NAMM Honours Effedua, Carrodano, with Fellowship Awards
The Nigerian Association of Master Mariners (NAMM) on Monday conferred Honourary Fellowship awards on the Rector of the Maritime Academy of Nigeria, Oron, Commodore Duja Effedua (rtd) and the immediate…
Colombia Stops Largest Semi-Submersible Loaded With $100M of Cocaine
The Colombian Navy in a joint operation with the Air Force is reporting the capture of the largest semi-submersible in the 30 years it has encountered these low profile vessels…
Nigeria’s Anti-Piracy, Deep Blue Economy Beckons NIMASA’s Promised Brighter Maritime Future in the Gulf of Guinea
By Edmund Chilaka Introduction The Monjasa Reformer incident off the coast of Guinea last week refocused global maritime attention on the Gulf of Guinea and its recent commendable 30-year low…
Stepping on Toes: Intels, Channel Management Contracts, Dominate Bala Usman’s NPA Problems in New Book
Edmund Chilaka The former Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Ms Hadiza Bala-Usman, last week released her new book, Stepping on Toes: My Odyssey at the Nigerian Ports…
Hijacked Tanker ‘Success 9’ found in Ivory Coast, 20 Crew Safe
The hijacked Singapore-registered oil tanker, Success 9, has been recovered and escorted to Abidjan port in Ivory Coast last Saturday, five days after it was captured by pirates, approximately 300 nautical miles south…
Pirates Board Monjasa Reformer in Gulf of Guinea
The relative calm in the Gulf of Guinea appears to have been broken with reports of an ongoing incident with unknown boarders attempting to seize control of a product tanker…
MSC takes delivery of World’s Largest Box Ship
The world’s largest container shipping line, MSC, has taken delivery of the new world’s largest box ship, in terms of capacity, the 24,346 teu scrubber-fitted MSC Irina, according to The…
CMA CGM Eyes Booming Car Carrier Market
The Loadstar is reporting that French container carrier CMA CGM, already spreading its wings by entering the air cargo and logistics markets, is looking to charter four vessels, in an attempt…
Crew Assaulted by Armed Boarders in Apparent Drug Smuggling Incident
Belgian prosecutors are confirming that they are investigating an armed assault that took place aboard a bulker arriving in port last week, according to The Maritime Executive (TME). Details are…
FEC Approves Cargo Tracking Note for Nigerian Port Operations
The Federal Executive Council yesterday approved the Electronic Cargo Tracking System for use in all Nigerian commercial ports as a device to monitor vessel movements and curtail oil theft. The Minister of…