Maritime Archives — Page 78 of 135

October 9, 2019 No Responses

Global Maritime Security Conference Communiqué

Delegates at the Global Maritime Security Conference (GMSC) rose yesterday from the three days engagement from Monday 7th to Wednesday 9th October, at the International Conference Centre in Abuja, with a firm declaration to globally criminalise acts of insecur...

October 9, 2019 No Responses

Samsung Secures $920m Contract For Six Evergreen Containerhips

South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries has signed shipbuilding deals for Evergreen’s latest ultra-large containerships, valued at a total of USD 920 million. The order was placed for the construction of six of the world’s largest container ships, with a ...

October 8, 2019 No Responses

Firm Acquires Four LNG Carriers

Qatari LNG transport company Nakilat has taken the full ownership of four Q-Flex LNG carriers from its joint-venture partner, International Seaways (INSW).The move follows the execution of a sale and purchase agreement for the acquisition of the remaining 49.9...

October 8, 2019 No Responses

NIMASA Photo News

Minister of State for Transportation, Senator Gbemisola Ruqqayah Saraki flanked by Director Admin and Human Resources, NIMASA, Hajia Aisha Jumai Musa (right) and Director, Special Duties, NIMASA, Hajia Lami Tumaka at the ongoing Global Maritime Security Conf...

October 7, 2019 No Responses

Nigeria Advocates More Profound Global Response Against Piracy

President Muhammadu Buhari has said the Federal Government remains determined to rid the country’s waters of all forms of criminalities, stressing that with the cooperation of the international community, the entire maritime domain of the Gulf of Guinea (GoG...

October 7, 2019 No Responses

Seaport Concludes Expansion, Ready For Larger Ships

The project to deepen the Nieuwe Waterweg waterway and the Botlek area at the Port of Rotterdam has been officially completed, allowing Europe’s largest port to accommodate ever-larger ocean-going vessels. One of the busiest waterways in the Netherlands has ...

October 6, 2019 No Responses

Firm Delivers 15 LNG Cargoes In Third Quarter

The planned 2019 volumes of LNG delivered eastbound to the Asian Pacific markets via the Northern Sea Route by Russian gas company, Novatek will increase by more than four times compared to last year. During the third quarter of the...

October 2, 2019 No Responses

NPA Replies Bua, Alleges Blackmail

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has accused the management of Bua Ports and Terminal Limited of alleged blackmail.Reacting to newspaper advertisement published by Bua Ports in some National Newspaper on Monday, NPA alleged that it was designed to among othe...

September 30, 2019 No Responses

Ten Varsity Students Win NIMASA Educational Grants

The Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi, has said that the new maritime security infrastructure being built by the Federal Government, the Deep Sea Project, would be a major economic trigger for the country. Amaechi stated this in Lagos,...

September 30, 2019 No Responses

Photo News

From right the DG NIMASA Dr, Dakuku Peterside, MD NPA, Hadiza Bala Usman, Permanent secretary Ministry of Transportation, Sabiu Zakari, the honorable minister of transportantion Rt. Hon Rotimi Amaechi, the Minister of State for Transportation, Senator Gbemi Sa...

September 29, 2019 No Responses

Firms Team Up On Smart Ship Development

South Korea’s container shipping major Hyundai Merchant Marine and Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering have joined forces on the research, development and innovation in the field of smart ship technologies.Under a Memorandum of Understanding, the part...

September 28, 2019 No Responses

Photo News

L-R: Nigeria’s Alternate Permanent Representative, International Maritime Organization (IMO), Dikko Bala, Director, Special Duties, NIMASA, Hajia Lami Tumaka, Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) Hadiza Bala Usman and President, Women in Maritim...

September 27, 2019 No Responses

Customs Boss Explains Nigeria’s Partial Border Closure

The Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Hameed Ali, has explained that the closure of Nigeria’s borders was undertaken to strengthen the nation’s security and protect its economic interests.Speaking during a meeting with border stakeholde...