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NIMASA set for rebranding, hosts African Maritime Conference

Ihesiulo Grace 22 March 2017 0

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) is to be rebranded to align with its peers globally. The Director-General of NIMASA, Dr Dakuku Peterside, said this at a news conference on Tuesday in Lagos. He said that the new NIMASA would be unveiled by President Mohammadu

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NIMASA seeks synergy with NCS

Ihesiulo Grace 24 February 2017 0

• Says partnership’llaideconomic growth The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside has expressed the willingness of the agency to partner with the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to bring the desired growth and development to the Nigerian maritime industry and by extension the Nigerian economy. The proposed

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Arms seizure: NPA calls for more vigilance at Nigerian Ports

Ihesiulo Grace 8 February 2017 0

·      Calls for whistleblowers collaboration Following the seizure of 661 pump action rifles by the Nigeria Customs Service Lagos, the Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority, Ms. Hadiza Bala Usman, has enjoined security agencies serving in the port, to be extra vigilant, to avoid a re-occurrence of such totally prohibited cargo entering and exiting the ports. This

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NIMASA seeks TETFUND partnership to grow maritime capacity

Ihesiulo Grace 7 February 2017 0

Meets with Vice Chancellors of six partner universities   The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) have commenced the process to establish partnership with the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) to develop human capacity in the maritime sector. The Director General of the Agency, Dr. Dakuku Peterside, stated this during a meeting in Abuja

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Single Window: Stakeholders chart way forward

Ihesiulo Grace 7 February 2017 0

As the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and the Nigeria Customs Service are to collaborate to implement the Single Window platform in the Nigerian ports, stakeholders in the industry have continued to laud the initiative and advised the two agencies on how the initiative can yield results. According to Fola Ojutalayo, a Senior Lecturer at the […]

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Economic Diversification: Maritime industry ready to take over from oil, says Peterside

Ihesiulo Grace 31 January 2017 0

The Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Dakuku Peterside, has posited that the maritime industry is ready to take over from oil as the leading revenue earner in the country while calling on all stakeholders to look into the opportunity that abounds in the sector. The NIMASA DG stated this […]

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National Shipping Line: Stakeholders canvass private sector participation

Ihesiulo Grace 31 January 2017 0

As the debate rages over the modalities of setting up a national shipping Line for the country, stakeholders in the maritime industry have canvassed a public-private partnership (PPP) for it. According to Mr Increase Uche, the Deputy President of National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders of Nigeria, (NAGAFF), a new national carrier is long […]

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Multipurpose shipping freight rates to improve by end 2017 – Drewry

Ihesiulo Grace 18 January 2017 0

The multipurpose shipping market will see the first signs of recovery by the end of 2017, following in the steps of the dry bulk and container shipping markets, according to the latest Multipurpose Shipping Market Review and Forecaster report published by global shipping consultancy Drewry. Dry cargo demand is weak but strengthening with multipurpose shipping […]

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NPA partners stakeholders to tackle high port charges

Ihesiulo Grace 18 January 2017 0

• Collaborates with British Embassy to make ports competitive The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Ms Hadiza Bala Usman, has assured maritime industry stakeholders that the authority will introduce a quarterly stakeholders meeting to know the plight of operators, while it will study respective tariffs across ports in West and Central Africa as […]

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CRFFN Board: Stakeholders divided over collection of POF

Ihesiulo Grace 4 January 2017 0

Due to the lack of a governing council in place at the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN), stakeholders in the maritime industry are divided over the collection of the Practitioner Operating Fee (POF). The public relations officer of The National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF), Stanley Ezenga, said […]

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NIMASA decries state of maritime industry

Ihesiulo Grace 4 January 2017 0

… promises improved services The Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside, has decried the harsh operating environment in Nigeria’s maritime industry and has assured stakeholders in the industry that the agency will re-dedicate itself to the execution of its core functions this year. The DG, who said

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New shipping charges tear maritime industry apart

Ihesiulo Grace 4 January 2017 0

·      Clear violation of WTO laws – NCMDLCA ·       We will resist it – ANLCA Stakeholders in the maritime industry have risen up against the recently introduced charge of N38, 000 by shipping companies in Nigeria dubbed the Government and Port Taxes. The stakeholders also noted that the charge by the shipping companies […]

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House Committee promises to support NIMASA rebuilding process

Ihesiulo Grace 30 November 2016 0

The House of Representatives Committee on Maritime Safety, Education, and Administration has resolved to support the rebuilding efforts of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) in its quest to reposition, reform and restructure for the benefit of the nation. The chairman of the committee, Hon. Mohammed Umar Bago, disclosed this when he led […]

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Pirates attacked three vessels in one week- Report

Ihesiulo Grace 30 November 2016 0

Despite all the measures put in place by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) to curtail pirate attacks in the Gulf of Guinea, Nigeria last week experienced three separate attacks, raising questions on security within Nigerian waters. The attack that would lay precedent took place on Saturday 20th of November, 2016 when a […]

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NPA, NPCC collaborate to boost economy

Ihesiulo Grace 30 November 2016 0

The managing director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Ms Hadiza Bala Usman, has promised to work with professionals in the maritime sector to make the ports attractive for business. NPA, Usman said, was more determined to close the gaps between the agency and the professionals by engaging them in most of its activities to promote […]

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Onitsha traders decry delay in take-off of River Port

Ihesiulo Grace 21 November 2016 0

The organised private sector (OPS) and other stakeholders in Onitsha business community have decried the delay in the take off of the Onitsha River Port. Speaking during the annual general meeting (AGM) of the Anambra State Shippers’ Association held at Top Rank Hotel, Fegge, Onitsha, the President of the association, Hon. Emma Akpaka, lamented what […]

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Maritime operators owe NIMASA $420.5m – Peterside

Ihesiulo Grace 20 October 2016 0

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has stated that debts owed by some operators in the maritime industry from 2004 till date amounts to about $420.5 million. This was dosclosed by its Director General , Dr. Dakuku Peterside, during an engagement with the House of Representatives Committee on Maritime Safety, Education and Administration […]

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Maritime, Oil and Gas stakeholders to chart course for industry growth

Ihesiulo Grace 14 September 2016 0

The Calabar International Conference Center will be a hub of activities as maritime and oil sectors stakeholders are billed to discuss strategies that will boost growth of the industry at the 6th annual African Shipping & Oil Roundtable. Topping the issues to be discussed is how to remove trade barriers through intercontinental synergy that will […]

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Jetties operators threaten stevedoring companies’ survival

Ihesiulo Grace 14 September 2016 0

  The President of the National Association of Stevedoring Companies (NASC), Mr. Bolaji Sunmola had called on Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) to come to their rescue in respect of their negotiations with terminal operators as it has become a norm for Jetties and offshore/onshore operators to refuse the Federal Government appointed

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Maritime workers’ welfare our top priority – NIMASA DG

Ihesiulo Grace 29 June 2016 0

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside has again restated the Agency’s commitment towards ensuring that welfare of dockworkers are not treated with kid’s gloves. The DG made this commitment when the leadership of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) led by the President General, Comrade […]