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News Shippers advocate $1,000 fine on defaulting shipping companies Obadayo Amoo | Shippers in Lagos State have advocated a stiff penalty of $1000 fine on shipping companies that fail to return empty containers to the ... By maritimemagMay 19, 20180
News EC Adopts Proposal to Simplify Ship Reporting The European Commission has adopted a proposal with a view to increasing harmonization of ship reporting requirements when calling at ports within the ... By maritimemagMay 19, 20180
News MSC Seaside Crewman Falls Overboard off US Virgin Islands A crewmember from the cruise ship MSC Seaside went overboard off US Virgin Islands on May 16, according to the US Coast Guard. Relevant authorities ... By maritimemagMay 19, 20180
News IMO to set up taskforce on autonomous ships The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is setting up a taskforce on autonomous ships as it starts to look at regulation and safety of ... By maritimemagMay 19, 20180
News Warri Port dredging on course, says Okowa Governor of Delta State, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, has disclosed that machinery is in motion for the dredging of the Forcados River which ... By maritimemagMay 18, 20180
News NAFDAC Returns to Nation’s Seaports, Borders By Abiodun Oba | The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has been given the nod to return ... By maritimemagMay 18, 20180
News Fire-Damaged Maersk Honam to Berth at Jebel Ali Port The Maersk Honam, which caught fire on March 6 off the coast of Oman, is finally scheduled to berth and unload at Jebel Ali, UAE. ... By maritimemagMay 18, 20180
News NPA to acquire more Patrol boats to check attacks on berthed vessels … as Navy acquires 179 speed boats in one year Tayo Oladipupo | Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has promised to acquire more Patrol boats for patrol of the waterfronts as check ... By maritimemagMay 18, 20180
Cover MMA Customs intercepts 180 cartons of Tramadol worth $181,000 Funso Olojo | The Murtala Mohammed Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted 180 cartons of banned Tramadol capsules with ... By maritimemagMay 18, 20180
Cover NNPC, CUSTOMS, NIMASSA, ORDERED TO REFUND N8TRILLION UNDER REMITTANCE The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) were on Thursday, ordered by the ... By maritimemagMay 18, 20180
News Wärtsilä Secures Building of Hamina LNG Terminal All necessary building permits and financial backing for the construction of the LNG terminal at the Finnish Port of Hamina has been secured ... By maritimemagMay 17, 20180
News Australia’s NSW Ports to Offer Environmental Incentive for Ships Australia’s NSW Ports plans to introduce an environmental incentive to apply to vessel related charges levied at Port Botany and Port Kembla. NSW ... By maritimemagMay 17, 20180
News US Coast Guard launches search for missing crew of MSC vessel A crew member from the cruise ship MSC Seaside went overboard off US Virgin Islands on May 16, according to the US Coast Guard. Relevant ... By maritimemagMay 17, 20180
News Ameachi, Sarumi to grace Maritime Technical Summit By Seun Abiola | The Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi will be the Special Guest of Honour at the ... By maritimemagMay 17, 20180
Maritime IMO begins scoping exercise on autonomous vessels Discussions on how to address maritime autonomous surface ships have begun at IMO. The Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) is debating how to proceed ... By maritimemagMay 17, 20180
Cover Oil Prices hit $80 first time, since 2014 Oil prices hit $80 a barrel on Thursday for the first time since November 2014 on concerns that Iranian exports could fall due ... By maritimemagMay 17, 20180
