Headlines Litigation stalls take-off of N4.6bn Onitsha Port, Seven years after completion Abiola Seun The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has attributed litigation as reason why the Onitsha river port ... By maritimemagAugust 19, 20190
Headlines Stakeholder pleads with Buhari for resuscitation of Eastern Ports. Segun Oladipupo A critical stakeholder in the freight forwarding subsector of the Nigerian maritime industry and Founder ... By maritimemagAugust 18, 20190
Economy LCCI advocates change in Nigerian import trade act from CIF to FOB By Dapo Olawuni | The Freight Forwarders Group of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industries (LCCI) has called on ... By maritimemagAugust 12, 20190
Cover Oil Markets Could See Volatility, Arbitrage As Shipping Fuel Shifts A United Nations mandate on the shipping industry to remove up to 85% of the sulfur content from its fuel to cut 3% ... By maritimemagAugust 12, 20190
Headlines Euronav takes USD 100 Mn loan to prepare for IMO 2020 Belgium’s tanker shipping company Euronav has arranged a further financial boost amid preparations for the International Maritime Organization’s 2020 sulphur cap. During the ... By maritimemagAugust 11, 20190
Cover Why NPA tariff slash can’t safe Eastern Ports By Dapo Olawuni | As part of efforts to increase patronage at the dying Eastern Ports of Nigeria, the management ... By maritimemagAugust 11, 20190
Economy Why Nigerian ship registry lost patronage – Dakuku By Dapo Olawuni | The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr. Dakuku Peterside has ... By maritimemagAugust 9, 20190
Headlines Nigerian Ports concession is quasi monopoly – Akabogu Segun Oladipupo | For optimization and competitiveness of port services, a maritime lawyer, Emeka Akabogu has called for ... By maritimemagAugust 9, 20190
Headlines Foreign shipping lines top complaints chart of Shippers Council Segun Oladipupo | Shipping companies operating in Nigeria, top the complaints chart by maritime stakeholders to the ... By maritimemagAugust 7, 20190
Headlines Samudera shipping sells Supramax Duo Singapore-based Samudera Shipping has reached an agreement to sell two of its loss-making bulk carriers. Namely, the company’s subsidiary Foremost Maritime Pte sold ... By maritimemagAugust 7, 20190
Cover Dakuku assures Shipowners of cheap funding with reformed Ship Registry Abiola Seun | The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has said that reforming the nation’s ship registration office ... By maritimemagAugust 7, 20190
Headlines Performance Shipping buys former Maersk tanker as its fifth vessel The newly-rebranded Greek ship owner Performance Shipping has acquired its first Aframax tanker and the fifth vessel overall in the fleet. The ... By maritimemagAugust 7, 20190
Headlines Transport Unions endorse Shippers Council new haulage rate By Dapo Olawuni | Fresh indications have shown that major transport unions and associations in Nigeria have ... By maritimemagAugust 5, 20190
Headlines Maersk identifies SMEs as engine room of innovation, job creation Abiola Seun | The Head of Marketing and Business Development, Africa Region of Maersk, Anita De Werd ... By maritimemagAugust 5, 20190
Headlines 201 Cargo Ships Scrapped in First Half of 2019 The number of ships sold for demolition in the first half of 2019 fell for almost all sectors, compared to the same ... By maritimemagAugust 5, 20190
Maritime Business Containership collides with Ferry off Morocco’s Tangier Med An LNG-powered ferry and a containership collided in the early morning hours of July 31 near the port of Tangier Med, Morocco. The ... By maritimemagAugust 4, 20190