BY GODWIN OBI IMO Secretary General, His Excellency Kitack Lim has commended Nigerian Navy and NIMASA for effectively collaborating with local , regional and international partners to achieve success in the war against piracy. Kitack Lim who made the commendation yesterday at the Nigeria International Maritime Summit in Lagos, offeredContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Secretary General of the International Maritime Organization, His Excellency Kitack Lim has declared Nigeria as a very important country not only to Africa, but to the global economy. He stated this on arrival in the country at the meet and greet reception hosted in his honor byContinue Reading
Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr. Bashir Yusuf Jamoh, OFR in handshake with President Yoon Suk-Yeol of South Korea with President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR behind, during a Bilateral Meeting after the DG addressed a business gathering on the development of Blue Economy initiative in Nigeria atContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The National Inland Waterways Authority on Tuesday said it had deployed personnel to patrol waterways across the country for quick response to emergencies. This was a result of the rising level of flood waters in some parts of the country which had led to an increase inContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has introduced new measures to check security threats in the Nigerian maritime domain and deter persons who may seek illegal means of entry into the country as stowaways. Under the new procedures, all Ship Captains are to submit theContinue Reading
…As Jamoh pledges to sign Bilateral Agreements on CoC Recognition BY GODWIN OBI Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has advised 200 beneficiaries of the third phase of the Nigerian Seafarers Development Programme (NSDP) not to disappoint Nigeria, but to be good Ambassadors of our country. The MinisterContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA has selected 200 young Nigerians from across the six geo-political zones of the country for Seafaring courses in Maritime Academies/Universities in India, Greece and the Philippines under the Nigerian Seafarers Development Programme, NSDP Dr. Bashir Jamoh, Director General, NIMASAContinue Reading
…….Pledges support for Shippers’ Council BY GODWIN OBI The Chairman, Nigerian Ports Consultative Council, Otunba Kunle Folarin has called for the institution of the National Single Window at the nation’s seaports. Otunba Folarin made the call when he led the Nigerian Ports Consultative Council (NPCC) on a courtesy visit toContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Aggrieved freight forwarders, who are plying their trade at the Lagos ports, have served a notice of withdrawal of their services to protest what they described as unbridled and barefaced extortions and high handedness by the shipping companies. In the notice of service withdrawal signed by AlhajiContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Federal Government sudden stoppage of it’s planned effort to disburse the Cabortage Vessels Finance Fund (CVFF) even after it had given approval for it’s disbursement is not only a shock to shipping stakeholders but also, smarks an act of policy rascality on the part of government. ShippingContinue Reading