Cover BW LNG Appoints First Female Captain of LNG Carrier BW LNG, part of Singapore-based BW Group, has appointed its first female captain. Captain Tatjana Pletena is at the helm of the Singapore-flagged LNG ... By maritimemagOctober 20, 20180
Cover AMPT Invests in West African Ports, but Not Lagos APM Terminals is investing billions of dollars in West Africa seaports – but not in Lagos, the current (and much-maligned) container port hub ... By maritimemagOctober 19, 20180
Headlines IMO day: Nigeria has nothing to celebrate – ship owners ABIOLA Seun | Ship Owners Association of Nigeria (SOAN), has charged Nigerian government to focus more attention on resolving the myriad of problems ... By maritimemagOctober 19, 20180
Headlines Ship Scrapping: Nigeria Loses N657m to Non-Functional Yards ABIOLA Seun | Nigeria is losing N657million to absence of ship scrapping and recycling yard for wrecks dotting Nigeria coastline and waterways. Ship ... By maritimemagOctober 15, 20180
Headlines CABOTAGE: NIMASA set to discourage application for waivers ABIOLA Seun | For the first time in 12 years, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has shown the desire to ... By maritimemagOctober 12, 20180
Headlines Asia Leads in Container Shipping Connectivity China remained the trading nation best connected to others by sea in 2018, according to UNCTAD’s latest Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (LSCI), ... By maritimemagOctober 12, 20180
Maritime Business South-East gets Customs’ shipping, bonded terminals The Nigeria Customs Services has created three shipping terminals and one bonded terminal in the South-East to boost economic activities in the zone, ... By maritimemagOctober 10, 20180
Maritime Business Ship Operating Costs Decline for Sixth Successive Year International accountant and shipping consultant, Moore Stephens, has said that total annual operating costs in the shipping industry fell by 1.3 percent ... By maritimemagOctober 2, 20180
Headlines Shippers’ Council moves to reduce shipping service costs by 35 percent. In its continued efforts at reducing costs of doing business in the nation’s ports, the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) is planning ... By maritimemagSeptember 28, 20180
Headlines LADOL/Samsung Face-Off: Workers Seek DPR Intervention over Impending Job Loss ABIOLA Seun | Following the dispute between Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and Lagos Deep Offshore Logistics Base (LADOL) that led to ... By maritimemagSeptember 26, 20180
Maritime Business Report: Ninety-One States have Cabotage Laws Seafarers’ Rights International (SRI) has published a new report that explores the nature and extent of cabotage laws around the world. The report, ... By maritimemagSeptember 26, 20180
Headlines NSDP Cadets Barricade NIMASA Office, Demand Seatime Training BY ZION OLALEKAN There was palpable tension at the headquarters of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) in Apapa yesterday when ... By maritimemagSeptember 25, 20180
Headlines IMO Charges NIMASA on Shipping Companies Audit, Implementation of ISM Code By ZION Olalekan | The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has charged the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) to ... By maritimemagSeptember 25, 20180
Headlines SENATOR MAMORA NOW NIWA BOSS Senator Olorunnibe Mamora has been appointed as the Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA). ... By maritimemagSeptember 25, 20180
Headlines Djibouti Port: Court Continues Company Restraint The High Court of England and Wales in London has continued the injunction first made on August 31, 2018 prohibiting the Government of ... By maritimemagSeptember 25, 20180
Headlines LADOL Battle Samsung over Equity Holding In Fabrication Yard ABIOLA Seun | The dispute between the Lagos Deep Offshore Logistics (LADOL) Base and the Samsung Heavy Industry ... By maritimemagSeptember 24, 20180
