IMO trains Libyan port security officers on ISPS
Libyan port and maritime security officers have trained on IMO’s International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS) which sets out preventive security measures to […]
Month: October 2018
CMA CGM wraps up acquisition of containerships
CMA CGM Group on Tuesday, October 31, 2018 completed the acquisition of Finland-based container-transportation and logistics company Containerships. Founded in 1966, Containerships specializes in Intra-European containerized […]
Gulf of Guinea important to food security in Africa – NIMASA DG
The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr. Dakuku Peterside has stated that the Gulf of Guinea must be properly […]
SON drops PRC from cargo clearance requirements
By Gboyega Oni The Director General of Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Mr. Osita Aboloma has declared that Product Registration Certificate (PRC) has ceased to […]
SAHCOL manufactures ground support equipment
The Skyway Aviation Handling Company Limited (SAHCOL) has built a fuel bowser to fuel aviation ground support equipment in Lagos. The fuel bowser was built […]
Air ticket: VAT removal to reduce fares, spur business – President Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari last week stated that the removal of Value Added Tax (VAT) from domestic air travels by the Federal Government will reduce air […]
IMO adopts ban on carriage of non-compliant fuels
The International Maritime Organisation’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 73) has adopted today the MARPOL amendment to prohibit the carriage of non-compliant fuel oil on board […]
US blacklists WT Marine over North Korea links
The U.S. Department of Treasury has designated two Singapore-based companies and one individual for alleged money laundering in support of North Korea. The companies that […]
President Buhari commissions Portharcourt Airport Terminal building
President Buhari has commissioned Portharcourt International Airport Terminal Building in Rivers State today Thursday 25th Oct 2018. While performing the commissioning, President Buhari said the […]
Gate of the world’s largest sea lock heads for the Netherlands
The new gate intended for the world’s largest sea lock under construction at the North Sea Canal entrance in IJmuiden, headed from South Korea for the […]