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March 4, 2021 No Responses

Shippers’ Council Mourns Justice Kafarati

The Board, Management and Staff of Nigerian Shippers’ Council, (NSC) have expressed sadness over the sudden passing of the former Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Hon. Justice Abdul Kafarati. The Executive Secretary, NSC, Mr Hassan Bello, in a...

February 17, 2021 No Responses

APM Terminals Apapa Lifts Operation With Four New RTG Cranes

APM Terminals Apapa, Nigeria has boosted its operation with the delivery of additional four Rubber Tyred Ganrty (RTG) cranes. Chief Operating Officer of APM Terminals, Apapa, Mr Steen Knudsen, explained onn Tuesday that it was part of a lar...

February 13, 2021 No Responses

Maersk CEO: Global Shipping Turmoil Expected To Calm Down By Mid-Year

The world’s largest container carrier said trade disruptions that have sent freight rates soaring and overwhelmed major ports may start to ease after the first quarter, disappointing investors but signaling eventual relief for cargo shippers.A.P. Moller-Ma...

February 9, 2021 No Responses

Maersk Appoints Vikash Agarwal MD For South Asia

Integrated container logistics firm Maersk has appointed Vikash Agarwal as its new Managing Director for South Asia, according to a company release on Monday.Agarwal, who moves to Maersk from CEVA Logistics, will join the com...

February 5, 2021 No Responses

Total Joins Clamour For Zero Carbon Shipping

French energy major Total has joined the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping as a strategic partner as the company accelerates its R&D program for carbon-neutral shipping solutions. Based in Copenhagen, the research and development cen...

February 4, 2021 No Responses

Majority Of World’s Seaports Still Don’t Use Digital Tech

The majority of the world’s 4,900 ports are not yet using digital technology for even the most basic processes, Innovez One, a Singapore-based provider of smart-tech and AI solutions for the maritime sector, has said. As explained, 80 per cent...

January 30, 2021 No Responses

COSCO Stakes $140m On 20 Per Cent Saudi Arabian Seaport Terminal

China’s COSCO Shipping Ports (CSPL) has entered into an agreement with the founding shareholders of Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Gateway Terminal Limited (RSGT) to acquire a 20 per cent stake in the terminal which is located at Jeddah Islamic Port. ...

January 29, 2021 No Responses

Egypt, CMA CGM Seal New Port Terminal Partnership

Egyptian authorities have confirmed their intention to enter into a long-term partnership with French shipping major CMA CGM for the operation and management of Pier 55, the Port of Alexandria’s future multi-purpose terminal. Egypt confirmed its plans ...

January 17, 2021 No Responses

NPA Receives 16 Ships, 15 To Arrive This Week

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), on Saturday, disclosed that 16 ships had berthed at the Lagos ports and were discharging petroleum products and food stuff. NPA, through its publication, Shipping Position, identified goods being d...

January 5, 2021 No Responses

Grimaldi Welcomes New Hybrid RoRo Vessel

Italian Grimaldi Group has started 2021 with the delivery of Eco Barcelona, the second of twelve hybrid Grimaldi Green 5th Generation (GG5G) class vessels. The Italian-flagged roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) was handed over to its owner by Chinese shipyard Jinling bas...

December 25, 2020 No Responses

NPA To Receive 27 Ships At Lagos Seaport

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) is expecting 27 ships laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods from December 24 to January 1, 2021 According to a publication of NPA, ‘Shipping Position’, the contents of the ships ar...

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....

December 4, 2020 No Responses

Ships & Ports CEO, Bolaji Akinola Bags PhD

Maritime and corporate communication expert, Bolaji Akinola, has bagged a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in Media and Communication from the Pan-Atlantic University, Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos. Dr. Bolaji Akinola is the CEO of Ships & Ports Limited....

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...