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January 1, 2021 No Responses

How To Enhance Maritime Contribution To GDP In 2021, By NIS

The Nigerian Institute of Shipping (NIS) on Thursday said that adopting new measures in the maritme industry would enhance its contribution to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2021. NIS President, Capt. Tony Onoharigho, disclosed this in an interview...

December 14, 2020 No Responses

Osinbajo Unveils New Manual To Promote Transparency At Seaports

Aside the benefit of improved efficiency in the operations of the nation’s seaports, an effective implementation of innovative ideas in the port sector will rapidly change the narrative, the perception, and the ranking of Nigeria in the Corruption Perception...

December 8, 2020 No Responses

Experts Lament Inadequate Capacity For Green Recycling Of Large Ships

Lack of sufficient recycling capability among shipyards included in the EU list to dismantle large ships remains an issue, BIMCO has said. The EU Ship Recycling Regulation requires all large sea-going vessels sailing under an EU member state flag to ...

December 7, 2020 No Responses

Commission Rules Out Tax Exemptions For Seaports

The European Commission has requested from Italy to abolish the corporate tax exemptions granted to its ports, in order to align its tax regime with EU State aid rules. As explained, profits earned by port authorities from economic activities must....

November 30, 2020 No Responses

Jamoh: NIMASA e-library Equipped To Bridge Industry Knowledge Gap

Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Bashir Jamoh, has said that its newly commissioned e-library was equipped to bridge the knowledge gap in the industry. Jamoh, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday,&nb...

November 28, 2020 No Responses

Firm Receives World’s First Zero-Emission Vessel

The long-awaited zero-emission container vessel Yara Birkeland has been delivered to its owner Yara International, Norway-based shipbuilder Vard informed. Upon delivery, the vessel is scheduled to undergo testing for container loading and stability, before it ...

November 25, 2020 No Responses

Firms Unveil Agenda For Maritime Biofuel

Uniper Energy DMCC (UED), a supplier of very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO), and Neutral Fuels, a pioneer of net zero biofuels in the UAE, have teamed up to provide maritime biofuel in Fujairah, UAE. The two companies plan to...

November 22, 2020 No Responses

Transport Ministers Meet Over Regional Maritime Bank

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has met his West and Central Africa counterparts to deliberate on the establishment of a Maritime Bank. A statement issued by Amaechi’s Media Assistant, Taiye Elebiyo-Edeni, explained that the Mi...

November 5, 2020 No Responses

“Re-Establishment Of National Fleet Imminent”

The Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Bashir Jamoh, has reaffirmed the agency’s commitment to the establishment of a strong and sustainable national fleet. Jamoh in a statement on Wednesday explained ...

October 17, 2020 No Responses

Ganduje At NSC, Implores FG On Rail Extension To Dala Inland Port

Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje has called on the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) to follow up with the Federal Ministry of Transportation to declare Dala Inland Dry Port as a destination port. Ganduje made the call when he visited...

October 15, 2020 No Responses

South Africa’s DNG Energy Gets LNG Bunkering Permit

South Africa’s DNG Energy has received final authorization to starts liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering in the Port of Coega, in the Eastern Cape. The authorization was granted by the Transnet National Port Authority (TNPA), the company informed in ...

October 14, 2020 No Responses

CBN Warns Shipping Lines, Shippers On Export Proceeds Numbers

Non-compliance by shipping lines to the directive by the Federal Government that all export goods leaving the country should carry Nigerian Export Proceeds (NXP) numbers was the focus of discussions during a meeting recently convened by the Central Bank of...

October 14, 2020 No Responses

CMA CGM’s LNG-Powered Giant Sets World Record

The 23,000 TEU CMA CGM Jacques Saade, the world’s largest LNG-powered containership, has set a world record for the number of full containers loaded on a single vessel. On its departure from Singapore on 12 October, the new flagship of...

October 6, 2020 No Responses

Shell-Chartered LNG London Attains First Ship-To-Ship Milestone

LNG London has successfully completed its first ship-to-ship bunkering to a cruise vessel in the port of Rotterdam. Belgian inland transportation specialist, Victrol, explained on Monday that the development was attained on October 1, 2020. Accordi...