Felicity Ace Sinks with $400M in Lost Cars During Tow off Azores
The car carrier Felicity Ace transporting nearly 4,000 cars for the Volkswagen Group sunk this morning, March 1, near the Azores, nearly two weeks after the vessel was devastated by a fire.…
Port of Kherson Falls to Russian Advance, Mariupol Under Heavy Attack
The Ukrainian port city of Kherson has fallen to the Russian advance, mayor Igor Kolykhaev confirmed in a social media post on Tuesday. After days of bombardment and street fighting,…
Nord Stream 2 Retrench 106 Staff Due to Hard-Hitting Sanctions
The Swiss business entity behind the suspended Nord Stream 2 pipeline project has laid off all its staff, according to Swiss officials. The Maritime Executive reports that Nord Stream 2…
Oil Majors, Tanker Operators Withdraw from Russian Fields
The list of western companies leaving or freezing investments, and specifically in Russia’s critically important oil and gas sector, continues to grow with the repercussions also beginning to reach the…
Germany Seizes First Russian-Owned Megayacht
German authorities have reportedly seized a megayacht belonging to the Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov, one of 26 associates of Russian President Vladimir Putin who were sanctioned by the European Union…
ENL Consortium Vaccinates Dockworkers against Covid19
ENL Consortium, the operator of Terminals C and D at the Lagos Port Complex Apapa, has vaccinated dockworkers at its terminal as part of measures to curtail the COVID-19 pandemic. The exercise, conducted by authorised…
Jamoh Reassures on Floating Dock Viability, Thanks Nigerian Navy
The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr. Bashir Jamoh has reiterated that the floating dockyard acquired by the Agency would bridge the dry docking facilities gap in the…
NIMASA Renews MoU with World Maritime University
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), has renewed its Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), with the World Maritime University, (WMU) Malmo, Sweden. The move is aimed at enhancing capacity…
SIFAX Group Long Service Award: 90 Staff Honoured
The SIFAX Group has honoured ninety staff members for meritorious service at the 2021 Long Service Award Ceremony held recently in Lagos. While 39 were rewarded for 15 years of…
Bad fuel import: NNPC Ltd commences distribution of new fuel
Subsequent to the recent importation of adulterated fuel stock into the country and the problems it caused, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPC) has announced that it is distributing one…