Tag: Maritime
World’s First 22,000cbm Multi-Gas Carrier Gets LR, LISCR Nod
Lloyd’s Register (LR) and the Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry (LISCR) have awarded design approval to HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) and Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) for the development of the world’s first 2...
MOL Appoints First Female Captain
Japanese shipping major, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has appointed Naomi Matsushita as the captain of its car carrier, Beluga Ace, effective June 6. World Maritime News report that the decision marks a significant step forward for gender diversity in the...
Shippers’ Council Cooperative Declares N44.443m Dividend For 2022
For the year 2022, the Nigerian Shippers’ Council Staff Multipurpose Cooperative Society Limited has concluded plans to pay a dividend of N44.447 million to its members. The President of the Council’s Cooperative, Mr. Adeyemi Olaolu said the cooperative pa...
Benin Port Project Groundbreaking Holds Third Quarter
The Chairman of the Benin Port Project, Engr. Greg Ogbeifun, has said the government is making steady progress with the development of the Benin Port Project, noting that the groundbreaking ceremony for the project will be performed in the third...
NIGERIA APPROVES RATIFICATION OF SIX MARITIME CONVENTIONS AND PROTOCOLS
The Federal Government has approved the ratification of six maritime conventions and protocols that promote cleaner marine environment, ship-breaking criteria, global standard for fishing crew and response to oil pollution casualties. The approved in...
An Ode To Margaret Onyema-Orakwusi
A well-achieved entrepreneur, she revealed herself to the wider maritime industry stakeholders after making her imprint in the industrial fishing industry as the owner of a thriving fish trawling business and the first female president of the Nigerian Trawler ...
DNV: Biofuel Key To Maritime Decarbonisation
The flexibility of biofuels can enable the shipping industry to accelerate its journey towards decarbonisation while maintaining operational efficiency. In its latest white paper “Biofuels in shipping,” classification society, DNV reported that the current...
Jamoh, Ajani, Offodile Get National Productivity Merit Award
The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh, OFR has been nominated by the Federal Government as a recipient of the 2021 National Productivity Order of Merit, NPOM, Award. Also in the category.....
APMT Visits Shippers’ Council, Gets Regulated Service Provider Certificate
AP Moller Terminals led by its Vice President Mr. Martijn Van Dongen leading a 4 -man delegation, paid a courtesy visit to Nigerian Shippers’ Council at its headquarters in Lagos on Friday. A statement issued by Head, Public Relations Unit, NSC,...
At NOGOF 2023, NIMASA DG Canvasses Terms Of Freight Review
The Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh OFR, said policies of the current administration at the Agency are tailored to complement efforts of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board ...
Oil Theft: Nigeria Releases Seized Norwegian Oil Tanker
The Nigerian Navy on Sunday returned a Norwegian-registered vessel, MT Heroic Idun, caught attempting to steal Nigeria’s crude oil in August 2022. The navy arrested the oil tanker and its 26 Indian, Pilipino, Sri Lankan and Polish nationals in August...
ExxonMobil, Hapag-Lloyd Seal Biofuel Supply Deal
ExxonMobil has signed an agreement to supply German liner major Hapag-Lloyd with B30 marine biofuel oil in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp (ARA) region. Biofuel is an important part of Hapag-Lloyd’s sustainability journey as biofuel blends can give a meaning...
Shipowners Implore UN Member State On Ambitious Course For 2050
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), which represents over 80% of the world’s merchant fleet, has submitted detailed proposal for the next round of IMO negotiations set for July this year with the aim of increasing decarbonization tar...