Category: Maritime

NPA Photo News
November 27, 2019 No Responses

NPA Photo News

  L-R: The Representative of the Managing Director and Executive Director, Marine and Operations, NPA, Dr. Sokonte Hutttin Davies, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Port of Antwerp Int’l APEC, Kristof Watersehoot, the Ambassador of Belgium,His Excellency, Daniel Dargent and the...
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Maersk, Firm Seal Partnership On 11 New Ships
November 25, 2019 No Responses

Maersk, Firm Seal Partnership On 11 New Ships

Danish tanker owner and operator Maersk Tankers is set to add eleven tankers to the fleet under its management, following an agreement with BP Shipping and ICBC Financial Leasing. The agreement involves three Suezmax, three MR and five Handy-sized vessels,...
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LNG Firm Secures $629m Loan
November 24, 2019 No Responses

LNG Firm Secures $629m Loan

Bermuda-based LNG carrier  owner, Flex LNG will obtain a new USD 629 million financing for five newbuilds scheduled for delivery in 2020.  Earlier this month, the company received firm commitments from a syndicate of eleven banks and the Export-Impor...
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NPA Boss Implores Maritime Stakeholders On Entrepreneurship, Economic Growth
November 18, 2019 No Responses

NPA Boss Implores Maritime Stakeholders On Entrepreneurship, Economic Growth

The Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman has challenged stakeholders to harness various opportunities in the Maritime Sub-Sector through entrepreneurship.Speaking at the second edition of the Nigeria and Entrepreneurship Summit ...
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Firm Stakes $380m on Six Containerships
November 15, 2019 No Responses

Firm Stakes $380m on Six Containerships

Hong Kong-based Seaspan Corporation has signed an agreement to buy a fleet of six containerships for USD 380 million in cash. The company explained that that the transaction is expected to be financed from additional borrowings as well as cash...
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NPA Photo News
November 14, 2019 No Responses

NPA Photo News

The Managing Director,  Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman (2nd from left), the Senate President of Nigeria, Senator Ahmed Lawan (3rd from left), the Executive Director, Engineering. & Tech Services, Prof. Idris Abubakar (left). The Exe...
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Dakuku: Intercontinental Collaboration Key To Maritime Growth In Africa
November 14, 2019 No Responses

Dakuku: Intercontinental Collaboration Key To Maritime Growth In Africa

The Chairman of the Association of African Maritime Administrations (AAMA) and Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration And Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside has stated that intercontinental collaboration is essential to the growth of mari...
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Nigeria To Mainstream Maritime Sector For Economic Development
November 12, 2019 No Responses

Nigeria To Mainstream Maritime Sector For Economic Development

The Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Amaechi has disclosed that the Federal Government of Nigeria is poised to ensure the maritime sector gets into the mainstream of economic strategy to lift economic growth and prosperity.The Minister who affirme...
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NPA Photo News
November 12, 2019 No Responses

NPA Photo News

The Representative of the Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA),General Manager, MD’s Office, Dr.Chinwe Abama (middle), the Director Reform Coordinator and Service Improvement of the Federal Ministry of Transportation (FMOT), Grace Atiegoba (left...
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ITF Seeks Urgent Action Against Rising Piracy In Gulf Of Guinea
November 12, 2019 No Responses

ITF Seeks Urgent Action Against Rising Piracy In Gulf Of Guinea

On the back of two piracy attacks on vessels in Gulf of Guinea last week, the International Transport Workers’ Federation called for urgent global and regional cooperation to fight piracy in the region. The latest incidents occurred in early November...
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SIFAX Group Photo News
November 7, 2019 No Responses

SIFAX Group Photo News

 L-R: Chris Parks, Judge, The Next Titan; Tonye Cole, Judge, The Next Titan; Kyari Bukar, Lead Judge, The Next Titan and Hon. Victor Olotu, Acting Head, Business Development and Strategic Planning and Guest Judge at The Next Titan’s board room...
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Shipping Firm Loses Charter Deal
November 6, 2019 No Responses

Shipping Firm Loses Charter Deal

Greek shipowner Diana Shipping revealed that a time charter contract for one of its Post-Panamax bulkers has been canceled. Diana recently entered into the time charter deal for its ship Polymnia with Dubai-based Al Ghurair Resources International. “Chartere...
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Nine MV Bonita Vessel Crew Kidnapped In Benin
November 4, 2019 No Responses

Nine MV Bonita Vessel Crew Kidnapped In Benin

Nine crew members of Norwegian shipowner J.J. Ugland have been taken hostage from the bulk carrier MV Bonita.The company explained on Monday that they were kidnapped in the early morning hours of November 2 off Cotonou, Benin Republic.According to the...
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Samsung Lays Keel For 174,000 cbm LNG Carrier
November 2, 2019 No Responses

Samsung Lays Keel For 174,000 cbm LNG Carrier

South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries has held a keel-laying ceremony for one of two 174,000 cbm LNG carriers ordered by LNG carrier owner and operator of GasLog. The keel-laying ceremony took place half a year after the ship started...
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