Navy Hands Over Impounded Vessel, 20 Suspects To EFCC

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 Soroh...
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MSC Dethrones Maersk As World’s Largest Ocean Carrier

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...
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TotalEnergies Names France’s 1st LNG Bunker Vessel

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...
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NIMASA To Commence Wreck Removal, Explains Vessel Monitoring, Others

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...
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Navy Releases Impounded Vessel To Blut Logistics

Navy Releases Impounded Vessel To Blut Logistics

The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Delta has handed over MV Platform Care I vessel to its owner,   The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the impounded vessel was released to the owner on Friday at the Naval Base, Warri,...
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Shell-Chartered LNG Vessel Completes Milestone Loading

Shell-Chartered LNG Vessel Completes Milestone Loading

Belgian inland transportation specialist, Victrol, on Friday said LNG London completed its 100th loading at the Gate LNG terminal in the Dutch port of Rotterdam. Victrol stressed in its brief statement through its social media channels, that the vessel has...
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Shippers’ Council Partners NPA, Customs, Others On Vessel Inspection

Shippers’ Council Partners NPA, Customs, Others On Vessel Inspection

The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and other government agencies on Thursday disclosed the need to jointly collaborate to inspect vessels.  The other government agencies include Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Nigerian I...
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Grimaldi Welcomes 3rd Hybrid RO-RO Vessel

Grimaldi Welcomes 3rd Hybrid RO-RO Vessel

Eco Livorno, the third of twelve hybrid vessels of the Grimaldi Green 5th Generation (GG5G) class, has been delivered to the Grimaldi Group by the Chinese Jinling shipyard located in Nanjing.  The Eco Livorno, which flies the Italian f...
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Grimaldi Welcomes New Hybrid RoRo Vessel

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...
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Pirates Attack Vessel Off Nigeria

Pirates Attack Vessel Off Nigeria

A Liberia-flagged reefer vessel has been reportedly attacked by perpetrators off the Nigerian coast. The ship, identified as Water Phoenix, was approached and boarded by an unknown number of persons some 31 nautical miles south-southwest of Lagos on 8 Septembe...
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NPA  Receives Largest Container Vessel Ever At Onne Ports

NPA Receives Largest Container Vessel Ever At Onne Ports

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Sunday announced the berthing of the biggest container vessel to ever dock at a Nigerian Seaport.   General Manager, Corporate and Strategic Communications, Mr Adams Jatto, in a statement explained that the ...
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LNG Tanker Collides With Car Carrier

LNG Tanker Collides With Car Carrier

A brand new LNG vessel owned by TMS Cardiff Gas has collided with Cido Shipping’s car carrier offshore Belgium’s Oostende. The 174,000-cbm Amberjack LNG and Grand Venus were in a “minor” collision on June 28 some 25 kilometers offshore the...
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Piracy: Nigeria Hands Over Vessel, Crew To Ghana

Piracy: Nigeria Hands Over Vessel, Crew To Ghana

The Nigerian Government has handed over the fishing vessel Marine 707 suspected to be carrying out illegal activities in the Gulf of Guinea to the Ghanian authorities for further investigation and possible prosecution.   A statement issued by Ph...
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Navy Rescues 18 Crew Members On Board Chinese Vessel

Navy Rescues 18 Crew Members On Board Chinese Vessel

The Nigerian Navy (NN) on Monday said it rescued 18 crew members on board a Chinese vessel, MV HAILUFANG II, from pirates’ attack. A statement  issued by Commodore Ibrahim Shettima, the Commander Nigeria Navy Ship (NNS) BEECROFT explained that the...
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