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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 celebration on Thursday in Lagos

March 17, 2022 No Responses

House Committee On Navy Lauds NIMASA On Deep Blue Project

The Chairman House Committee on the Nigerian Navy Honorable Yusuf Gagdi has commended the Management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, for its commitment to transparency in its execution of the Integrated National Security and ...

February 21, 2022 No Responses

NIMASA Renews MoU With World Maritime University

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), has renewed its Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), with the World Maritime University, (WMU) Malmo, Sweden. A statement issued by Osagie Edwa...

January 11, 2022 No Responses

UAE To Introduce Green Ship Recycling Regulations In 2022

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is making progress with national ship recycling regulations that are expected to be unveiled during 2022. The move is said to be in line with UAE’s commitment to responsible ship recycling practices and comes at...

December 31, 2021 No Responses

World’s Largest Ethane Carrier Delivered In China

Pacific Ineos Belstaff, the world’s largest very large ethane carrier (VLEC), has been named and delivered in China. . The naming and delivery ceremony took place at Shanghai Jiangnan Changxing Heavy Industry shipyard on 28 December 2021, Chi...

December 14, 2021 No Responses

New IMO Council To Elect Chair, Vice-Chair Wednesday

The newly elected council of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) will meet for its 126th session on 15 December and will elect its Chair and Vice-Chair for the next two years. The assembly normally meets once every two years in r...

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...

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...

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...

November 3, 2021 No Responses

Maersk Records $16.6b Revenue In Q3

Danish shipping and logistics giant A.P. Moller – Maersk closed the third quarter of 2021 with record earnings. Revenue grew 68 per cent to $16.6 billion in Q3 2021 from $9.9 billion posted in the corresponding quarter a year earlier. EBIT was...

October 26, 2021 No Responses

Nigerian Navy To Establish More Jetties

The Eastern Naval Command of the Nigerian Navy has solicited a special intervention fund from the House of Representatives to establish more jetties within the Command’s area of responsibility. Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Naval Command, Rear Adm. S...

October 19, 2021 No Responses

Piracy Drops In Gulf Of Guinea, Nigerian Waters, Says IMB

The International Maritime Bureau (IBM), has said that cases of piracy incidents in the first nine months of 2021 were the lowest reported in 17 years. It noted that at the other end of the scale, 51 crew members were...

October 16, 2021 No Responses

Jime Decries Infrastructure Gap In Nigeria’s Maritime Domain

The Executive Secretary /Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) Mr Emmanuel Jime, has decried a general infrastructure gap in the country’s maritime domain.Jime said this when Presidents of Shippers’ Association in Jos, Benue, Niger an...

October 12, 2021 No Responses

Adesina: Why Nigerian Seaports Lag Behind In Africa

By Mosess Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com — Today, the leading ports for West Africa are in Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Togo and Benin Republic, President of Africa Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina has said. According to Adesina, ...