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Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd will continue to divert its vessels around the Suez Canal for security reasons, a spokesperson for the company said yesterday. This news comes just hours after Denmark’s Maersk announced it will decide today, Tuesday whether to resume sending vessels through the Suez Canal via the Red Sea or redirect them around Africa following […]
Denmark’s Maersk will decide Today, Tuesday whether to resume sending vessels through the Suez Canal via the Red Sea or redirect them around Africa following a weekend attack on one of its ships, a company spokesperson said. The container shipping giant on Sunday paused all Red Sea sailings for 48 hours following attempts by Yemen-based […]
The UK is reiterating that it is prepared to take direct military action in response to what Defence Secretary Grant Shapps called an “incredibly serious” situation in the Red Seas. Shapps is speaking out after yesterday’s escalation by the Houthi rebels and in advance of an expected joint statement from the U.S. and the UK. […]
COSCO, the Chinese shipping giant, has taken delivery of two newbuild battery-powered containerships, touted as the largest electric vessels to date. Officially named and commissioned into service in China on December 28th, 2023. The ships have been named “COSCO Shipping Green Water 01” and “COSCO Shipping Green Water 02”. These vessels measure 119.8 meters in […]
Nassarawa State Government has expressed willingness to partner with the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) to facilitate the establishment of Inland Dry Port (IDP) in the State. The Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Shippers’ Council, Barr.Pius Akutah, disclosed this after a closed door meeting with the Executive Governor of Nassarawa State, His Excellency, […]
The U.S. Navy has recovered a substantial part of the wreckage of the V-22 Osprey that crashed off the coast of Yakushima Island, Japan according to Japanese media. Multiple Japanese outlets obtained photos and videos of the salvage ship USNS Salvor returning to port with tarpaulin-covered debris on the back deck. Visible items include an […]
Frontline maritime and, oil & gas stakeholders gathered in Lagos at the wedding of the son of the former Interior Minister, Captain Emmanuel Iheanacho. The former Minister’s son, Mr Uche Lloyd Iheanacho who is the Managing Director of Integrated Oil and Gas Limited, wedded his heartthrob Amy Akudo Iheakanwa in a luxurious outing in Lagos, […]
Stakeholders of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), other Nigerians and the global maritime community have been wished a merry Christmas and a prosperous 2024 by the Director General of the agency, Dr. Bashir Jamoh OFR. Dr. Jamoh stated that 2023 has been a year of new beginnings in the Nigerian maritime industry […]
Dr. Bashir Jamoh led management of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has secured an agreement with the Nigerian Liquified Natural Gas (NLNG) that will make beneficiaries of the Nigerian Seafarers Development Program (NSDP) undertake Certificate of Competency (CoC) examinations facilitated by the NLNG Ship Management Limited (NSML), a shipping subsidiary of the Nigeria […]
