overseas Koreans and Consular Affairs, Republic of Korea, Choi Yeong has described Nigeria as the gateway to unlocking the potential of the African Continent’s Blue Economy.  Choi Yeong, who made the assertion during a courtesy cal...
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World’s Largest Containership Squeezes Through Suez Canal 
February 7, 2023 No Responses

World’s Largest Containership Squeezes Through Suez Canal 

Evergreen’s giant 24,000 TEU containership, Ever Acme has transited the Suez Canal while on its maiden voyage from Malaysia to the Netherlands.  The ship is the newest addition to Evergreen’s A-type vessel series and can carry over 24,000 co...
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