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AISSOT Terminates VLCC Charters With Capital Ship Management
Greek owner Evangelos Marinakis-controlled Capital Ship Management has announced that Iraqi operator Al Iraqia Shipping Services and Oil Trading (AISSOT) has terminated long-term charters of six VLCCs with the company and redelivered the…
GRIDLOCK:Truckers Accuse Lawmakers Over Failure To Engage Shipping Lines
Truck owners operating from the nation's maritime industry have accused the 9th Assembly of frustrating the perennial gridlock along the Apapa port corridors over failure on their part to engage shipping companies in order to get first hand…
AGAIN: Maritime Union To Declare State Of Emergency On Shipping Companies
Having exhausted all avenues to engage shipping companies operating in Nigeria to review the subsisting industry condition of service, Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) said it is constrained to declare state of emergency on shipping…
BOAN Seeks NIWA, NPA Intervention To Revert Customs Ban On Barge Operations
Following the ban on barge usage to evacuate containers in and out of the seaports,the Barge Operators Association of Nigeria (BOAN) has seek consultation from the Nigerian Ports Authority NPA and National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA)…
Profile Of Dr. Bashar Jamoh ,New DG NIMASA
President Muhammadu Buhari appointed Dr. Bashar Jamoh as the new Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) on the 10th of March 2020
Jamoh took over from Dr.Peterside Dakuku as the 12th DG of…
Maritime Stakeholders Laud President Buhari Over Appointment Of New DG NIMASA
Stakeholders in the maritime industry have lauded the new executive management team appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari for the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) led by Dr. Bashir Jamoh.
They said Buhari’s…
BREAKING : Rivers Port To Receive RORO Vessel In April
The Nigerian Ports Authority NPA has disclosed that Rivers Port would receive its first ever Roll on/Roll off (RoRo) vessel from the United States in April owing to the ongoing reforms by the present Management.
According to a statement…
Shippers , Freight Agents Express Worries Over Spread Of Coronavirus On Maritime Business
Shippers and freight agents have expressed fear over imminent meltdown of the Nigerian economy over the widespread of the Coronavirus rocking the globe.
The virus which has also affected the exchange rate , sport, business and…
JUST IN: Customs Raises Alarm Over Containers Diversion By Barge Operators
Based on intelligence gathering and sharing of information, the Nigeria Customs Service has banned the use of barges to evacuate containers from the nation's seaports.
The service alleged that the operators have abused the privilege thus…
Profile Of Comptroller Olugboyega Peters , Controller Western Marine Command, NCS
Comptroller Olugboyega Peters is an Agrcultural Engineer by training and was born on the 5 Feb, in the 60s in Akure the present day Ondo State Capital. He hail from Ekiti State the "Fountain of Knowledge".
He attended L.A Primary School…