Maritime Archives — Page 81 of 135

July 2, 2019 No Responses

Samsung Secures Order For Special-Purpose Vessel

South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has received an order for the construction of one special-purpose ship for an undisclosed European shipowner. As informed, the order is worth KRW 134.8 billion (around USD 1.2 billion). Signed on June 28,...

June 28, 2019 No Responses

Shipping Association Elects 1st Female President

The Council of the Singapore Shipping Association (SSA), the industry voice of Singapore’s maritime community, has nominated the association’s first-ever female president since its founding in 1985. At SSA’s 23rd Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on June...

June 27, 2019 No Responses

Total Partners Firm On 1st LNG Shipment To Japan

Total in partnership with Yamal LNG, a joint venture LNG production project in Sabetta, Russia, has shipped the first cargo of LNG to Japan. Quoting Russian Gas Producer, Novatek, World Maritime News explained that the cargo was unloaded at t...

June 26, 2019 No Responses

Stakeholders Seek Gender Balance In Maritime Sector

The First Lady, Dr. Aisha Buhari, has disclosed that President Muhammadu Buhari is determined to provide platforms that will encourage more women’s participation in maritime to boost economic development. The President’s wife stated this on Tuesday in Lago...

June 24, 2019 No Responses

Switzerland Seeks Release of Detained Tanker, Crew In Nigeria

Switzerland has requested the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) to order the release of a Swiss tanker and its crew detained in Nigeria since early 2018.According to World Maritime News, the public hearing concerning the arrest...

June 24, 2019 No Responses

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June 22, 2019 No Responses

NPA Boss Implores Maritime Stakeholders On Holistic Space Chart

The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority, (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman has commended Nigerian Navy for taking the lead in producing the first navigational chart of Nigerian waters. Speaking in Lagos on Friday, Bala Usman also called for greater synergy...

June 17, 2019 No Responses

New Terminal Secures More Share Of LPG Market

With the recent launch of Canada’s first marine export terminal for propane, the country is set to attract a good share of the Asian LPG market, according to shipping consultancy Drewry. Altagas’s Ridley Island Export Terminal (RIPET), located in Prince...

June 16, 2019 No Responses

Firm Seals Two Charter Deals With MSC, Maersk Line

UK-based containership charter owner, Global Ship Lease (GSL) has agreed new charters for two of its vessels with container shipping majors.Both charters are commencing this June and include the 2,824 TEU GSL Valerie and the 5,095 TEU Orca.The 2005-built GSL.....

June 15, 2019 No Responses

Apapa Gridlock: Presidential Taskforce Gets Extension

The Federal Government has extended by two weeks, the time given the Presidential Taskforce on the Apapa traffic gridlock to resolve the matter following a request for extension by members of the taskforce and other stakeholders.Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, S...

June 14, 2019 No Responses

Nigeria Customs Generates N5.5b Daily

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) generates not less than N5.5 billion daily.The Comptroller-General (CGC), Hameed Ali, made this known during a working visit to the headquarters of the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) in...

June 14, 2019 No Responses

NIMASA Boss Explains 7,000 New Jobs

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA)has keyed into the vision of President Muhamadu Buhari by creating over 7000 jobs in the last six months through the New Cabotage Compliance Strategy.Addressing Journalists on Thursday in Lagos, th...

June 13, 2019 No Responses

Daewoo Secures Order For Another LNG Carrier

South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has secured another LNG carrier order from Maran Gas Maritime.The Greece-based shipowner, part of Angelicoussis Shipping Group, ordered the 174,000 cbm unit on June 12. The vessel will be buil...

June 12, 2019 No Responses

India Bans Seafarers From Nigerian Waters Over Kidnapping, Piracy

The government of India has issued a restriction banning all Indian seafarers from working on vessels in the Gulf of Guinea.In a circular sent to ship owners and shipping companies, India’s Directorate General of Shipping in Mumbai informed that the...