Tag: Vessels

Firm Gets $1.8b Contract For Eight LNG Vessels
March 28, 2024 No Responses

Firm Gets $1.8b Contract For Eight LNG Vessels

Korean shipbuilding major, Hanwha Ocean, formerly known as Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, has received a construction order for eight liquefied natural gas (LNG) vessels from an undisclosed shipowner. Under the $1.8billion, the company will build eight LNG vessels scheduled...
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Chevron, Euronav, Others To Adopt Vessel Optimization Strategies
October 25, 2023 No Responses

Chevron, Euronav, Others To Adopt Vessel Optimization Strategies

Industry giants Chevron, Euronav, and Cargill have announced their joint operational efficiency ambition statement as part of the Global Maritime Forum Annual Summit in Athens.  Under the ambition, the trio committed to adopt vessel optimization strategie...
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World’s Largest Ship Arrives Port Of Rotterdam, Sail For UK May 28
May 27, 2023 No Responses

World’s Largest Ship Arrives Port Of Rotterdam, Sail For UK May 28

The colossal vessel, MSC Loreto, with an unprecedented capacity of 24,346 TEU is calling at Europe’s top ports this week.  World Maritime News report that this remarkable ship has captivated onlookers and left them in awe as it arrived on...
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17 Vessels Discharge Cargo At Lagos Ports
March 26, 2023 No Responses

17 Vessels Discharge Cargo At Lagos Ports

Seventeen vessels are currently discharging petrol, bulk wheat, bulk sugar, bulk salt, frozen fish, petrol, butane gas, soya bean meal, automobile gasoline and bulk urea at the Lagos Ports. The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) also disclosed on Saturday that fiv...
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Orakwusi Accuses Foreign Vessels Of Violating Fishing Regulations 
December 30, 2022 No Responses

Orakwusi Accuses Foreign Vessels Of Violating Fishing Regulations 

The Chief Executive Officer, Morbod Group, Mrs Margaret Orakwusi, on Thursday alleged that fish poachers with foreign vessels fail to conform to rules and regulations on African waters.  In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN),  Orakwusi, ...
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Grimaldi Marks 75th Anniversary, Invest In 12 New Eco-Friendly Vessels 
October 11, 2022 No Responses

Grimaldi Marks 75th Anniversary, Invest In 12 New Eco-Friendly Vessels 

Italian shipping major, Grimaldi Group is celebrating its 75th anniversary with a new round of investments in green vessels and port stake acquisitions. Under the arrangement,  Grimaldi has signed a contract for the construction of two car carriers o...
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NIMASA Urges NLNG To Fly Nigerian Flag On Vessels 
July 28, 2022 No Responses

NIMASA Urges NLNG To Fly Nigerian Flag On Vessels 

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) have urged the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) to consider the Nigerian Flag as the first option for its vessels.  The Director-General of NIMASA, Dr Bashir Jamoh, made the appeal in a...
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Calabar Port Complex Receives 72 Vessels In Five Months 
July 3, 2022 No Responses

Calabar Port Complex Receives 72 Vessels In Five Months 

Between the months of January and May 2022, Calabar Port received 72 Vessels.  The Calabar Port Manager, Mr Festus Olumati,  gave the figure on Saturday during the visit of the Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) Mr Mohammed Bello-Koko...
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Navy Seeks Speedy Trial Of Sea Pirates, Arrested Vessels
May 13, 2022 No Responses

Navy Seeks Speedy Trial Of Sea Pirates, Arrested Vessels

The Nigerian Navy has called on the nation’s judiciary to ensure a speedy trial of sea pirates and other suspected criminals involved in illegal bunkering activities on the nation’s maritime environment.   Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Adm. Awwal...
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NIMASA To Ban IOCs From Engaging Unregistered Vessels
October 5, 2020 No Responses

NIMASA To Ban IOCs From Engaging Unregistered Vessels

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has issued a three-month ultimatum to companies engaged in Cabotage trade in Nigeria to register all vessels used in coastal and inland waters trade. At  the expiration of the three mont...
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300 Maersk Vessels To Assist Research Efforts On Weather Patterns, Climate Change
June 12, 2020 No Responses

300 Maersk Vessels To Assist Research Efforts On Weather Patterns, Climate Change

Danish container shipping major Maersk will be assisting global research efforts on weather patterns and climate change by committing its 300 owned vessels to participate in the global Voluntary Observing Ship (VOS) program. While Maersk already has many vesse...
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NPA Mulls Maintenance Waiver For Vessels, Seeks Review Of 14 Day Quarantine
June 11, 2020 No Responses

NPA Mulls Maintenance Waiver For Vessels, Seeks Review Of 14 Day Quarantine

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Nigeria Bans International Vessels Without Thermal Screening Facilities
March 30, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Bans International Vessels Without Thermal Screening Facilities

Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) is to ban international vessels without thermal screening facilities. The Director General of NIMASA, Dr Bashir Jamoh, made this known in a statement on Sunday. Jimoh said that following the outbreak ...
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Congestion: NPA To Divert Vessels
January 25, 2020 No Responses

Congestion: NPA To Divert Vessels

To tackle waiting time of vessels calling at the Lagos Port Complex, Apapa, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) recently met with shipping companies and terminal operators and arrived at the following decisions aimed at immediately resolving the congestion in t...
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