Category: Maritime

IMO Puts Adoption Of $5b Maritime R&D Fund On Hold
June 16, 2022 No Responses

IMO Puts Adoption Of $5b Maritime R&D Fund On Hold

The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has concluded its Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 78) meeting, taking, in the view of the shipping industry, only small steps towards decarbonising the sector. Meanwhile, IMO’s MEPC has reiterated its commitment to review and...
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Shippers’ Council Trains 501 Staff, Handles 518 Complaints In 2021 
June 15, 2022 No Responses

Shippers’ Council Trains 501 Staff, Handles 518 Complaints In 2021 

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com   — AS part of measures to boost capacity and efficiency, the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) between June 2021 and June 2022, trained no fewer than 501 staff.   Speaking at an interactive session wi...
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APM Terminals Apapa Seals MoU To Recycle Used Tyres
June 15, 2022 No Responses

APM Terminals Apapa Seals MoU To Recycle Used Tyres

APM Terminals Apapa, Nigeria has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with an indigenous firm, FREEE Recycle Limited, to recycle its used tyres. In December 2021, APM Terminals Apapa carried out a successful trial by using pavement blocks produced o...
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Nigeria Okays 164 Fishing Vessels On Territorial Waters
June 14, 2022 No Responses

Nigeria Okays 164 Fishing Vessels On Territorial Waters

The Federal Government of Nigeria has licensed 164 vessels to operate on territorial waters and exclusive economic zone.  Mr Ime Umoh, the Director, Fisheries Department in the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, made this known at the ‘ Seco...
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Opinion: The Blue Economy: An Untapped Potential
June 11, 2022 No Responses

Opinion: The Blue Economy: An Untapped Potential

By Okai Abuwinne Anthony    — The Blue Economy concept has gained prominence in the last decade. This can be attributed to the depleting resources of countries especially oil and gas and other solid minerals and the concomitant need for nations...
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NIMASA Donates Relief Materials To IDPs, Security Equipment To Niger 
June 8, 2022 No Responses

NIMASA Donates Relief Materials To IDPs, Security Equipment To Niger 

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) on Tuesday donated relief materials to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and security equipment to Niger State.  The Director-General of NIMASA, Dr Bashir Jamoh, flagged off the distributio...
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Maritime Agencies Harp On National Single Window
June 4, 2022 No Responses

Maritime Agencies Harp On National Single Window

Federal Government Agencies under the auspices of the Federal Ministry of Transportation (FMOT), have reached an agreement to digitalize their internal processes, while also maintaining focus on actualizing the National Single Window regime in the nation’s t...
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NPA Boss Rolls Out More Infrastructure Development Agenda
June 4, 2022 No Responses

NPA Boss Rolls Out More Infrastructure Development Agenda

As part of activities to mark his 100 days in office, the Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mohammed Bello-Koko, on Friday, rolled out more infrastructure development agenda.    Bello-Koko also dismissed report of an imminent co...
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NIMASA Pledges Logistics Support For NNS Kada
June 1, 2022 No Responses

NIMASA Pledges Logistics Support For NNS Kada

The arrival of Nigerian Naval Ship NNS KADA will greatly enhance security in the Nigerian maritime domain, the  Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr. Bashir Jamoh has said.  The NIMASA Boss who jo...
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Buhari Lauds Navy Over Nigeria’s Exit From Sea Piracy List
May 31, 2022 No Responses

Buhari Lauds Navy Over Nigeria’s Exit From Sea Piracy List

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday commended the Nigeria Navy for improving maritime security in the nation’s waters, prompting the delisting of Nigeria from countries affected by sea pirates.  Buhari, represented by the Minister of Defence, Maj.-Gen....
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LNG Bunkering: CMA CGM Conducts First Operation In Spain
May 29, 2022 No Responses

LNG Bunkering: CMA CGM Conducts First Operation In Spain

French shipping major, CMA CGM has carried out its first Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) bunkering operation in Spain together with energy companies Enagás and Repsol.  According to World Maritime News, it was the first pipe-to-ship LNG bunkering operation o...
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NCDMB Lauds Temile, Hyundai, NSML  LPG Vessel Deal 
May 26, 2022 No Responses

NCDMB Lauds Temile, Hyundai, NSML  LPG Vessel Deal 

The management of Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has commended the signing of an agreement between an indigenous shipping company, Temile Development Company and Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) of South Korea.  A statement issued by...
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NIWA Decries Increased Boats’ Mishaps, Threatens Punitive Measures
May 25, 2022 No Responses

NIWA Decries Increased Boats’ Mishaps, Threatens Punitive Measures

The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has decried the increase in boats’ mishaps within the nation’s waterways, leading to loss of innocent lives.  NIWA’s Managing Director, Dr George Moghalu, said this in an interview with the News Agency ...
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NIMASA Harps On Marine Pollution Prevention  
May 25, 2022 No Responses

NIMASA Harps On Marine Pollution Prevention  

Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Dr Bashir Jamoh has restated the Agency’s commitment to ensuring effective pollution prevention and control in the Nigerian Maritime domain in order to continue to create an enabli...
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