Maritime Archives — Page 74 of 142

July 10, 2020 No Responses

Olugbade: Barge, Off Docks Will Aid Port Decongestion

Captain Ibraheem Olugbade, Executive Director, SIFAX Off Dock, has urged all the stakeholders in the maritime sector to adopt the option of barge transportation for the movement of consignments from the Lagos ports. Olugbade said the challenges of congestion and...

July 10, 2020 No Responses

ILO Welcomes COVID-19 Seafarers’ Rights Agreement

The International Labour Organization has expressed support for new international measures to protect the rights of seafarers, stranded at sea because of the COVID-19 crisis .It welcomed a joint statement signed by more than a dozen countries that gives ...

July 10, 2020 No Responses

Maritime Stakeholders Implore US, UK, UAE, Others On Crew Change Crisis

Thirteen countries have committed to facilitating crew changes and achieving key worker designation for seafarers, following a virtual ministerial summit hosted by the UK government July 9, 2020. This step is said to represent a significant progres...

July 9, 2020 No Responses

Maersk Sells Containership For Green Recycling

Maersk, owner and operator of the world’s largest container shipping fleet, has sold a 9, 640 TEU containership Sine Maersk for demolition in Turkey. The 22-year-old containership has a market value of $ 11.69 million, according to the data from...

July 9, 2020 No Responses

MSC Joins Smart Maritime Network

Container shipping major Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has joined the Smart Maritime Network, an industry membership group focused on increasing the compatibility, standardization, and harmonization of the technology used in the shipping industry. “Wh...

July 8, 2020 No Responses

Photo News

L-R: Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) Hadiza Bala-Usman (middle), Executive Secretary, Nigerian Shippers Council, Barr. Hassan Bello, during the M...

July 7, 2020 No Responses

CEOs Of Maritime Agencies Converge At NSC, Reiterate Synergy, Efficiency

The Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of maritime agencies in Nigeria on Tuesday converge at the headquarters of Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC) to brainstorm on various modalities and areas of collaborations. The meeting had in attendance Executive Secret...

July 7, 2020 No Responses

NPA Reacts To Alleged Lopsided Appointments Of GMs, Heads Of Departments

The management of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Tuesday described alleged lopsided appointments of General Managers/Heads of Departments as “unfounded and riddled with untruth”. According to NPA, General Managers are usually appointed from t...

July 7, 2020 No Responses

Hassan Bello Harps On Seaports‘ Digitisation

Digitisation will ensure efficiency, competitiveness and reduce corruption at Seaports, Executive Secretary, Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Hassan Bello, has said Speaking in Lagos on Monday during a courtesy visit to the council’s headquarters &nb...

July 4, 2020 No Responses

Five Crew Members Kidnapped In Cotonou

Five crew members of a general cargo ship Kota Budi have been kidnapped by armed men off Cotonou, Benin, Dryad Global said citing a high confidence source. The kidnapped crew, including the master, are all Chinese nationals. The multipurpose vessel,...

July 3, 2020 No Responses

NPA To Receive 33 Ships Laden With Petroleum Products, Used Vehicles, Others

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) is expecting 33 ships laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods from July 3 to July 16. In its publication, `Shipping Position’, on Friday, NPA explained that the ships are expected to arrive...

June 30, 2020 No Responses

Navy Impounds Vessel In Akwa Ibom, Three Barges In Rivers Over Illegal Bunkering

The Nigerian Navy Ship Jubilee (NNS) has seized a vessel used for oil bunkering and arrested five suspects in Akwa Ibom. The Commander of NNS Jubilee, Commodore Majid Ibrahim, disclosed this during the handing over of the vessel and suspects...

June 29, 2020 No Responses

NPA Denies Ownership Of $1b Unity Bank Account

By citybusinessnews@yahoo.com The controversy surrounding ownership of $1billion domiciled with Unity Bank Plc continued on Monday as the management of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) denied any link with the alleged account. A whistleblower, John Okpurhe,...

June 26, 2020 No Responses

Jamoh: Policies Underway To Improve Seafarers‘ Training, Certification, Renumeration

Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has disclosed that there are policies in the pipeline to improve the quality of training and certification, as well as remuneration for the country’s seafa...