Maritime Archives — Page 40 of 136

December 17, 2022 No Responses

Lagos Inaugurates Waterways Monitoring, Data Management Centre

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday inaugurated a first-of-its-kind Waterways Monitoring and Data Management Centre. Inaugurating the facility at Falomo, on Friday, Sanwo-Olu said that the establishment of the centre would give access to real-time information, and gather data for continuous...

December 16, 2022 No Responses

Minister Urges Agencies To Strengthen Port Compliance

The Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Sambo, has urged agencies to strengthen compliance functions to sustain and maintain standards in the ports. Sambo gave the advice at the Convention on Business Integrity (CBi), and Maritime Anti-Corruption Netwo...

December 16, 2022 No Responses

Onne Port: Customs Generates N220b, Targets N360b In 2023

The Nigerian Customs Service, Onne Area Command, has generated over N220 billion in 2022, targets over N360 billion in 2023.The command’s controller, Auwal Muhammad, stated this during an engagement with Journalists at Onne, Rivers State.Muhammad noted that ...

December 16, 2022 No Responses

NPA Bags BPSR’s Excellence Award

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has been rated excellent in service delivery by the Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR). In the evaluation of the Self Assessment Tool (SAT) on performance ranking, NPA bagged the Platinum Award after scoring...

December 13, 2022 No Responses

Maersk CEO Steps Down

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of A. P. Møller – Mærsk A/S (Maersk), Soren Skou, who has led the transformation of the company from a diversified conglomerate to an integrated logistics company, is retiring. Vincent Clerc, currently CEO...

December 13, 2022 No Responses

NSML Employs 46 NSDP Beneficiaries As 235 Depart For India, Greece

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency NIMASA has sent forth 235 Nigerians to India and Greece as batch B of the 435 young Nigerians to be trained as Licenced Deck and Engine Officers including Naval Architects under the Nigerian Seafarers...

December 9, 2022 No Responses

Bill Gates-Backed Blue World Technologies Targets Maritime Sector

The Danish fuel cell manufacturer Blue World Technologies is set to start series production of a fuel cell-based auxiliary power unit (APU) system running on methanol intended for the maritime market. The company wants its fuel cells to replace conventio...

December 7, 2022 No Responses

Maersk Nigeria Gets New MD

Albert Van Rensburg has been appointed as the new Managing Director for Maersk Nigeria, effective 1 January 2023. City Business News report that Albert replaces Lara Lana, who, after 20 years, has decided to pursue opportunities outside of Ma...

December 4, 2022 No Responses

Samsung Secures $1.08b Contract For five LNG Carriers

South Korean shipbuilder, Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has received orders for the construction of five liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers valued at $1.08 billion. Under the terms of the deal, the LNG carriers are scheduled to be delivered by th...

December 3, 2022 No Responses

X-Raying Bello Koko’s Transformation of NPA

About ten months ago, President Muhammadu Buhari approved the appointment of Mohammed Bello-Koko as the Substantive Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA). Director, Press and Public Relations of the Federal Ministry of Transportation, Eric Ojiekw...

November 30, 2022 No Responses

Photo News

L-R: Commissioner for Finance and Economic Development, Mr Akin Oyebode; Secretary to the State Government, Dr. Habitat Adubiaro; Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji; Managing Director of Ecobank Plc, Mr. Bolaji Lawal; and Regional Head, Southwest, Angela...

November 30, 2022 No Responses

Transport Professionals Laud Jamoh’s Stride As CIoTA President

Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh OFR has received commendation for his efforts in transforming and promoting the transportation sector as President of the Chartered Institute of Transport Adm...

November 25, 2022 No Responses

Maersk Settles Sexual Assault Litigation

Maersk Line Limited (MLL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of A.P. Moller – Maersk, has settled litigation with Hope Hicks, a former midshipman on the Maersk Line’s ship Alliance Fairfax, filed against the company in New York Supreme Court in June for...

November 23, 2022 No Responses

IMO Scribe Inaugurates New NIMASA Headquarters

The Secretary General, International Maritime Organization (IMO), Mr. Kitack Lim on Tuesday commissioned the ultra-modern headquarters of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), located at Victoria Island, Lagos State. Spea...