Maritime Archives — Page 5 of 121

January 22, 2024 No Responses

Shippers’ Council Boss Visits NIMASA

The Management of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council, led by the Executive Secretary, Barrister Akuta Pius Ukeyima paid a working visit to the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA. The Director General of NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh OFR, in his...

January 21, 2024 No Responses

BYD Takes Delivery Of First Car Carrier

BYD, a China-based electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer that overtook Tesla as the world’s biggest EV seller in 2023, has taken delivery of its first car carrier which is dual-fueled. The maiden voyage ceremony for BYD Explorer No.1, the 7,000 CEU...

January 19, 2024 No Responses

Shippers Council Boss Lauds Ports & Cargo On Investment, Dedication

The newly appointed Executive Secretary/CEO, Nigerian Shippers Council, Mr. Pius Ukeyima Akutah (MON)has expressed satisfaction over the impact Ports & Cargo Handling Services Limited, the flagship company and subsidiary of SIFAX Group has had on...

January 18, 2024 No Responses

Shell Suspends All Red Sea Shipments

Shell has suspended all shipments through the Red Sea indefinitely amid the ongoing Houthi attacks from Yemen on commercial vessels on the key global trade route. Shell is the latest firm in a long line of companies, which decided to...

January 18, 2024 No Responses

NSC Decries Rail Tracks Vandalism

The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has expressed concern over the vandalism and theft of railway tracks connecting inland ports across the country. The council’s Executive Secretary, Pius Akutah, raised the concern on Tuesday while inspecting the Funtua ...

January 16, 2024 No Responses

APM Terminals To Invest $500m In Port Terminal

A.P. Moller-Maersk’s APM Terminals has partnered with Plaquemines Port Harbor and Terminal District (Plaquemines Port) to build a major container terminal on the West Bank of Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States. According to APM Terminals, the new t...

January 16, 2024 No Responses

Ministers Harp On Use Of Scanners At Seaports

As part of efforts to ensure ports efficiency and competitiveness, the ministers of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, Transportation, Senator Said Ahmed Alkali and CG Customs, Bashir Adeniyi met on Monday and agreed that physical inspection of cargo...

January 14, 2024 No Responses

QatarEnergy Seals $2.4b Contract For Eight LNG Carriers

QatarEnergy has sealed a contract with Chinese shipbuilder, CSSC Hudong Zhonghua shipbuilding for the construction of eight Q-Max ultra-large LNG carriers valued at over $2.4 billion and are to be delivered between 2028 and 2029. According to World Maritime Ne...

January 11, 2024 No Responses

Blue Economy: The Role Of Academia, By Jamoh

The academia has a major role to play in the development of the Blue Economy in Nigeria, Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Dr. Bashir Jamoh has said Dr Jamoh, who stated this during a courtesy...

January 10, 2024 No Responses

Firm Gets $716m Contract For 15 Petrochemical Carriers

South Korean shipbuilding giant, HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) has secured $716 million contract for fifteen petrochemical product carriers. According to the shipbuilder company, the units will be constructed at Hyundai Mipo Dockya...

January 10, 2024 No Responses

Global Economy Set For Weakest Growth Since Pandemic, Warns World Bank

The global economy is set to grow at its slowest pace since the pandemic, the World Bank has warned. It has forecast growth of just 2.4% in 2024 and stated higher interest rates were a major factor. Global trade and...

January 5, 2024 No Responses

LNG Firm Seals Charter Deals

UK-based small-scale LNG company, Avenir LNG has executed time charter agreements for LNG bunkering vessels Avenir Advantage and Avenir Accolade. Under the arrangement, Future Horizon, a joint venture between Avenir and MISC, signed a new two-year time charter...

January 4, 2024 No Responses

Tinubu Appoints New Executive Directors For NPA, NIMASA

President Bola Tinubu has approved New Executive Directors for Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA):and Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) under the Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy: Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA): (A) Ms. Vivian ...

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...