VesselsValue: Newbuild orders see record decline
Global ship newbuilding orders dropped to record lows in the second quarter of 2019, VesselsValue said. Bulker newbuild orders were down 73 per cent for the first half of 2019…
SIFAX Group appoints new Executive Director, Group CSO
Captain Olugbade In line with efforts to enhance operational efficiency and security through continuous restructuring and corporate reengineering, SIFAX Group has announced the appointment of Captain Ibraheem Olugbade and Mr.…
NPA assures of industrial harmony as MWUN suspends strike
The management of the Nigerian Ports Authority NPA has assured stakeholders and other providers and users of port services in the country that it would leave no stone unturned in…
President Buhari assents to CIOTA Bill …As Jamoh says speedy assent shows govt. desire to develop transport
President, CIOTA Nigeria, Dr. Bashir Janoh President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the bill for an Act establishing the Chartered Institute of Transport Administration of Nigeria CIOTA. This follows the passage…
Italian Court frees German captain that docked migrant-rescue ship
An Italian judge has ordered the release of a German captain arrested on June 29 for docking the search and rescue vessel Sea-Watch 3 with 40 migrants on board. Captain…
NIMASA tops regional chart on Port, Flag Control, says report …As DG attributes feat to reforms
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency NIMASA currently tops the chart on Port and Flag State Control regulations in the West and Central Africa Sub-Region, says the Abuja Memorandum…
We are clearing impediments to make National Fleet work-Hassan Bello
*Bello The National Fleet Implementation Committee NFIC has said it is currently clearing some legal and institutional impediments that would pave way for the establishment of a sustainable National Fleet…
IMO report of 2℅ women workforce in shipping disheartening-MD NPA …Lauds NIMASA’s efforts to enhance gender equality
The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority NPA Hadiza Bala Usman has raised serious concerns over the recent report by the International Maritime Organisation IMO, which shows that women…
Buhari woos female maritime professionals to boost economy …As Peterside seeks men’s support to achieve objective
From left: Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside; Wife of the Vice President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Mrs. Dolapo Osinbajo; Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry…
Int’l Tribunal: Switzerland seeks release of tanker, crew detained in Nigeria
Switzerland has requested the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea ITLOS to order the release of a Swiss tanker and its crew detained in Nigeria since early 2018.…
