Dangote refinery can supply diesel, petrol needs of West Africa; African continent’s aviation fuel requirements — Dangote By maritimemag
Headlines Indigenous shipowners set to tackle NIMASA on disbursement of $100m CVFF Abiola Seun, Zion Olalekan The newly elected executive council of the Shipowners’ Association of Nigeria (SOAN) has vowed to take on the management ... By maritimemagMarch 27, 20190
Economy CMA CGM Orders Ten New Container Ships from China CMA CGM has ordered 10 15,000-TEU container ships, five fuelled by LNG and five with scrubbers, from China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC). The ... By maritimemagMarch 27, 20190
Economy Chinese see opportunities in what Nigerians see as challenges Prof. Muyiwa Falaiye, the Director of the Institute of African and Diaspora Studies (IADS), University of Lagos (UNILAG), on Tuesday said the Chinese ... By maritimemagMarch 27, 20190
Customs & Excise Customs resorts to use of wooden boats to convey seized goods – lament dearth of modern crafts Tayo Oladipupo The Western Marine Command (WMC) of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) now resorts to hiring wooden boats to convey seized ... By maritimemagMarch 26, 20190
Headlines CRFFN intervenes on Customs/freight forwarders face-off – as customs brokers abort strike action Normal port operations and goods clearance procedures went on yesterday unhindered at the Lagos ports as the aggrieved freight forwarders who threatened to ... By maritimemagMarch 26, 20190
Headlines Boat Mishap: NIWA Partners Marine Engineers to Standardize Vessels on Nation’s Waterways Abiola Seun The Managing Director, National Inland Waterways Authority, (NIWA) Senator Olorunnimbe Mamora has expressed concern over the use of obsolete vessels on ... By maritimemagMarch 26, 20190
Headlines 737 MAX: Boeing invites pilots, regulators on return to service Boeing Co said it invited more than 200 global airline pilots, technical leaders and regulators for an information session on Wednesday as it ... By maritimemagMarch 26, 20190
Editor's Pick $300 Passage Fee: NIWA’s Daily Pursuit of Revenue on Dangerous Waterways Last February, the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), in a memo dated February 4th 2019, shocked the distraught operators on the Nigeria’s ... By maritimemagMarch 25, 20190
Headlines Nigerian Importers Pay $2.74bn War Risk Surcharge Annually Abiola Seun Nigerian importers have paid a whopping $2.74billion (N984billion at prevailing rate of N360/$) in three years over categorization of Nigeria waters ... By maritimemagMarch 25, 20190
Headlines NIMASA Trains 41 Intelligence Officers to Secure Nigerian Waters By ZION Olalekan The Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has trained 41 security operatives in intelligence gathering course under a scheme ... By maritimemagMarch 25, 20190
Headlines Nigeria Must Curb Insecurity in GoG to Achieve Maritime Potentials – FG Abiola Seun The federal government has disclosed that the long Nigeria coastline and the country’s strategic location in the Gulf of Guinea (GoG) made ... By maritimemagMarch 25, 20190
Headlines NiMet Plans 100 weather stations to address extreme weather situation – Says Temperature will be abnormally high March-May Abiodun OBA NiMet is planning to install 100 weather stations across the country this year to help address the extreme weather situation and ... By maritimemagMarch 25, 20190
Headlines Our environment is in serious challenge of extreme weather events – NiMet The Director General, Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) says the current extreme weather conditions currently being experienced in the country will persist through the year. ... By maritimemagMarch 24, 20190
Headlines Air Peace takes delivery of new aircraft amidst pomp and pageantry West Africa’s biggest carrier, Air Peace this week pushed Nigeria’s aviation profile higher with the delivery of its third Boeing 777 aircraft. The ... By maritimemagMarch 24, 20190
Headlines FG musters international collaboration against criminality in Gulf of Guinea Tayo Oladipupo | The Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali, has called for transnational combat against maritime criminalities in the ... By maritimemagMarch 24, 20190
Headlines COMTUA sensitises stakeholders on Lagos ports traffic gridlock Tayo Oladipupo | The Council of Maritime Transport Unions and Associations (COMTUA) has taken its awareness campaign to major parts of the ... By maritimemagMarch 24, 20190