Category: Maritime

Greece Exempts Seafarers From Entry Restriction
July 24, 2020 No Responses

Greece Exempts Seafarers From Entry Restriction

Greece has exempted seafarers from COVID-19-related travel restrictions, meeting its pledge to the IMO to facilitate crew change.   GAC Greece said that the Greek government has allowed seafarers entry into its country together with citizens of the following countries: Algeria,...
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NIMASA, Customs To Strengthen Partnership On Temporay Importation Permit, Security
July 23, 2020 No Responses

NIMASA, Customs To Strengthen Partnership On Temporay Importation Permit, Security

Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) have agreed to collaborate to tackle issues of Temporary Importation Permit (TIP) and waterways insecurity in the country. Speaking on Wednesday in Abuja during a...
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Shippers‘ Council Partners NAICOM On Insurance Cover For Containers
July 22, 2020 No Responses

Shippers‘ Council Partners NAICOM On Insurance Cover For Containers

The Nigeria Shippers Council (NSC) in partnership with the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) is to introduce insurance cover for containers as part of measure to reduce the cost of doing business at the nation’s seaports.  Executive Secretary of NS...
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Shippers’ Council Threatens To Sanction Firms Over Arbitrary Charges
July 22, 2020 No Responses

Shippers’ Council Threatens To Sanction Firms Over Arbitrary Charges

The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has threatened to take action against shipping companies/agencies, seaport terminal operators and off-dock terminals over arbitrary charges. In a statement on Tuesday, Mrs Rakiya Zubairu, Head of Public Relations, NSC, ex...
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EU Bankrolls Electrification Of Seaport Terminals
July 21, 2020 No Responses

EU Bankrolls Electrification Of Seaport Terminals

The Port of Valencia has secured aid from the European Commission for two projects aimed at facilitating and accelerating the possibility of connecting ships to the electricity grid. The first of these, the Global EALING Project, European flagship action for.....
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NPA Seeks More Truck Parks Outside Seaport Environment
July 21, 2020 No Responses

NPA Seeks More Truck Parks Outside Seaport Environment

The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman has reiterated need for  more truck terminals outside seaport environment.  Speaking at the 14th Annual Business Law e-conference, Bala Usman also explained that NPA is n...
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NIMASA Advocates Tougher Sanctions Against Untrained,Uncertified Boat Skippers
July 21, 2020 No Responses

NIMASA Advocates Tougher Sanctions Against Untrained,Uncertified Boat Skippers

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA)has vowed to go tougher with untrained and uncertified boat skippers, who often ignored safety procedures and endanger the passengers’ lives. Director-General of NIMASA, Dr Bashir Jamoh...
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Crude Shipments Resume From Pemex Floating Storage Unit
July 18, 2020 No Responses

Crude Shipments Resume From Pemex Floating Storage Unit

An oil production and storage vessel, operated by Mexican state oil firm Pemex in the Gulf of Mexico, has resumed crude shipments. This is after a tanker collision halted exports earlier this month, according to a person with knowledge of...
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ITF: 600,000 Seafarers Impacted By Crew Change Crisis
July 18, 2020 No Responses

ITF: 600,000 Seafarers Impacted By Crew Change Crisis

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) estimates that there are now approximately 300,000 seafarers trapped working aboard ships due to the crew change crisis caused Covid-19 border and travel restrictions, and an equal number of unemployed se...
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NPA: 21 Ships Discharging Petrol, Frozen Fish, Others At Lagos Seaports
July 17, 2020 No Responses

NPA: 21 Ships Discharging Petrol, Frozen Fish, Others At Lagos Seaports

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Friday disclosed that 21 ships at the Lagos ports were discharging petroleum products and food items. NPA in its publication, `Shipping Position’, listed the contents of the ships as frozen fish, general cargo, contain...
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MSC Ship Loses 20 Containers Off South Africa
July 16, 2020 No Responses

MSC Ship Loses 20 Containers Off South Africa

Earlier this week, a containership operated by Swiss shipping major Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) lost more than 20 containers overboard during stormy weather in Algoa Bay near the city of Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, the South African Maritime Safety ...
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NIMASA Directs Registered Stevedoring Firms To Commence Operation
July 15, 2020 No Responses

NIMASA Directs Registered Stevedoring Firms To Commence Operation

The Management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has directed all duly registered stevedoring companies with operational areas allotted by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), which are yet to start operation, to mobilise to the...
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Firm Implores EU On Approval For Turkish Ship Recycling Yards
July 15, 2020 No Responses

Firm Implores EU On Approval For Turkish Ship Recycling Yards

Ship recycling yards in Turkey that are compliant with safety and environmental requirements of the European Union are full until the end of the year, Clarksons Platou Shipbroking said in a report. The report indicated that there is limited space...
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Singapore, London, Shanghai,Top New List Of Most Important Shipping Hub
July 13, 2020 No Responses

Singapore, London, Shanghai,Top New List Of Most Important Shipping Hub

The 2020 Xinhua-Baltic International Shipping Centre Development (ISCD) Index has been published by the Baltic Exchange, in collaboration with Xinhua, the Chinese state news agency. The index, in its seventh edition, provides an independent ranking of the perf...
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