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NIMASA DG appoints Essien as SA on communications strategy
NIMASA DG appoints Essien as SA on communications strategy The Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has appointed Ubong Essien as his Special Assistant on Communications and Strategy. Jamoh, who disclosed this via his verified twitter handle, said that Essien had already assumed duty at the Lagos Headquarters… Continue reading
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Nigeria May Lose N136bn, Hub Status To Cote D’Ivoire
Nigeria may lose a whopping N136billion supposed earning from transit cargoes to neigbouring landlocked countries in West Africa to Cote D’ivoire by 2021, Checks have revealed. This is just as a French-owned seaport development and terminal handling giant, Bollore, and APM Terminals have signed contracts with the China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) for the construction… Continue reading
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NPA, Intels claim, counter claims rocks maritime industry.
September 13 2020 THE Nigerian maritime industry is in some form of confusion as the Nigerian Port Authority, NPA, terminated the boat service contract of the Integrated Logistics Limited, Intels, an action the firm said it had a restraining court order on the Authority. A marine notice circulated last week by the NPA to all… Continue reading
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NIMASA and Seafarers’ Welfare
Shipping is an industry that contributes over 90 per cent to the world economy. There are about 51,400 merchant ships operating all over the world, transferring goods between places, keeping economies running. Whether it is oil from the Gulf or iPhones in containers being delivered from one part of the world to another, everything is… Continue reading
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NIMASA moves to change terms of trade on crude freighting
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) is making efforts to change the Terms of Trade for the freighting of crude oil from Free on Board (FoB) to Cost Insurance and Freight (CIF). NIMASA Director-General (DG) Dr. Bashir Jamoh made this known in Lagos, when he received a delegation from the Nigerian National Petroleum… Continue reading
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Global BC sponsors World Maritime Day at the Port of Vancouver – BC | Globalnews.ca
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How viable are deep seaports outside Lagos?
September 11, 2020 Last week, Bayelsa State Governor Senator Duoye Diri visited the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), where he urged the Director-General, Dr. Bashir Jamoh, to support the development of the Agge Deep Seaport in Ekeremor Local Government Area of the state. In this report, Nigeria Maritime Online looks at the viability of… Continue reading
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Two kidnapped from Dutch ship off the coast of Nigeria09 September 2020 | Pirates attacked a ship on Tuesday off the coast of Nigeria and kidnapped two employees, its Dutch operators said.The Liberian-flagged refrigerated vessel, the Water Phoenix, was attacked while en route from The Netherlands to Lagos, the company Seatrade said on Wednesday.“No contact has yet been established with those holding our crew members,” spokesman Cor Radings told AFP, without giving details on the nationality of the abducted pair.The Groningen-based company said its priority was to establish contact with the kidnappers, Radings said, describing the situation as worrisome.Following the attack, the 4,800-tonne ship and 16 other crew who were unharmed, arrived safely in Lagos, where the vessel was escorted to its berth by the Nigerian navy.The incident took place in a stretch of the Gulf of Guinea that has a notorious reputation for piracy.According to the International Maritime Bureau (IMB), 77 seafarers worldwide were taken hostage or kidnapped for ransom in the first half of 2020.The Gulf of Guinea accounted for 90 percent of abductions
Two kidnapped from Dutch ship off the coast of Nigeria 09 September 2020 | 2:52 pm Pirates attacked a ship on Tuesday off the coast of Nigeria and kidnapped two employees, its Dutch operators said. The Liberian-flagged refrigerated vessel, the Water Phoenix, was attacked while en route from The Netherlands to Lagos, the… Continue reading
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