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December 12, 2016 No Responses

Cocaine found in container carried by Maersk Ship

Mexican authorities have seized some 278 kilograms of cocaine from a container carried by the 63,200 dwt containership Laura Maersk. According to the information provided by the Mexican government, the vessel, operated by Danish shipping giant Maersk, brought the container to the...

December 12, 2016 No Responses

Maersk Line, MSC, HMM enter strategic cooperation

Maersk Line, Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) and Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) have reached an agreement to enter into a new strategic cooperation. The cooperation is a combination of slot exchanges and slot purchases between the three parties, as well a...

December 7, 2016 No Responses

NIMASA DG canvasses utilization of PPP model for maritime infrastructure

Adequate provision of basic infrastructure has been identified as a necessary step capable of unlocking the vast opportunities in Nigerian maritime industry. This position was canvassed by the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety...

December 6, 2016 No Responses

Terminal operators seek reduction in Customs duty on vehicles

The Seaport Terminal Operators of Nigeria (STOAN) has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for banning the importation of vehicles into the country through the land borders. STOAN Chairman, Princess Vicky Haastrup, while reacting to the ban announced by the Fe...

December 5, 2016 No Responses

Strategic roles of entrepreneurship in economic growth, by NPA boss

To boost economic growth, the Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) , Ms Hadiza Bala Usman has emphasised need to promote the activities of medium scale entrepreneurs and foreign investors. Speaking at the Kano Trade fair, the NPA boss...

December 2, 2016 No Responses

NPA partners Port of Miami on export, trade facilitation

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and the Port of Miami are collaborating as part of measures to boost export and facilitate trade. Speaking during a visit to the Managing Director of NPA, Ms Hadiza Bala Usman in Lagos, the United...

December 2, 2016 No Responses

Saudi Arabia lays foundations for $4.3b maritime complex

The inauguration ceremony of the King Salman Global Maritime Industries Complex was held at Ras Al-Khair, near Jubail in Saudi Arabia, on November 29, 2016, South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) informed. Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Ab...

December 2, 2016 No Responses

Rolls-Royce sacks 800 more staff at marine business unit

Rolls-Royce plans to lay off 800 more workers from it Marine business throughout 2016 and 2017 citing ”continuing weakness in the maritime market” as the reason for the third wave of job cuts at the division in less than a...

November 30, 2016 No Responses

House Committee pledges support for NIMASA

The House of Representatives Committee on Maritime Safety, Education and Administration has resolved to support the rebuilding efforts of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) in its quest to reposition, reform and restructure for the...

November 29, 2016 No Responses

Peterside congratulates Akeredolu, Ondo Governor-Elect

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr. Dakuku Peterside has congratulated Chief Rotimi Akeredolu, (SAN) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for winning the Ondo State governorship election. Peterside who ...

November 28, 2016 No Responses

NPA MD implores Dangote, Flour Mills on early reconstruction of Wharf road

The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Usman has appealed to the Managements of Dangote and Flour Mills to expedite action towards early reconstruction of Wharf road. Receiving the report on traffic decongestion of Apapa and it&#8217...

November 25, 2016 No Responses

Minister tasks NIMASA Board on mandate

The Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi has urged the members of the Governing Board of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) to assist the Management of the Agency discharge its mandate optimally. Deliverin...

November 25, 2016 No Responses

Ifeoluwa Abiodun emerges winner of 2016 NSE essay competition

Miss Ifeoluwa Toluwanimi Abiodun, a 14 year old student of Babington Macauley Junior Seminary, Ikorodu, Lagos State, has emerged the winner of the 2016 edition of the Nigeria Stock Exchange (NSE) Essay Competition for Senior Secondary Schools students in Niger...

November 25, 2016 No Responses

NAN correspondent wins Best Maritime Reporter’s Award

(NAN) A Senior Maritime Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Alhaja Aisha Cole on Thursday in Lagos, won the Best Maritime Reporters’ Award 2016 given by the Publishers of PEOPLE’S FORUM Maritime Newspapers. NAN reports that the Awards...