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July 1, 2023 No Responses

Iheanacho To Indigenous Shipowners: Maximize Opportunities In Oil, Gas Industry

It would be most beneficial for Nigerian shipowners operating in the sub-sector to concentrate on the tanker trade than operating liner services, the Chairman of Integrated Oil and Gas Company, Captain Emmanuel Iheanacho, has said. Iheanacho said this in Lagos...

May 26, 2023 No Responses

Shipowners Implore UN Member State On Ambitious Course For 2050

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), which represents over 80% of the world’s merchant fleet, has submitted detailed proposal for the next round of IMO negotiations set for July this year with the aim of increasing decarbonization tar...

December 13, 2022 No Responses

Maersk CEO Steps Down

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of A. P. Møller – Mærsk A/S (Maersk), Soren Skou, who has led the transformation of the company from a diversified conglomerate to an integrated logistics company, is retiring. Vincent Clerc, currently CEO...

July 6, 2022 No Responses

Maersk Tankers Unveils Digital Solution To Track Emissions

Danish tanker shipping firm Maersk Tankers, together with shipowners in its pools, has launched a new digital solution to help owners meet the required marine emissions standards. Shipowners are facing new regulations from 1 January 2023, requiring them to tra...

June 26, 2022 No Responses

Saraki Restates Ministry’s Commitment To Disburse $350m CVFF To Shipowners

The Minister of State for Transport, Senator Gbemi Saraki, has reiterated the Ministry’s commitment to disburse the Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund (CVFF) to indigenous shipping community.According to Saraki, the Ministry will work with the National Asse...

January 15, 2022 No Responses

Shippers’ Council Seeks Incentives To Boost Indigenous Shipowners Operations

The Executive Secretary, Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Mr Emmanuel Jime, on Friday said the council would pursue incentives that would boost indigenous shipowners operations. Jime said this when Dr Mkgeorge Onyung, President, Shipowners Association...

November 3, 2021 No Responses

Shipowners Seek Sector-Dedicated Fund

In a new policy paper, European shipowners have supported a dedicated fund to be set up under the EU Emission Trading System (EU ETS) to stabilise the carbon price. World Maritime reports that the policy paper on the EU ETS ECSA...

April 29, 2021 No Responses

Shipowners, Seafarers Meeting On Revised Minimum Wage Deadlock

The world’s seafarers on Wednesday decided to shut down negotiations over the future of seafarers’ minimum wages with national shipowners represented by the International Chamber of Shipping. The seafarers’ unions said they would prefer to tackle the shi...

October 19, 2019 No Responses

Shipowners Seek Concrete Action On Gulf Of Guinea Piracy

European shipowners have expressed concern about piracy in the Gulf of Guinea, urging policymakers to undertake concrete action to protect shipping through the region. The latest International Maritime Bureau (IMB)’s Piracy & Armed Robbery Report demonst...

April 28, 2017 No Responses

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From Left: Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council, Barr. Hassan Bello, Director General NIMASA , Dr. Dakuku Peterside, Outgoing Chairman of AAMA, Mr. Sobantu Tilayi and the Chairman, Governing Board of NIMASA, Major General Jonathan India ...

October 6, 2016 No Responses

Shipowners task IMO on timeline for GHG Emissions

The world’s national shipowner associations represented by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) have urged the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to develop a timeline for the further reduction of the shipping sector’s Green House Gas (GHG) e...