Category: Maritime

Shippers’ Council Canvasses Support For Non-Oil Export
October 5, 2023 No Responses

Shippers’ Council Canvasses Support For Non-Oil Export

The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has reiterated support for exports especially of non-oil commodities. NSC Executive Secretary, Emmanuel Jime, stated this in Benin City at a one-day enlightenment seminar on ‘Best practices in agricultural products exportation: Success stories from Edo...
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Firm Takes Delivery Of 3rd LNG Carrier
October 1, 2023 No Responses

Firm Takes Delivery Of 3rd LNG Carrier

Japanese shipping company K Line has taken delivery of the newly-built W-Max class liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier, Lagenda Setia, intended for a long-term charter with Malaysian energy major Petronas LNG. The Chinese shipbuilder Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuildi...
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Blue Economy Can Help Nigeria Defeat Poverty, Says Prof Pauli
September 29, 2023 No Responses

Blue Economy Can Help Nigeria Defeat Poverty, Says Prof Pauli

The creator of Blue Economy, Prof Gunter Pauli, who hailed President Bola Tinubu for creating the Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy said the policy was overdue considering the abundant opportunities in Nigeria, but, warned that the government must aggressive...
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BPSR Identifies NIMASA AS Best MDA In Digital Transformation
September 28, 2023 No Responses

BPSR Identifies NIMASA AS Best MDA In Digital Transformation

The Presidency through the Bureau of Public Service Reforms, BPSR, has declared the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency NIMASA as the best Federal Government Agency in Digital Transformation.  The Director General, BPSR who convey...
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Shipping Firms Join Liquefied Hydrogen Supply Chain
September 27, 2023 No Responses

Shipping Firms Join Liquefied Hydrogen Supply Chain

Shipping companies Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line), Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) have joined JSE Ocean, a subsidiary of Japan Suiso Energy (JSE), with JSE remaining the majority shareholder with 50.2% of the stock, whilst...
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Blue Economy: NIMASA To Invest In Research, Development
September 22, 2023 No Responses

Blue Economy: NIMASA To Invest In Research, Development

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, OFR has disclosed that the Agency is set to reopen the Lokoja office, as part of efforts towards harnessing the Blue Economy, enhancing collaboration, wh...
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Shippers Council Harps On Regional Trade, List Obstacles
September 17, 2023 No Responses

Shippers Council Harps On Regional Trade, List Obstacles

More than 400 trade obstacles have been reported through the Trade Obstacles Alert Mechanism (TOAM) along the ECOWAS trade corridor. Speaking on Friday, the Executive Secretary of Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Emmanuel Jime also explained that various st...
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MSC To Acquire 49% Stake In Hamburg’s HHLA
September 14, 2023 No Responses

MSC To Acquire 49% Stake In Hamburg’s HHLA

A wholly owned subsidiary of MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company, the world’s largest container shipping company, has revealed plans to acquire a substantial 49% shareholding in HHLA Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG, a prominent port operation, container trans...
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APM Terminals Apapa Bags Dockworkers Award
September 13, 2023 No Responses

APM Terminals Apapa Bags Dockworkers Award

APM Terminals Apapa has been honoured by the Shipping Correspondents Association of Nigeria (SCAN) with a special recognition award for setting new standards for the welfare of dockworkers in Nigeria.  The award was presented to APM Terminals Apapa as par...
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NIMASA DG: Seafarers Welfare Key To Success Of Maritime Sector
September 13, 2023 No Responses

NIMASA DG: Seafarers Welfare Key To Success Of Maritime Sector

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) hosted an enlightenment workshop for seafarers, employers of seafarers and other maritime stakeholders in Lagos on Seafarers’ Medical Certification and other related issues concerning the health...
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Egypt, Ghana, Rwanda, Others Back Carbon Levy On Shipping
September 12, 2023 No Responses

Egypt, Ghana, Rwanda, Others Back Carbon Levy On Shipping

A coalition of 20 African nations has thrown their weight behind the Nairobi Declaration, advocating for a global carbon levy on shipping. The declaration was adopted at the Africa Climate Summit held in Nairobi last week, and it calls for...
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MOL, Shell Sign Carbon Emissions Liabilities MoU
September 10, 2023 No Responses

MOL, Shell Sign Carbon Emissions Liabilities MoU

Japanese shipping major, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Shell Marine Products Singapore, a business division of Shell Eastern Trading Pte, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on a joint focus on the advancement of alternative maritime solutions and ...
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Shell, Firms Unveil New Hybrid Electric LNG Carrier Design
September 8, 2023 No Responses

Shell, Firms Unveil New Hybrid Electric LNG Carrier Design

Shell Shipping and Maritime, CSSC Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding and Wärtsilä Marine have launched a new hybrid electric liquified natural gas (LNG) carrier design. Unveiled at this week’s Gastech 2023 in Singapore, the project is a result of a broad industr...
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STOAN Increases Dockworkers Wages By 2000 Per Cent In 17 Years
September 8, 2023 No Responses

STOAN Increases Dockworkers Wages By 2000 Per Cent In 17 Years

The Seaport Terminal Operators Association of Nigeria (STOAN), on Thursday, disclosed that Dockworkers who work at the ports have had their take-home increased by 2000 percent since the Federal Government introduced the port reform in 2006. The Chairman of STO...
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