Category: Maritime

MSC Offers €5.7b To Buy Bolloré Africa Logistics
December 22, 2021 No Responses

MSC Offers €5.7b To Buy Bolloré Africa Logistics

Swiss container shipping major Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has submitted an offer to acquire 100% of Bolloré Africa Logistics, comprising all of the Bolloré Group’s transport and logistics activities in Africa.  Bolloré Africa Logistics, a subsidiary of French transportation conglomerate Bolloré...
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Panama Canal Modifies Tolls For Passenger Ships
December 22, 2021 No Responses

Panama Canal Modifies Tolls For Passenger Ships

Starting from February 2022, the Panama Canal will modify its toll structure for passenger vessels. On December 15, 2021, following the recommendation from the ACP Board of Directors, the Cabinet Council of the Republic of Panama officially approved modif...
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APM Terminals Apapa Handles 8.1m TEUs Of Containers
December 20, 2021 No Responses

APM Terminals Apapa Handles 8.1m TEUs Of Containers

APM Terminals Apapa, handled more than 8.1 million Twenty Equivalent Units (TEUs) of containers in the past 15 years.  A statement issued by Manager, Mr Steen Knudsen, explained that container volumes increased by an average of 23 per cent annually...
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NIMASA Renews Stevedoring Rates
December 20, 2021 No Responses

NIMASA Renews Stevedoring Rates

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has reduced Offshore Cargo Handling and Operations and stevedoring rates. The Director-General, Dr Bashir Jamoh, stated in Lagos on Sunday that it was in furtherance of its efforts to mitigate the...
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APM Terminals Investment In Apapa Hits N180b
December 15, 2021 No Responses

APM Terminals Investment In Apapa Hits N180b

The management of APM Terminals, Apapa, Nigeria, has invested not less than $438 million ( N180 billion) in acquisition of modern cargo handling equipment. In a statement on Tuesday, the Manager, Mr Steen Knudsen, expained that the equipment are for seam...
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New IMO Council To Elect Chair, Vice-Chair Wednesday
December 14, 2021 No Responses

New IMO Council To Elect Chair, Vice-Chair Wednesday

The newly elected council of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) will meet for its 126th session on 15 December and will elect its Chair and Vice-Chair for the next two years.  The assembly normally meets once every two years in r...
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Chevron Shipping commits To Emissions Reporting
December 13, 2021 No Responses

Chevron Shipping commits To Emissions Reporting

Chevron Shipping Company, a California-based marine transportation unit of oil giant Chevron, has joined the Sea Cargo Charter, a global framework that establishes a common baseline for global traders to report on CO2 emission reductions of their shipping...
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NIMASA DG Assures IGP of Support In Combating Maritime Crimes
December 9, 2021 No Responses

NIMASA DG Assures IGP of Support In Combating Maritime Crimes

Director-General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh has assured the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba of support and strengthened partnership in the fight against maritime crime.   Jamoh at a...
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Samsung Secures $622m Contract For Three New LNG Carriers
December 8, 2021 No Responses

Samsung Secures $622m Contract For Three New LNG Carriers

South Korean shipyard Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has received orders for three new LNG carriers valued at  $622 million . Specifically, the shipyard received these orders from a Bermuda regional shipping company and from an Oceania regi...
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NPA Projects Full Digitisation By 2025
December 5, 2021 No Responses

NPA Projects Full Digitisation By 2025

Deliberate measures and investments are being undertaken to create a fully digital ecosystem in all the Nigeria’s port locations by 2025, Acting Managing Director,  Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mohammed Bello-Koko has said.    Acc...
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French Ambassador Scores Nigerian Navy High On Maritime Safety
November 27, 2021 No Responses

French Ambassador Scores Nigerian Navy High On Maritime Safety

The French Ambassador to Nigeria, Mrs Emmanuelle Blatmann, on Friday scored the Nigerian Navy high in its bid to curb maritime insecurity, especially piracy in the Gulf of Guinea. Blatmann, during a courtesy visit to the Western Naval Command, said...
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CMA CGM Adds 62 Ships, Reports $5.6b Profit
November 24, 2021 No Responses

CMA CGM Adds 62 Ships, Reports $5.6b Profit

For the third quarter (Q3) of 2021, French container shipping and logistics giant,  CMA CGM attained $5.6 billion income, compared to $567 million recorded in Q3 2020. Meanwhile, a total of ten new owned vessels and three new 15,000 TEU chartered...
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NIMASA, Korean Coast Guard Seal Maritime Security MoU
November 23, 2021 No Responses

NIMASA, Korean Coast Guard Seal Maritime Security MoU

By ebosele@hotmail.com  — AS part of measures to enhance cooperation in the field of Maritime Security and Safety, Nigeria, through the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the Republic of Korea on Tuesday signed a Memorandum...
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NIMASA Inaugurates Staff Joint Consultative Forum
November 22, 2021 No Responses

NIMASA Inaugurates Staff Joint Consultative Forum

The Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has inaugurated an 18-member staff joint consultative forum for the purpose of strengthening the relationship between the Management and the entire workf...
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