Headlines IMO to delist 87 countries from STCW whitelist The International Maritime Organization has indicated its intentions to delist about 87 countries, including South Africa, from its STCW Whitelist. In February 2019, ... By maritimemagMay 5, 20190
Cover Containership demolitions forecast to rise But because so many containerships are relatively new, the pool of candidates for scrapping is limited. Drewry Shipping Consultants is predicting a rise ... By maritimemagMay 3, 20190
Maritime Business Libya Detains Sanctioned Iranian Container Ship The Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) has inspected and may have detained a sanctioned Iranian merchant vessel off Misrata. The container ship ... By maritimemagApril 30, 20190
Headlines Shippers’ Council set to abolish Container Deposit, ‘War risk’ surcharge Seun Abiola | Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), has queried continued collection of the controversial containers deposits as well as ‘war risk’ surcharge ... By maritimemagApril 30, 20190
Cover Nigerian Ports not sanctioned by US – NIMASA The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has debunked claims that the United States Coast Guard (USCG) has sanctioned Nigeria over the ... By maritimemagApril 29, 20190
Cover Shippers’ Council shops for investors, seeks assistance from Commonwealth to fund abandoned ICDs, Truck Parks Abiola Seun Worried about the slow pace of work on most of the Inland Dry Ports (IDPs) also known as Inland Container Depots ... By maritimemagApril 29, 20190
Cover CMA CGM Launches e-Solutions Digital Platform The CMA CGM Group has launched CMA CGM eSolutions, a digital system which enables its customers to manage the transport of their goods ... By maritimemagApril 27, 20190
Headlines Foreign Shipowners Slam War Risk Surcharge on Nigerian Waters as Piracy Spikes Abiola Seun | Foreign vessel owners have collected a total of N984billion as war risk surcharge on Nigerian importers as insecurity on ... By maritimemagApril 25, 20190
Headlines Truckers, agents kick as NPA plans to convert Lilypond to truck terminal Tayo Oladipupo | Truck owners, freight forwarders in the Nigerian Maritime industry have condemned the planned take-over and conversion of ... By maritimemagApril 23, 20190
Headlines NIMASA set to revive Dockworkers annual celebration Tayo Oladipupo | The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has assured leaders of the Maritime Workers Union ... By maritimemagApril 23, 20190
Headlines Killing of Korean at LADOL Free Zone Deliberate – Samsung Abiola Seun | For the first time since the attack and death of a Korean and an official of the Nigerian Security ... By maritimemagApril 23, 20190
Headlines Nigeria Economy to Attract N2trn as NIMASA Stops Cabotage Waiver Abiola Seun The Nigeria Economy is set to gain a whooping N2 trillion through the maritime sector with the plans of the Nigerian ... By maritimemagApril 17, 20190
Cover Cabotage: NCDMB to invest $3.5bn in Ship Acquisition for Local Shipowners Abiola Seun Few days after the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) rolled out plan to stop granting waivers to foreign ... By maritimemagApril 17, 20190
Cover IMO Moves to Address Maritime Corruption The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is to address maritime corruption by including the issue in its work programme for the Facilitation Committee. ... By maritimemagApril 17, 20190
Headlines Maritime Workers Threaten Fresh Strike At Seaports Over Access Road Abiola Seun Barely one year after it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Federal Government on the need to fix Tin ... By maritimemagApril 16, 20190
Headlines Why Shipowners are rejecting NIMASA’s certificates – Merchant Navy By ZION Olalekan | The Merchant Navy Officers and Water Transporters Senior Staff Association has said that Certificate of Competency (COC) issued ... By maritimemagApril 15, 20190