Maritime – Page 149 – City Business News

June 12, 2017 No Responses

FG earmarks Ikorodu Terminal for agro-export, tasks NPA, Customs, NAFDAC, others on quality control

By Moses Ebosele – Inline with the Presidential order on Ease of Doing business and dedication of Seaports for agro-export, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) has commenced discussions with the Nigerian Ports Authority...

June 12, 2017 No Responses

LNG Carrier Crossing Suez Canal with Qatari Cargo despite row with Qatar

A liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier Wilforce is transiting the Suez Canal fully-loaded with Qatari LNG, the vessel’s latest AIS data shows. The cargo is destined for Barcelona, with estimated time of arrival being June 15. The Norwegian-flagged LNG...

June 11, 2017 No Responses

IMO to adopt passenger ship safety amendments

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is set to adopt revised safety requirements to ensure newbuild passenger ships remain afloat after a major incident. The revisions to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) chapter II-1,...

June 9, 2017 No Responses

EU adopts conclusions on maritime transport policy

European Transport Ministers adopted today conclusions on the priorities for the EU’s maritime transport policy until 2020, the European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) informed. The conclusions endorse the content of the so-called ‘Valletta De...

June 8, 2017 No Responses

China Harbour stakes $86.8m for NPA’s equity in Lekki Deep Seaport

The proposed agenda to concession Lekki Deep Seaport has assumed a new dimension as China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) indicates interest to stake $86,810,000.00 for the balance of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) equity. The development is coming les...

June 7, 2017 No Responses

‘Nigeria’s maritime sector, haven of opportunities for investors’

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has stated that the Nigerian maritime sector is a haven of opportunities for the world maritime industry to tap into. The Minister who made this known while speaking at the “Africa @ Nor” session...

June 5, 2017 No Responses

Pressure mounts on Shipping as Trump pulls out of Paris Accord

The decision of the President Donald Trump on US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement exerts further pressure on all major industrial sectors to deliver their fair share of carbon cuts, including shipping, according to NGOs focusing on environmental issues in ...

June 2, 2017 No Responses

NIMASA Photo News

Executive Director, Operations, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Engr. Rotimi Fashakin, Director, Maritime Services, Federal Ministry of Transportation, Mr. Dauda Danjuma, Director General, NIMASA, Dr. Dakuku Peterside, Head, Proto...

June 2, 2017 No Responses

NPA reiterates collaboration with Chamber of Shipping

The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman has reiterated the agency’s resolve to collaboare with the Nigerian Chamber of Shipping and all stakeholders in the Ports Industry. Speaking, when she hosted members of the Chambe...

June 1, 2017 No Responses

Ooni implores NPA, stakeholders on trade facilitation, packaging, AGOA

The Ooni of Ife, His Imperial Majesty, Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi Ojaja II, has challenged stakeholders to uphold and take advantage of the African Growth Opportunity Act (AGOA). Specifically, the Ooni, who spoke in Lagos at a forum comprising of representati...

May 30, 2017 No Responses

Drewry: Container carriers heading to profit

The majority of container shipping lines lost money in the first three months of 2017, but higher rates and fast-growing demand will soon show on the bottom line, according to shipping consultancy Drewry. In its last Container Forecaster report, Drewry...

May 20, 2017 No Responses

NPA Photo News

Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman (2nd left); Practice Manager, World Bank, Benedict Eijbergen (left); Senior Transport Spec., World Bank, Olatunji Ahmed (2nd right) and the Technical Assistant to the MD, Dr. Abubakar D...

May 19, 2017 No Responses

FG gives agencies 60 days to harmonise operations at Seaports, insists on 24 hour services at Apapa

By Moses Ebosele – The Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Thursday signed three executive orders “that will significantly change some of the ways government business and operations are conducted in the country forthwith”. Ahead of the signing...

May 19, 2017 No Responses

Six crew kidnapped from cargo ship off Nigeria

Six crew members have been kidnapped from a general cargo vessel off Nigeria, according to ICC International Maritime Bureau’s (IMB) report. Pirates boarded an unidentified ship while it was underway around 21 nautical miles south of Nigerian Coast on May 1...