Maritime Archives — Page 18 of 133

January 1, 2024 No Responses

Nasarawa Partners Shippers Council On Inland Dry Port, Export

As part of measures to facilitate seamless export out of the country, the Nasarawa State Government has expressed willingness to partner with the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) for the establishment of an Inland Dry Port (IDP) in the state. Speaking...

December 31, 2023 No Responses

Revamping Nigeria’s Seaports For Growth

On assumption of duty as Managing Director/CEO of the Nigerian Ports Authority NPA, Mohammed Bello-Koko was quite clear and intentional on his mission and vision for the nation’s seaports, which were then seriously grappling with infrastructural decay across...

December 28, 2023 No Responses

China Maintains Lead In Global Shipbuilding

China’s shipbuilding output surged by 12.3 percent year-on-year, reaching 38.09 million deadweight tons in the first 11 months of 2023, capturing over 50 percent of the world market. New orders followed suit, witnessing an impressive 63.8 percent YoY increas...

December 28, 2023 No Responses

MSC Containership Attacked In Red Sea

MSC United, a Post Panamax containership owned by Swiss-based Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), was attacked while transiting the Red Sea. The attack was confirmed by the Yemeni Armed Forces’ Spokesperson Yahya Sare’e, saying that the ship was targeted...

December 27, 2023 No Responses

Samsung Secures $240m Contract For Two LPG Carriers

South Korean shipbuilding major, Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has won $240 million contract to construct two very large ammonia and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carriers for a shipping company based in Oceania. The agreement mandates Samsung Heavy to comp...

December 23, 2023 No Responses

Firm Seals $3.1b Deal For 11 LNG Carriers

A maritime firm, Shipowner Capital Product Partners has sealed agreement for the acquisition of 11 newbuild Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) carrier vessels worth $3.1billion. World Maritime News report that each vess...

December 22, 2023 No Responses

NIMASA, NSML Partner To Train 150 NSDP Cadets

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has signed a training agreement with the Nigerian Liquified Natural Gas, NLNG Ship Management Limited, NSML, to facilitate Certificate of Competency (CoC) examinations for beneficiaries of the Nig...

December 22, 2023 No Responses

Photo News

Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency ( NIMASA), Dr Bashir Jamoh, OFR (Right) and the Executive Secretary, Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Pius Ukeyima Akutah, MON in a tete-a-tete on how inter Agency collaboration can enh...

December 20, 2023 No Responses

Ports access roads: Oyetola meets Umahi, lists 15 roads requiring urgent rehabilitation

The minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has said that access roads leading to the ports in Nigeria play a pivotal role in the efficiency of the ports. To this end, he has appealed to the minister of...

December 19, 2023 No Responses

FG WELCOMES UN DECISION TO EXTEND NIGERIA’S MARITIME BORDER

The Federal Government has welcomed the decision by the United Nations to extend Nigeria’s continental shelf from 200 Nautical Miles to 220 Nautical Miles. This coincides with the creation of the Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy by President Bola...

December 17, 2023 No Responses

Shipping Firms Stop Red Sea Routes After Attacks

The world’s largest shipping group, Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), has announced it is diverting its ships away from the Red Sea because of an increased threat of attacks. French company CMA CGM took a similar step a day after Danish...

December 15, 2023 No Responses

Firm Orders Four Methanol-Fueled Bulkers

China state-owned shipping company Shandong Shipping Corporation has been linked to an order of four methanol dual fuel bulkers from compatriot Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry. The 325,000 dwt vessels will be time chartered to Brazilian mining giant...

December 14, 2023 No Responses

Oyetola To Prioritize Modernization, Rehabilitation Of Ports In 2024, Budget N10.9b

The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola has presented a N10.9bn, 2024 budget for his Ministry to the joint House Committees of the Senate on Marine Transport and the House of Representatives Committees on Ports and Harbour, Maritime...

December 12, 2023 No Responses

NNPC, Firm Seal Floating LNG Project Deal

Wison (Nantong) Heavy Industry, an affiliate of Wison Offshore & Marine (WOM), has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) for the development of a floating LNG project in Nigeria, target...