Category: Maritime

Oil Tanker On Fire After Attack
January 27, 2024 No Responses

Oil Tanker On Fire After Attack

An oil tanker is on fire in the Gulf of Aden, its operator says, after Houthis said they hit it with a missile. The movement said it had targeted the Marlin Luanda on Friday evening. Operator Trafigura told the BBC...
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WCO Honours NPA MD, Bello-Koko
January 27, 2024 No Responses

WCO Honours NPA MD, Bello-Koko

The Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mohammed Bello Koko, has bagged a Merit Award from the World Customs Organization (WCO) on the occasion of the International Customs Day, 2024. Mohammed Bello has since appointment as MD/ CEO of NPA...
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Tin Can Island Customs Intercepts Cocaine, Colorado Worth N4.27b
January 25, 2024 No Responses

Tin Can Island Customs Intercepts Cocaine, Colorado Worth N4.27b

The Nigeria Customs Service, Tin Can Island Command has intercepted four containers laden with illicit drugs, arms and ammunition imported from South Africa and Canada.Comptroller General of the Service, Adewale Adeniyi disclosed this while addressing journali...
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Lekki Seaport To Receive First LNG-Powered Boxship January 28
January 25, 2024 No Responses

Lekki Seaport To Receive First LNG-Powered Boxship January 28

CMA CGM Scandola, the first LNG-powered containership of the French shipping company, CMA CGM is scheduled to arrive Lekki Seaport, Lagos, Nigeria, January 28, 2024. Before reaching Lekki, the vessel is scheduled to first call the port of Tema, Ghana...
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World’s Largest Car Carrier Debuts
January 23, 2024 No Responses

World’s Largest Car Carrier Debuts

SAIC Group, a prominent Chinese automotive manufacturer, officially named and commissioned the LNG dual-fuel car carrier SAIC Anji Sincerity. Constructed by CSSC Jiangnan Shipyard, the vessel, featuring 7,600 parking spaces, is exclusively built for SAIC Anji ...
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Lekki Seaport Berths Largest Container Vessel 
January 22, 2024 No Responses

Lekki Seaport Berths Largest Container Vessel 

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), on Sunday, January 21, 2024, successfully received at the Lekki Deep Seaport the largest container carrier to sail on Nigerian territorial waters. The vessel measuring 367M in length over all  christened “Maersk E...
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Shippers’ Council Boss Visits NIMASA
January 22, 2024 No Responses

Shippers’ Council Boss Visits NIMASA

The Management of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council, led by the Executive Secretary, Barrister Akuta Pius Ukeyima paid a working visit to the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA. The Director General of NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh OFR, in hi...
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BYD Takes Delivery Of First Car Carrier
January 21, 2024 No Responses

BYD Takes Delivery Of First Car Carrier

BYD, a China-based electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer that overtook Tesla as the world’s biggest EV seller in 2023, has taken delivery of its first car carrier which is dual-fueled. The maiden voyage ceremony for BYD Explorer No.1, the 7,000 CEU...
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Samsung Gets $235m Gas Carrier Contract
January 20, 2024 No Responses

Samsung Gets $235m Gas Carrier Contract

South Korean shipbuilder, Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has won a construction contract for two liquified petroleum gas (LPG)/ammonia carriers. The deal, valued at $235 million, was signed with undisclosed shipowners in the Oceania region. Samsung said that t...
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Shippers Council Boss Lauds Ports & Cargo On Investment, Dedication 
January 19, 2024 No Responses

Shippers Council Boss Lauds Ports & Cargo On Investment, Dedication 

The newly appointed Executive Secretary/CEO, Nigerian Shippers Council, Mr. Pius Ukeyima Akutah (MON)has expressed satisfaction over the impact Ports & Cargo Handling Services Limited, the flagship company and subsidiary of SIFAX Group has had on...
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Shell Suspends All Red Sea Shipments 
January 18, 2024 No Responses

Shell Suspends All Red Sea Shipments 

Shell has suspended all shipments through the Red Sea indefinitely amid the ongoing Houthi attacks from Yemen on commercial vessels on the key global trade route. Shell is the latest firm in a long line of companies, which decided to...
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NSC Decries Rail Tracks Vandalism 
January 18, 2024 No Responses

NSC Decries Rail Tracks Vandalism 

The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has expressed concern over the vandalism and theft of railway tracks connecting inland ports across the country. The council’s Executive Secretary, Pius Akutah, raised the concern on Tuesday while inspecting the Funtua ...
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APM Terminals To Invest $500m In Port Terminal
January 16, 2024 No Responses

APM Terminals To Invest $500m In Port Terminal

A.P. Moller-Maersk’s APM Terminals has partnered with Plaquemines Port Harbor and Terminal District (Plaquemines Port) to build a major container terminal on the West Bank of Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States. According to APM Terminals, the new t...
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Ministers Harp On Use Of Scanners At Seaports
January 16, 2024 No Responses

Ministers Harp On Use Of Scanners At Seaports

As part of efforts to ensure ports efficiency and competitiveness, the ministers of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, Transportation, Senator Said Ahmed Alkali and CG Customs, Bashir Adeniyi met on Monday and agreed that physical inspection of cargo...
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