Category: Maritime

Wike Lauds NIMASA’s Blue Economy Strategy
May 20, 2021 No Responses

Wike Lauds NIMASA’s Blue Economy Strategy

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has commended the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) for designing and pursuing a Blue Economy strategy purposed to replace the current oil economy in about 10 years. Wike stated this in Port Harcourt, when he...
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IMO Unveils New Measures To Address Containers Lost At Sea
May 20, 2021 No Responses

IMO Unveils New Measures To Address Containers Lost At Sea

The International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) has agreed to initiate new measures to detect and report containers lost at sea, which may enhance their positioning, tracking and recovery. The UN maritime body agreed to establ...
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Shipping Firms Unveil New Agenda To Curb Piracy In Gulf Of Guinea
May 19, 2021 No Responses

Shipping Firms Unveil New Agenda To Curb Piracy In Gulf Of Guinea

After more than 95% of sea kidnappings happened in the Gulf of Guinea in 2020, almost 100 shipping companies, organizations, and flag states have signed a new declaration calling for and to piracy in the Gulf of Guinea. The violence,...
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Buhari To Inaugurate Maritime Security Project In June
May 18, 2021 No Responses

Buhari To Inaugurate Maritime Security Project In June

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, said on Monday that President Muhammadu Buhari would inaugurate the Maritime Security Project in Lagos in June.  Amaechi made the disclosure when he received the Belgium Ambassador to Nigeria ...
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Egypt To Expand Suez Canal
May 13, 2021 No Responses

Egypt To Expand Suez Canal

Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Egyptian President has approved the widening and deepening of the southern part of the Suez Canal, after the 20,000TEU container vessel Ever Given crippled the critical maritime artery recently. With a length of 400 meters and a...
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Shippers Council Unveils N15b Resource Centre Agenda
May 8, 2021 No Responses

Shippers Council Unveils N15b Resource Centre Agenda

The Nigerian Shippers’ Council(NSC) on Friday sought the support of the Federal Ministry of Transportation to build an international maritime resource centre  in Jos estimated to  cost N15 billion. Mr Hassan Bello, the Executive Secretary of NSC , ...
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NIMASA Collaborates With Navy On Training, Accreditation
May 6, 2021 No Responses

NIMASA Collaborates With Navy On Training, Accreditation

FOC, Naval Training Command, Rear Admiral Kamarudeen Lawal (Left) and DG, NIMASA, Dr Bashir Jamoh The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) said it would assist the Nigerian Navy with accreditation of professional courses a...
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NPA, NBS Sign MoU On Data Collection At Seaports
May 5, 2021 No Responses

NPA, NBS Sign MoU On Data Collection At Seaports

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) and the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to improve data collection and analytics on port related activities.  The MoU was signed on Tuesday in Abuja by Mr Yemi...
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LNG Cargoes Diverted As COVID-19 Crisis Dampens Demand
May 4, 2021 No Responses

LNG Cargoes Diverted As COVID-19 Crisis Dampens Demand

Liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes are being diverted away from ports in India as surging coronavirus cases hamper domestic gas demand, trade and shipping sources said on Monday.Six LNG tankers diverted away from India since April 20, changing the destinati...
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Ministry Canvasses Support For Lekki Deep Seaport
May 3, 2021 No Responses

Ministry Canvasses Support For Lekki Deep Seaport

By citybusinessnews@yahoo.com   — Lekki Deep Seaport will be a significant game-changer in Nigeria’s Maritime economy with corresponding benefits to the West and Central sub-regions of Africa, the  Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transpor...
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MSC Rolls Out New Electronic Bill Of Lading
May 3, 2021 No Responses

MSC Rolls Out New Electronic Bill Of Lading

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company is introducing an electronic bill of lading (eBL) for its customers, following a successful pilot phase. The company is using a solution on an independent blockchain platform WAVE BL. The system uses distributed ledger t...
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CMA CGM Seals Order For 22 Containership
May 1, 2021 No Responses

CMA CGM Seals Order For 22 Containership

French liner major CMA CGM has ordered the construction of 22 containerships worth around $2.3bn, making the deal the largest single containership order in China’s shipbuilding history.  The orders are spread across three Chinese shipbuilders,  Jia...
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Omo-Agege Seeks More Maritime Universities
April 30, 2021 No Responses

Omo-Agege Seeks More Maritime Universities

Deputy President of the Senate, Sen.Ovie Omo-Agege (APC-Delta) has called for the establishment of more maritime universities across Nigeria.  Yomi Odunuga, His Special Adviser, Media and Publicity in a statement said Omo-Agege made the submission in Abuj...
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Shipowners, Seafarers Meeting On Revised Minimum Wage Deadlock
April 29, 2021 No Responses

Shipowners, Seafarers Meeting On Revised Minimum Wage Deadlock

The world’s seafarers on Wednesday decided to shut down negotiations over the future of seafarers’ minimum wages with national shipowners represented by the International Chamber of Shipping. The seafarers’ unions said they would prefer to tackle the shi...
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