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June 17, 2023 No Responses

APAPA PORT BERTHS LARGEST CONTAINER CARRIER IN ITS HISTORY

The Lagos Port Complex (LPC), Apapa, on Friday, 16th June, 2023 made history by its berthing of a 300m LOA vessel. NPA described the development as unprecedented and “a testament to the unwavering commitment of the Mohammed Bello Koko-led Management of the...

May 20, 2023 No Responses

Lekki Seaport Berths Largest Vessel Since Inauguration

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com — Lekki Deep Seaport on Friday, May 19th, 2023, berthed a 300 Meter Length Over All (LOA) vessel, christened CMA-CGM RABELAIS. According to the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), the journey of the 6570 TEUs capa...

May 9, 2023 No Responses

Tincan Island Port Receives Largest Ever Container Vessel

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) recorded yet another milestone today, Tuesday, May 9, 2023 with the berthing at the TinCan Island Port Complex of “the largest-ever container vessel to call at the Lagos Pilotage District”. The vessel MSc Maureen ha...

April 12, 2023 No Responses

Shell, HPA To Explore Decarbonising Ports Through Vessel Electrification

Shell Marine and Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) have signed Memorandum of Strategic Partnership (MSP) to explore decarbonizing ports through areas such as vessel electrification and the development of charging networks. World Maritime News report that the agreem...

February 14, 2023 No Responses

SNEPCo’s Bonga FPSO Hits 1b Barrel Milestone

Nigeria’s first deep-water exploration and production vessel, Bonga, hit a one-billion-barrel oil export mark on Monday. The Managing Director, Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Ltd (SNEPCo), Mrs Elohor Aiboni, explained in a statement t...

February 5, 2023 No Responses

NIMASA DEEP BLUE TEAM RESCUES SEVEN DISTRESSED WORKERS ONBOARD VESSEL

Seven distressed workers have been saved by the prompt response of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) following a distress call to the Director General, Dr. Bashir Jamoh. The call, which came in at about 11.30 pm on...

January 22, 2023 No Responses

NPA Berths First Commercial Vessel At Lekki Port

Ahead of President Muhammadu Buhari scheduled visit on Monday, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Sunday successfully received a CMA CGM vessel at the Lekki Deep Seaport in Lagos. On its Twitter handle; @nigerianports, NPA posted“Ahead of...

January 20, 2023 No Responses

NIMASA Names Vessel After Folarin

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has conluded plans to immortalise the late maritime icon, Otunba Kunle Folarin by naming one of its newly-acquired vessels after him. The Director-General NIMASA, Dr Bashir Jamoh, made this ...

October 29, 2022 No Responses

Nigerian Navy Receives Patrol Vessel From China To Boost Fight Against Piracy

The Minister Of Defence, retired Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi, on Friday said that the Nigerian Navy had taken possession of a patrol vessel from China to boost the fight against piracy. The minister said this during the handover of some military...

April 15, 2022 No Responses

NPA Consolidates Container Vessel Traffic Growth At Onne Port

With the successful berthing of MV LADY JANE, a vessel with length overall of 295 metres and draft of 12 metres at the WACT Terminal in Onne Port Complex, on Thursday, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has again proven its...

January 9, 2022 No Responses

Navy Hands Over Impounded Vessel, 20 Suspects To EFCC

The Nigerian Navy on Saturday handed over impounded vessel – MTT4 and 20 suspected crude oil thieves to the officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Bayelsa State. Commodore Patrick Effah, the Commander, Nigerian Navy Ship So...

January 6, 2022 No Responses

MSC Dethrones Maersk As World’s Largest Ocean Carrier

Swiss container shipping company Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) is now the world’s largest ocean carrier by operated container vessel capacity, maritime consultancy Alphaliner said. On 5 January, MSC — the long-term number two — overtook Danish shi...

October 27, 2021 No Responses

TotalEnergies Names France’s 1st LNG Bunker Vessel

The first liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunker vessel to be based in France has been officially named Gas Vitality at a ceremony held on Tuesday at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding in China. The 18,000-cbm newbuild vessel is TotalEnergies Marine Fuels’ second coll...

August 9, 2021 No Responses

NIMASA To Commence Wreck Removal, Explains Vessel Monitoring, Others

All is set for the flag-off of an intensive wreck removal exercise in Nigerian waters by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). The Agency’s Director-General, Dr Bashir Jamoh, disclosed this during a Ministerial retreat organised by...