Shipping News. Maritime Titbits. New Plan For GHG Emissions Pricing In Shipping Aims For Net-Zero By 2050 By MI News Network. (Image for representation purposes only). A group of 47 governments, supported by the global shipping industry, has put forward a proposal for a new greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions pricing system for international shipping. The […]
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Maritime Titbits. Shipping News. Freight forwarders chart path to revitalise logistics sector By Bethel Olujobi Freight forwarders in Nigeria have outlined a unified strategy to address the persistent challenges plaguing the country’s logistics sector, proposing bold reforms to elevate standards, build capacity, and foster collaboration across stakeholders. The logistics industry, despite its strategic importance, has […]
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…as NPA MD, ABUBAKAR DANTSOHO Applaud OMT on their increasing investments on equipments; OMT MD Jacob Gulmann thank Stakeholders for their patronage/support By Golden Enyi Onyema Onne Multipurpose Terminal (OMT), subsidiary of Internation al Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI, last Friday 6th December, 2024, commissioned two new mobile harbour cranes, at the Federal Ocean Terminal […]
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ARISING from a stakeholders meeting in Lagos yesterday, the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA has directed all shipping companies operating in Nigeria to establish a holding bay for the storage of empty containers and coordinate the movements of such containers back to the ports. In a notice to all stakeholders operating in the ports, the leadership […]
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Government set to create fish cities, and set up task force on maritime security Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri yesterday day, attended an expanded stakeholders validation for the state Marine and Blue Economy Draft Policy in Yenagoa. The stakeholders meeting which was held at the Chief DSP Alamieyeseigha memorial Banquet Hall in Yenagoa, […]
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The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla, has disclosed that Nigeria’s blue economy, encompassing resources within its maritime domain, is valued at over $40 billion, with potential growth to $120 billion. A statement by Commodore Aiwuyor Adams-Aliu, Director of Naval Information, disclosed that the CNS was welcomed at UNN by Vice Chancellor Professor […]
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The federal government has solicited the cooperation of freight forwarders to advance Nigeria’s blue economy initiative. Chinyere Uromta, acting registrar, Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN), made this appeal at the opening of a two-day training for freight forwarders in the South-East on Monday in Port Harcourt. The theme of the […]
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The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has appointed new general managers to support the administration of Abubakar Dantsoho, the authority’s managing director (MD). In a statement on Friday, NPA said Ikechukwu Onyemekara was named the general manager, corporate and strategic communications division. “The appointments which take immediate effect reorganized some Divisions to align with the direction […]
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…Call for synergy among relevant agencies By Ugochukwu Desmond Iwuchukwu Lawyers in the Maritime Sector under the umbrella of the Admiralty Society of Nigeria have called for synergy among relevant agencies in charge of maritime security in Nigeria for the effective implementation of maritime laws in the country. The President of the Admiralty Society of […]
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BY KENNETH JUKPOR. NDLEA Director laments insider facilitators in trafficking Worried by the colossal losses and traumatic seafarers’ experiences during drug bursts onboard ships, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has been advised to review its procedures for handling incidents involving drugs onboard ships, as shipowners and seafarers are often unaware of the trafficking. […]
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