Fuel Oil Spills from Bulker in New Orleans
Maltese-flagged bulk carrier M/V Vitahorizon has been involved in a fuel oil spill during bunkering operations while anchored at New Orleans area, Louisiana. Namely, on September 4, the Plaquemines Parish…
Denmark to Abolish Registration Fee on Merchant Ships
Denmark has proposed to abolish the registration fee on merchant ships, which would remove an obstacle to the growth of vessels flying the Danish flag, Danish Shipping informed. The government’s…
Twenty seafarers escape death as unknown Cargo Vessel Sinks off Oman
IMO SEC GEN. KI-TACK LIM No fewer than 20 crew members escaped death when an unidentified cargo ship capsized near the Port of Lakbi in Omani territorial waters, after it…
IMO Okays Life Safety Performance Criteria Guidelines
IMO Scribe, Ki-Tac Lim The International Maritime Organisation’s IMO, Maritime Safety Committee has approved the Guidelines for the Selection of Life Safety Performance Criteria for use in Alternative Design and…
Ship breaks in two off Northwest Coast of Turkey
A dry cargo vessel broke into two in the Black Sea off Turkey’s northwest coast, television images showed early on Sunday, while the 11-man crew was rescued. Mongolian flag carrying…
IMO Member States Back HFO Risk Mitigation Measures in Arctic
IMO Scribe, Kitack Lim Member States of the International Maritime Organisation IMO .have supported a proposal to identify measures aimed at mitigating the risks posed by the use…
NIMASA showcases Nigeria’s maritime potential to Norwegian investors
Sequel to the just concluded visit of the Norwegian Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Fisheries to the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency NIMASA, the agency has pledged to…
Sea time: NIMASA, partners UK school to train 400 Nigerian cadets
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency NIMASA has commenced talks on a new partnership with the South Shield Marine School at the South Tyneside College, South Shield, Newcastle in…
130 NIMASA’s cadets graduate from Egypt, secure sea training slots
No fewer than 130 cadets under the Nigerian Seafarers Development Programme NSDP have graduated from the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, Alexandria, Egypt. Meanwhile, the Arab Academy…
ISPS: US may vacate Entry Condition on Nigeria-bound vessels
Strong indications emerged that the United States may lift the Condition of Entry COE placed on vessels that call at Nigeria’s seaports and related facilities over the failure of some…
