Category: Maritime
Otudeko, Aig-Imokhuede, NGX Group Extol Ogunbanjo’s Legacy
Prominent figures from the Nigerian business landscape, on Tuesday, came together to pay tribute to the late Bamofin Abimbola Ogunbanjo during an Afternoon of Tributes and Closing Gong Ceremony, organized by the Nigerian Exchange Group in collaboration wi...
Shipping Giants Extend OCEAN Alliance Deal
CMA CGM, COSCO SHIPPING, Evergreen and Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), the founding members of the world’s largest shipping network, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Shanghai to extend the OCEAN Alliance operational coopera...
Firm Gets $1.08b Contract For LNG Carriers
South Korean shipbuilding heavyweight, HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) has secured an order for the construction of four LNG carriers worth $1.08 billion. .The four LNG carriers have been ordered by an unnamed shipping company f...
NIMASA, MWUN Partner ITF-UK On Infrastructural Development
The International Transport Workers’ Federation UK has approved a grant to Nigeria through the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) to build a Seafarers Recreation Centre in partnership with the Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIM...
SIFAX Group Explains Minimal Disruption After Fire Incident At Port & Cargo
This is to inform all stakeholders of Ports & Cargo Handling Services Limited, a subsidiary of SIFAX Group, that there was a fire incident at our facility located at the Tin Can Island Port, Apapa, Lagos, on Saturday, February 24,...
SIFAX Chairman Commissions NPA boats 1
L-R: Dr. Taiwo Afolabi (CON), Chairman, SIFAX Group; Adewale Adeyanju, President General, Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria; Gboyega Oyetola, Minister of Marine and Blue Economy and Mohammed Bello-Koko, Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority during the co...
Firm Secures $241m Contract For Two Carriers
South Korean shipbuilder, HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) has received an order to build two very large ammonia carriers (VLACs) for a shipping company based in Africa. The contract valued at $241.3 million is to be built...
Nigerian Shipping And Port Economic Regulatory Agency Bill 2023 Passes Second Reading
As part of the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, His Excellency Adegboyega Oyetola’s Key Performance Indicator (KPI) for the year 2024, as signed in the performance bond by agencies, the Bill which seeks to repeal the Nigerian Shippers’ Council...
Shippers Council Explains Online Portal For Stakeholders
As part of its awareness campaign, the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has unveiled Online Portal for the Registration of Regulated Port Service Providers and Users. Briefing stakeholders at Onne, Rivers State, Executive Secretary/CEO, Nigerian Shippers’ ...
Oyetola Receives Port Community System Report, Lauds NPA
The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola CON, on Tuesday, formally received the report for the implementation of the Port Community System (PCS) in Nigeria, a move that will enhance the ease of doing business in ports within...
APM Terminals To Invest $500m In Apapa Port
The owners of APM Terminals have expressed their readiness to invest half a billion dollars in Apapa port to make it one of the biggest in Africa. This was disclosed by the Global CEO of APM Terminals, Mr. Keith Svendsen...
USCG To Partner NIMASA On Removal Of COE
The United States Coast Guard USCG, has offered Nigeria a three-year plan to work with the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA for the removal of the Condition of Entry (CoE), placed on American-bound vessels from Nigeria. Cdr. Jul...