Maritime Archives — Page 116 of 122

September 10, 2016 No Responses

NIMASA reiterates partnership with Navy

The Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr. Dakuku Peterside has said that the Agency will continue to partner with the Nigerian Navy for the security of Nigerian water ways and the optimum exploration of the...

September 9, 2016 No Responses

‘We will not abdicate our roles in maritime sector to anybody’

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside has restated that the Agency is capable of carrying out its regulatory functions and will not abdicate its mandate to anybody. Dr. Peterside made this...

September 9, 2016 No Responses

Buhari unveils ‘change begins with me’ campaign

President Muhammadu Buhari has described the new National Orientation Programme, Change Begins With Me, as a determination of his administration to carry all Nigerians along. Speaking at the unveiling of the programme in Abuja, Buhari decried the alleged er...

September 8, 2016 No Responses

NPA boss at LADOL, seeks support for local content development

The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala-Usman on Wednesday commended ongoing multi-billion investment at Lagos Deep Offshore Logistics (LADOL). Speaking during a facility tour of LADOL, Bala-Usman reintegrated the resolve...

September 6, 2016 No Responses

Ghana scraps Terminal Handling Charges at Seaports

The Ghanian Ministry of Transport has directed that Terminal Handling Charges (THC) should not be charged by any body as local charge at any of the country’s ports. This followed an investigation into the introduction of the Charges by shipping...

September 5, 2016 No Responses

Tincan Island Port generates N26.2 Billion in August

For the Month of August 2016, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Tincan Island Command generated N26.2 Billion revenue. According to the command, the figure represents a positive signal “going by the indices of the previous month”. It will...

September 5, 2016 No Responses

Meet New Executive Directors of NIMASA

Following the appointment of a Governing Board for the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) by President Muhammadu Buhari, the Executive Directors have assumed their respective duties. In their letters of appointment signed by the Sec...

September 4, 2016 No Responses

Adequate maritime security requires planning, says Peterside

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, (NIMASA) Dr. Dakuku Peterside has stated that ensuring a good security in the maritime industry requires careful planning and stringent implementation. The DG stated this during th...

September 3, 2016 No Responses

Apapa Customs generates N35Billion in August

For the month of August, 2016, the Apapa Command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) generated N34.9 Billion revenue, about N8 Billion higher than the N27 Billion realised in July. According to the command, the collection is the highest monthly...

September 2, 2016 No Responses

Port of Antwerp unveils investment agenda for West Africa

The port of Antwerp is to invest into the expansion of West African port of San Pedro, Côte d’Ivoire, as it agreed with the port to collaborate on the expansion plans over the next few years. Work on construction of...

September 1, 2016 No Responses

Drewry: Pressure Mounts on Carriers to Cut Costs

As the container industry revenues are contracting faster than carriers can cut costs, the shipping consultancy Drewry said that prolonged losses in the container shipping industry are likely to lead to more container merger and acquisition activity or more ...

August 31, 2016 No Responses

Peterside restates agenda to lift NIMASA’s performance

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside has highlighted his Management’s determination to make the Agency a world class, high performance organisation. Dr. Peterside who said this duri...

August 30, 2016 No Responses

Peterside condemns assassination of Ken Atsuwete

Dr. Dakuku Peterside has condemned the “barbaric and gruesome assassination” of Barrister Ken Atsuwete in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) who was reacting to t...

August 30, 2016 No Responses

NIMASA pledges to fully enforce the implementation of ISPS Code

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, (NIMASA) has again restated its position in ensuring the full implementation and enforcement of the International Ships and Ports Facility Security (ISPS) code in the nation’s ports. The Director Genera...