Maritime Archives — Page 24 of 136

October 29, 2023 No Responses

Hyundai Seals $3.9b Deal With Qatar For 17 LNG Carriers

South Korean shipbuilding major, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, has signed the contract for the construction of 17 liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers with Qatar Energy worth $3.9 billion. The contract signing was held as part of South Korea’s President Yoon...

October 26, 2023 No Responses

Minister Lauds NPA, Commissions Mission To Seafarers Centre

In keeping with global maritime best practice requirements for Seafarers, the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, on Wednesday commissioned the Mission to Seafarers Centre reconstructed by the Nigerian Ports Authority. Speaking at the even...

October 25, 2023 No Responses

Shippers’ Council, Stakeholders Seal Agreement On Storage Charges

Seaport Terminal operators have increased cargo storage from three to five days. The resolutions form part of the resolutions reached after a stakeholder meeting held with the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC). Part of the resolutions re...

October 24, 2023 No Responses

Bello-Koko: Increased Automation Critical To Optimising Nigeria’s Littoral Assets

As part of measures to turn Nigeria’s maritime potentials into actualities, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has identified increased automation, reconstruction of aged port infrastructure, renewal of equipment, increased collaboration with the Nigerian Cu...

October 19, 2023 No Responses

Maritime Industry Remains ‘Easy Target’ For Cyber Attacks As Ransom Payment Demands Skyrocket

The maritime industry remains an “easy target” for cybercriminals, and the cost of attacks and demand for ransom payments across the sector have skyrocketed over the past 12 months, according to the research findings from law firm HFW and maritime...

October 16, 2023 No Responses

NIMASA, UBTH, Others Receive Presidential Recognition

The award for the best Federal Ministry, Department and Agency, MDA in Digital Transformation from the Presidency through the Bureau of Public Service Reforms has been conferred on the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). Other re...

October 15, 2023 No Responses

CMA CGM Votes $600m For New Terminal

French shipping major CMA CGM has revealed the names of its new terminals in the United States as the company embarks upon a $600 million upgrade at “Port Liberty New York” and “Port Liberty Bayonne”. The terminals were acquired by...

October 13, 2023 No Responses

NIMASA Act Amendment Bill Passes First Reading

The bill to amend the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency NIMASA Act has passed the first reading on the Floor of the Nigerian Senate. Chairman Senate Committee on Marine Transport, Senator Wasiu Sanni Eshinlokun, who announced this during...

October 12, 2023 No Responses

Seplat CEO: Affordable, Reliable Energy Key To Creating Jobs

Affordable and reliable energy provides the right platform for businesses in Africa to create and retain jobs for its fast-growing population and further make the Continent sustainable. Access to energy and energy security remains critical for the Contin...

October 11, 2023 No Responses

Chamber Of Shipping Rolls Out Data Collection System

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has launched a Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) Data Collection System. CII is a rating system developed by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to measure the energy efficiency of ships, above 5,000 gross t...

October 10, 2023 No Responses

NLNG Advocates For Urgent Action To Secure Gains From Gas

Nigeria must be deliberate in its desire to take opportunities offered by the energy transition, the recognition of gas as a transition fuel and the quest for clean energy to increase its gas investment and harvest the gains from gas,...

October 10, 2023 No Responses

NIMASA DG: Nigerian Maritime Industry Progressing On The Right Path

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr Bashir Jamoh, OFR on Monday declared the country’s maritime sector as one of the fastest growing on the African continent. Dr Jamoh, who stated this on Monday dur...

October 10, 2023 No Responses

MSC, Seaspan Welcome New 24k TEU Boxship

The sixth 24,000TEU ultra large container ship MSC Micol built by Yangzi Xinfu Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Group, was delivered to the shipowners Seaspan and Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) and put into operation. the vess...

October 8, 2023 No Responses

Shell’s LNG Bunker Vessel Debuts

Shell’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunker vessel New Frontier 2 has completed its inaugural bunker operation at the Port of Jamaica. The bunkering operation was carried out in Portland Bight with the assistance of the Maritime Authority of Jamaica and...