Maritime Archives — Page 52 of 136

May 20, 2022 No Responses

FG Tasks States On Inland Water Transportation

Federal Ministry of Transportation on Thursday charged states across the nation to key into developments of inland water transportation. Dr. Ajani Magdalene Nwanwuche, the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Transportation, gave the charge at the 9th Annual Transport Lecture organized...

May 20, 2022 No Responses

Obaseki: Benin River Port’ll Enhance Economic Diversification, Boost Agric Export, Others

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said the development of the Benin River Port will guarantee the diversification of the nation’s economy from oil into the non-oil sector such as agriculture and agro-allied businesses, placing the country on...

May 19, 2022 No Responses

NIWA Targets Two Million Container Movements Through Inland Waterways

The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) on Wednesday projected the movement of no less than two million containers through the Nigerian inland waterways annually by 2025. The Managing Director of NIWA, Dr George Moghalu, said this while...

May 19, 2022 No Responses

Ministry Implores Maritime Women Practitioners On Collaboration

Dr Magdalene Ajani, the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Transportation, on Wednesday urged maritime women practitioners on the need for collaboration to achieve maritime safety, security and build capacity. Ajani made the call at the Women’s Interna...

May 17, 2022 No Responses

Samsung Secures Order For 11 New LNG Carriers

South Korean shipbuilders Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering and Samsung Heavy Industries have won orders for a total of seven new LNG carriers. On 17 May, KSOE said it won a $910 million (1.17 trillion KRW) order to construct...

May 16, 2022 No Responses

NPA May Revoke Concession Agreement

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has disclosed that five terminal operators are being monitored to ensure they do the right things as regards their commitment and obligations as agreed under the Port Concession agreement. Speaking at an interact...

May 16, 2022 No Responses

NPA Partners NLNG On Vessel Traffic Services

By ebosele@hotmail.com The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) is working closely with the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) to deploy Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) in Bonny. Already, arrangements are being put in place for survey as part...

May 16, 2022 No Responses

NPA Boss: Automation Backbone Of Port Efficiency

The Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mr Mohammed Bello-Koko, at the weekend identified automation as the backbone of ports efficiency. Bello-Koko who said this at a media chat with maritime journalists in Lagos noted that modern ports w...

May 15, 2022 No Responses

Amaechi Inaugurates Governing Boards Of NPA, MAN, NIWA, Others

The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, has inaugurated the five Governing Boards of Parastatals under the Ministry. Amaechi, in a statement on Saturday explained that the board members would help restructure and reposition the agencies ...

May 14, 2022 No Responses

Shippers’ Council Partners NWUN, NARTO On Functional Ports’ Corridors

The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), the lead agency for Port Standing Task Team (PSTT) is to collaborate with the National Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) and Maritime Workers’ Union of Nigeria (MWUN) to clear the port corridors of extraneou...

May 11, 2022 No Responses

Ten Ships With Frozen Fish, Wheat, Petrol, Others Berth At Lagos Ports

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), on Wednesday, said ten Ships had arrived the Lagos ports and were waiting to berth with petrol, bulk wheat, base oil, general cargo, bulk fertilizer and bulk sugar. NPA also explained that another 20...

May 11, 2022 No Responses

NPA Awards Contract For Escravos Channel Dredging

As part of measures to revive the port in Delta State, the Federal Government has awarded contract for remedial dredging of Escravos channel. Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mohammed Bello-Koko, who disclosed this in ...

May 11, 2022 No Responses

Shippers’ Council Boss Reiterates Commitment To Non-Oil Export

The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has reiterated its commitment to the promotion of the country’s non-oil export. Executive Secretary, NSC, Mr Emmanuel Jime said this when Dr Ezra Yakusak, Executive Secretary, Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NE...

May 11, 2022 No Responses

Gulf Of Guinea Accounts For 4.5million Barrels Of Oil Daily, Says CNS

The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Adm. Awwal Gambo, on Tuesday said that the Gulf of Guinea accounted for about 4.5million barrels of oil produced daily in Africa. Gambo said this at the 10th SECUREX West Africa 2022 International...