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May 29, 2023 No Responses

Oil Theft: Nigeria Releases Seized Norwegian Oil Tanker

The Nigerian Navy on Sunday returned a Norwegian-registered vessel, MT Heroic Idun, caught attempting to steal Nigeria’s crude oil in August 2022. The navy arrested the oil tanker and its 26 Indian, Pilipino, Sri Lankan and Polish nationals in August...

July 15, 2022 No Responses

World’s First Electric Fast Ferry Debuts

MS Medstraum, the world’s first fully electric and zero-emission fast ferry classed as a high-speed craft, has embarked on the journey from the Norwegian Fjellstrand shipyard to its new home port, Stavanger. The ferry has been built using modular ...

January 15, 2022 No Responses

Again, Singapore Is World’s Leading Maritime City

Singapore has retained the number one spot in the Leading Maritime Cities (LMC) report conducted by Norwegian classification society DNV and Norwegian consultancy Menon Economics AS. The 2022 edition of the LMC report was launched on 13 Ja...

September 24, 2021 No Responses

Norway Blames Rising Cost Of Stockfish In Nigeria On Forex Ban

Norway Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Knut Lein, on Friday, blamed the rising cost of stockfish in Nigeria on the inclusion of stockfish on forex banned list. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)&nbs...

June 5, 2019 No Responses

Dakuku In Norway, Seeks More Support For Africa’s Ocean Economy

Chairman of Association of African Maritime administrations (AAMA), Dr Dakuku Peterside has called on developed nations and corporate bodies to support Africa and other developing nations to build capacity and regulatory enforcement needed to maximize benefits...

June 7, 2017 No Responses

‘Nigeria’s maritime sector, haven of opportunities for investors’

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has stated that the Nigerian maritime sector is a haven of opportunities for the world maritime industry to tap into. The Minister who made this known while speaking at the “Africa @ Nor” session...

April 25, 2017 No Responses

Norway becomes 1st state to ratify HNS Convention

Norway has become the first country to ratify a compensation treaty covering the transport of hazardous and noxious substances (HNS) by ship. The International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous ...

March 30, 2017 No Responses

Nigeria to showcase maritime potential in Norway

As part of measures to attract foreign investors to tap into opportunities that abound in the Nigerian maritime industry, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) would be showcasing the potentials of the Nigerian Maritime Sector at the ...