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September 22, 2023 No Responses

Blue Economy: NIMASA To Invest In Research, Development

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, OFR has disclosed that the Agency is set to reopen the Lokoja office, as part of efforts towards harnessing the Blue Economy, enhancing collaboration, while...

September 20, 2023 No Responses

Full Text Of Tinubu’s Address At UN General Assembly

Mr. President, Heads of State and Government, Secretary-General, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, On behalf of the people of Nigeria, I congratulate you on your well-deserved election as President of this Session of the United Nations General Ass...

September 17, 2023 No Responses

Shippers Council Harps On Regional Trade, List Obstacles

More than 400 trade obstacles have been reported through the Trade Obstacles Alert Mechanism (TOAM) along the ECOWAS trade corridor. Speaking on Friday, the Executive Secretary of Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Emmanuel Jime also explained that various st...

September 14, 2023 No Responses

MSC To Acquire 49% Stake In Hamburg’s HHLA

A wholly owned subsidiary of MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company, the world’s largest container shipping company, has revealed plans to acquire a substantial 49% shareholding in HHLA Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG, a prominent port operation, container trans...

September 13, 2023 No Responses

APM Terminals Apapa Bags Dockworkers Award

APM Terminals Apapa has been honoured by the Shipping Correspondents Association of Nigeria (SCAN) with a special recognition award for setting new standards for the welfare of dockworkers in Nigeria. The award was presented to APM Terminals Apapa as par...

September 13, 2023 No Responses

NIMASA DG: Seafarers Welfare Key To Success Of Maritime Sector

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) hosted an enlightenment workshop for seafarers, employers of seafarers and other maritime stakeholders in Lagos on Seafarers’ Medical Certification and other related issues concerning the health...

September 12, 2023 No Responses

Egypt, Ghana, Rwanda, Others Back Carbon Levy On Shipping

A coalition of 20 African nations has thrown their weight behind the Nairobi Declaration, advocating for a global carbon levy on shipping. The declaration was adopted at the Africa Climate Summit held in Nairobi last week, and it calls for...

September 10, 2023 No Responses

MOL, Shell Sign Carbon Emissions Liabilities MoU

Japanese shipping major, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Shell Marine Products Singapore, a business division of Shell Eastern Trading Pte, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on a joint focus on the advancement of alternative maritime solutions and ...

September 8, 2023 No Responses

Shell, Firms Unveil New Hybrid Electric LNG Carrier Design

Shell Shipping and Maritime, CSSC Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding and Wärtsilä Marine have launched a new hybrid electric liquified natural gas (LNG) carrier design. Unveiled at this week’s Gastech 2023 in Singapore, the project is a result of a broad industr...

September 8, 2023 No Responses

STOAN Increases Dockworkers Wages By 2000 Per Cent In 17 Years

The Seaport Terminal Operators Association of Nigeria (STOAN), on Thursday, disclosed that Dockworkers who work at the ports have had their take-home increased by 2000 percent since the Federal Government introduced the port reform in 2006. The Chairman of STO...

September 8, 2023 No Responses

Shippers Council Hosts Minister, Harps On Revamp Of National Carrier

The Nigerian Shipper’s Council (NSC) has advised the Federal Government to intervene and resuscitate a national carrier status for the country as part of measures to boost the shipping development and revenue profile of the nation. The Executive Secretary of...

September 6, 2023 No Responses

Safety, Security, Unregulated Fishing, Others Top Oyetola’s Agenda

The Minister of the Marine and Blue Economy, His Excellency Adegboyega Oyetola, has stated that tackling illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, harnessing marine tourism, safety and security are top of the agenda of his administration as Minister o...

September 6, 2023 No Responses

SCAN Hosts Dockworkers’ Day In Lagos

All is now set for celebration of the unsung heroes of the Nigerian port operations and by extension the entire economy as the Shipping Correspondents Association of Nigeria (SCAN) hosts a maiden Dockworkers’ Day. With the Nigerian economy predominantly ...

September 5, 2023 No Responses

Oyetola Inspects Facilities At Apapa, Tin Can Ports

The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, on Monday, declared that he was in a hurry to make impact in the ministry.The Minister also solicited the support of the management and staff of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA),...