Category: Maritime

Shippers’ Council Seeks Partnership With Edo Govt On Trade Promotion
June 24, 2022 No Responses

Shippers’ Council Seeks Partnership With Edo Govt On Trade Promotion

The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has solicited partnership with the Edo Ministry of Industry, Trade and Cooperatives to engender active participation of entrepreneurs in the state in international trade.  The new Zonal Head, Nigerian Shippers’ Council, South-South Zone, Mr Glory...
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Saraki Urges Sustained Synergy Among Maritime Agencies
June 24, 2022 No Responses

Saraki Urges Sustained Synergy Among Maritime Agencies

The Minister of State for Transportation, Senator Gbemisola Ruqayyah Saraki has embarked on a tour of facilities and assets of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). Assets inspected included the NIMASA Command, Control...
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Minister Appeals To Nigerian Navy For Women Inclusion In Hydrography
June 22, 2022 No Responses

Minister Appeals To Nigerian Navy For Women Inclusion In Hydrography

The Minister of State for Transport, Sen. Gbemisola Saraki, on Tuesday appealed to the Nigerian Navy to include more women in hydrography to achieve the United Nations (UN) Ocean Decade.  Saraki made the appeal at the 2022 World Hydrography Day...
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Saraki At Tin Can Island Port, Reaffirms NPA Position On Quay Walls Reconstruction
June 21, 2022 No Responses

Saraki At Tin Can Island Port, Reaffirms NPA Position On Quay Walls Reconstruction

The Minister of State for Transportation, Senator Gbemisola Saraki has reaffirmed the position of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) for the total reconstruction of Quay walls of the TinCan Island Port Complex which have become weak due to age.   &nb...
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Wreck removal: NIMASA Conducts Post-Impact Assessment On Badagry Creek
June 20, 2022 No Responses

Wreck removal: NIMASA Conducts Post-Impact Assessment On Badagry Creek

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has commenced preparatory works to deploy high-resolution magnetometer to validate the ongoing wreck removal exercise of identified wrecks listed for removal along Badagry Creek in Lagos. The agen...
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NPA Tasks Procurement Dept On Processes, ISO Certification 
June 19, 2022 No Responses

NPA Tasks Procurement Dept On Processes, ISO Certification 

The Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mohammed Bello-Koko has challenged the procurement department to be more proactive in terms of decisions on processes and procedures.  Addressing participants at the NPA Procurement Strategic Retreat ...
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NIMASA Takes Delivery Of Two UAS, Nine Boats, Ten Armoured Vehicles 
June 18, 2022 No Responses

NIMASA Takes Delivery Of Two UAS, Nine Boats, Ten Armoured Vehicles 

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has taken delivery of additional mobile assets for enhanced maritime security under his deep blue project.   Two Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), 9 interceptor patrol boats and 10 armoure...
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Shippers’ Council To Hold Maritime Seminar For Judges In July
June 16, 2022 No Responses

Shippers’ Council To Hold Maritime Seminar For Judges In July

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmai.com — The management of Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) in collaboration with the National Judicial Institute (NJI) is to hold a  three-day seminar for judges from July 5 to July 7, 2022, at Sheraton Ho...
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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 i...
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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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