Category: Maritime

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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NIMASA At Trade Fair, Seeks National Policy On Waste Management
November 14, 2021 No Responses

NIMASA At Trade Fair, Seeks National Policy On Waste Management

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) on Saturday called for the development of a national policy on waste management. The  Director-General of NIMASA, Dr Bashir Jamoh, made the appeal at NIMASA’s special day at the ongoing 202...
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IMO Sets International Day For Women In Maritime
November 13, 2021 No Responses

IMO Sets International Day For Women In Maritime

The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Council has decided to establish an International Day for Women in Maritime, to be observed on 18 May every year.  IMO’s gender program was first initiated in 1988. At that time, only a f...
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Makinde Receives Shippers’ Council Boss, Reiterates Support For Dry Port Project
November 12, 2021 No Responses

Makinde Receives Shippers’ Council Boss, Reiterates Support For Dry Port Project

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde has pledged the commitment of his administration to resolve all bottlenecks around the Ibadan Dry Port project.  Makinde made this promise on Thursday while playing host to a delegation of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council led...
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Gulf of Guinea Security: Nigeria Seeks Legal Framework
November 11, 2021 No Responses

Gulf of Guinea Security: Nigeria Seeks Legal Framework

Director-General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has appealed for the standardisation of the legal frameworks of countries in the Gulf of Guinea to aid effective prosecution of maritime crimes. Jamoh made the a...
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Shippers’ Council Visits Shipping Firms, Seeks Partnership
November 10, 2021 No Responses

Shippers’ Council Visits Shipping Firms, Seeks Partnership

The Nigerian Shippers ‘Council (NSC) has sought the cooperation and collaboration of shipping companies as part of measures to drive efficiency, transparency and effectiveness of port processes.  A statement issued by NSC head of Public Relatio...
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Group Decries Prolonged ANLCA Crisis
November 9, 2021 No Responses

Group Decries Prolonged ANLCA Crisis

The Alliance of ANLCA, Western Zone, a faction from the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) has decried the lingering crisis in the association.  Dr John Ofobike, the group’s Leader, said at a news conference in Lagos on Monday...
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NPA Boss Reiterates Support For Electronic Call Up System
November 8, 2021 No Responses

NPA Boss Reiterates Support For Electronic Call Up System

Acting Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mr Mohammed Bello-Koko, has reiterates support for the electronic call-up system, also called ‘Eto’, the policy deployed to check congestion at the ports.   Speaking in Lagos on Sunday, Bell...
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Nigerian Navy Deploys 13 Warships, Two Helicopters In Gulf Of Guinea
November 4, 2021 No Responses

Nigerian Navy Deploys 13 Warships, Two Helicopters In Gulf Of Guinea

The Nigerian Navy on Thursday deployed 13 warships, two helicopters and 1,500 troops in a special military exercise against pirates in the Gulf of Guinea. The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Adm. Awwal Gambo, announced the deployment at the...
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NPPM Urges Development Of Inland Dry Ports
November 4, 2021 No Responses

NPPM Urges Development Of Inland Dry Ports

The Chairman of the Advisory committee of the Nigerian Ports Process Manual (NPPM), Prince Olayiwola Shittu, on Wednesday, urged the Nigeria Shippers’ Council to ensure the development of all Inland Dry Ports across the country. Shittu expressed optimism tha...
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Shipowners Seek Sector-Dedicated Fund
November 3, 2021 No Responses

Shipowners Seek Sector-Dedicated Fund

In a new policy paper, European shipowners have supported a dedicated fund to be set up under the EU Emission Trading System (EU ETS) to stabilise the carbon price.  World Maritime reports that the policy paper on the EU ETS ECSA...
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