Maritime News Archives — City Business News

May 9, 2023 No Responses

NIMASA DG X-Rays Untapped Opportunities In Marine Tourism

The Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has called for collaboration between the tourism and maritime sectors in Nigeria, stating that with the enormous resources inherent in the maritime sector, the tourism industry will be an easy and lo...

March 8, 2023 No Responses

MSC: We Are Willing, Ready To Adopt Alternative Fuels

World’s largest container shipping company MSC is ready to embrace alternative fuels as part of its commitment to decarbonize its operations, Claudio Abbate, Vice President of Maritime Policy and Government Affairs at MSC Group, has said. Abbate said the com...

February 14, 2023 No Responses

Ports & Cargo Launches Graduate Training Scheme

Ports & Cargo Handling Services Ltd. (PCHS), a subsidiary of SIFAX Group has inducted 25 young engineers into its newly-established Graduate Trainee Programme. Managing Director, PCHS, Mr John Jenkins, in a statement on Monday explained th...

September 30, 2022 No Responses

World Maritime Day

L-R: Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mohammed Bello Koko, Rector, Maritime Academy Of Nigeria, Commodore Emmanuel Effedua (retd.) and Executive Secretary, Nigeria Shippers’ Council (NSC), Emmanuel Jime at the 2022 World Maritime Day ...

September 14, 2022 No Responses

Study: Mobile Shore Power Is Fit For Smaller Ports

Mobile shore power solutions are particularly suitable for smaller ports or in port sections that are less utilised, a new study finds. Commissioned by NOW, the study entitled ‘Mobile shore power – technological possibilities and prerequisites‘, co...

July 14, 2022 No Responses

World Largest Ship To Fly Panama Flag

The Panama Ship Registry has added to its fleet the “EverAlot” container ship, the world’s biggest container ship and the first to break the 24,004 TEU mark. Panama has 18 of the world’s 20 largest container ships in terms of...

May 14, 2022 No Responses

Shippers’ Council Partners NWUN, NARTO On Functional Ports’ Corridors

The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), the lead agency for Port Standing Task Team (PSTT) is to collaborate with the National Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) and Maritime Workers’ Union of Nigeria (MWUN) to clear the port corridors of extraneou...

May 12, 2022 No Responses

Experts Urge Stakeholders To Harness Maritime Potential For Economic Growth

Experts on Thursday urged stakeholders in maritime sector to harness its full potential to achieve the desired economic growth for the country. The experts said this at a virtual forum of the Nigeria Bar Association Section on Business Law (NBA-SBL...

April 15, 2022 No Responses

NSML, NDA Sign Maritime Training MoU

NLNG Ship Management Limited (NSML) and Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the training and delivery of maritime-related courses at the Nigerian Navy Simulation Centre (NNSC) of the NDA. At a signing ceremony at....

March 10, 2022 No Responses

Shippers’ Council Boss: Corruption Hindering Our Service Delivery

Executive Secretary, Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), ) Mr Emmanual Jime, says the council will deliver more quality services when corruption is tackled. Jime said this on Wednesday when the Head of the Technical Unit on Governance & Anti- Corrupt...

March 1, 2022 No Responses

Maritime Workers Union Shelves Strike

The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) on Monday shelved the industrial action billed to begin on March 1, 2022. This is contained in a statement signed by the union’s President General, Mr Adewale Adeyanju, and Secretary General, Mr Felix...

February 25, 2022 No Responses

Shippers’ Council Tasks Barge Operators On Standard, Quality Equipment

The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has called on barge operators to use standard and quality equipment that are in line with global trends. The Executive Secretary, Mr Emmanuel Jime, made this known in a statement signed by NSC Head, Public...

February 18, 2022 No Responses

Shippers Council, NPA, Others To Tackle Seaport Corridor Touts

The Nigerian Shipper’s Council (NSC), on Thursday in Lagos, said non-state actors (touts) would be removed from the corridor of seaports. Executive Secretary, NSC, Mr Emmanuel Jime, said to achieve this, the council would collaborate with the Nigerian Ports ...

February 14, 2022 No Responses

Piracy: NIMASA Explains Decline, Seeks Sustained Collaboration

The Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has reiterated the Agency’s commitment collaborate with all stakeholders s part of measures to ensure that Nigeria at...