Seaport – Page 28 – City Business News

March 2, 2018 No Responses

Kaztec Engineering To Invest $1.5b In Shipyard

Mr Marc Robillard, the Commercial Manager of Kaztec Engineering Limited, said his company would invest another 750 million dollars to its existing 300 million dollars investment in Nigeria’s maritime sector. Robillard disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja after a presentation...

March 2, 2018 No Responses

Pirates Take Two Crew Hostage off Benin

Luxembourg-flagged product-chemical tanker, ST Marseille was attacked by five armed pirates on February 26 while anchored in the Bay of Cotonou, the Gulf of Guinea. The pirates approached the tanker in a speedboat and opened fire once they boarded the vessel,...

March 2, 2018 No Responses

NPA Photo News

R-L: Caption 2. From right, Port Manager, Calabar Port, Mrs Olufunmilayo Olotu, Representative of Director of Maritime Labor Services, NIMASA, Oluyemisi Fayemi, General Manager, Procurement (NPA), Alhaji Ahmed Dandare, Director Procurement, Federal Ministry of...

February 28, 2018 8 Responses

NPA Boss Implores PMWCA on International Standards, Private Sector Involvement In Provision Of Ports Facilities

The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman has challenged Port Management Association of West and Central Africa (PMWCA) to devise ways to pilot the sub-region to take full advantage of trading opportunities by encouraging priva...

February 24, 2018 No Responses

Transport Minister Assures Stakeholders of Safe Maritime Domain

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has assured stakeholders in the maritime sector that the Federal Government will leave no stone unturned in actualizing its goal for a safer and more secured maritime domain. The Minister who said this...

February 24, 2018 2 Responses

NPA Reiterates Support For Use Of Barges, To Fast-Track Renovation Works on Quay Apron At Ikorodu Lighter Terminal

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) is to encourage the movement and evacuation of cargoes from the nation’s Seaports to the hinterland across the country. This according to the Managing Director, Hadiza Bala Usman was in order to reduce the pressure...

February 23, 2018 No Responses

SIFAX: Port Access Road Needs Reconstruction, Not Palliative

To save businesses from the impending shut down due to the deplorable state of the Tin Can–Coconut port access road, Mr. Oliver Omajuwa, General Manager, SIFAX Off Dock Limited has urged the Federal Government as a matter of urgency to...

February 22, 2018 one Response

NPA Tasks Security Agencies on Inter-Agency Collaboration

Stakeholders in Onne Port, especially the Security agencies, have been urged to promote an effective inter-agency cooperation and collaboration to ensure the total success of the Presidential Order on the Ease of Doing Business Directive in the Ports. Securi...

February 21, 2018 No Responses

‘Maersk, Nine Other Shipping Lines Control 90 Per Cent Of Deep Sea Market’

More than 87 pct of the global fleet capacity is controlled by only ten out of 67 shipping lines operating fully cellular containerships, which is less than 7 pct of the total lines, according to the data from MDS Transmodal....

February 15, 2018 No Responses

Africa Welcomes First Nickel Ore Carrier

The Autonomous Port of Abidjan in Africa hosted its first nickel ore carrier on February 14. The 50,000 dwt Luzern docked at the port’s Wharf 15. The port said that the nickel ore came from a mine located in Foungbesso in the...

February 14, 2018 No Responses

Minister Canvasses Support For $16b Egina project

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, on Tuesday commended the management of Total Upstream Nigeria Ltd. (TUPNI), for its 16 billion dollars (N5.76 trillion) Egina project in Nigeria. Kachikwu gave the commendation during his visit to...

February 14, 2018 one Response

NIMASA Boss Tasks Media on Blue Economy

The Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Dakuku Peterside, has urged the media to collaborate in enlightening the public on potential of the Blue Economy. Peterside made the plea at a one-day seminar organised for m...

February 13, 2018 No Responses

Evergreen, Firm Seal Charter Deal for 11,000 TEU Boxships

Taiwanese shipping company, Evergreen Line has entered into a charter deal with Japanese counterpart Shoei Kisen Kaisha for twelve 11,000 TEU containerships. The charter deal was announced in January, but today the duo made it official. The twelve ships will.....

February 6, 2018 No Responses

NPA to sanction terminal operators over huge debt

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) is to withdraw its services from some terminal operators over unspecified huge debt. Reviewing NPA’s 2017 activities, Managing Director, Hadiza Bala Usman said efforts are ongoing to compel the terminal operators to sett...