Jamoh Rallies Support for Nigeria’s IMO Category C recall in Portugal
Ahead of the December International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Council Election, Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has called on the international maritime community to support Nigeria’s bid for reinstatement into Category C. Speaking…
NIMASA, NiMet Close Ranks to Fill Gaps Identified During IMO Audit
Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) have initiated joint effort to close gaps identified by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) during its last mandatory audit of the country’s maritime industry. This was disclosed in…
December Deadline sacrosanct for Single-hull Tanker Ban—NIMASA
…Secures approval for CVFF disbursement The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has restated that the country remains steadfast in its decision to stop the use of single-hull tankers by December 31 this year. Director-General of NIMASA, Dr. Bashir…
Navy vital to achievement of NIMASA’s mandate – Jamoh
Plans are at an advanced stage to harmonise the training procedures of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the Nigerian Navy for the improved safety and security of the country’s maritime space. This was revealed in Lagos,…
NIMASA developing policies to improve seafarers capacity, welfare
Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has disclosed that there are policies in the pipeline to improve the quality of training and certification, as well as remuneration for the country’s seafarers. Jamoh stated…
Nigeria begins trial of arrested sea terrorists
New force into ridding Nigeria’s waterways of criminalities and reassure the global community that it is getting on top of the security issues in its maritime domain will begin this with the commencement of the prosecution of suspected pirates under…
Pirates in Gulf of Guinea deepened by International Collaborators – Jamoh
The new Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has observed that the endless activities of pirates along the Gulf of Guinea stemmed from hig level international collaboration. This is as the specialised shipping…
Stricter shipping fuel standards from January 2020 to push up fuel price
There are strong indications that landing costs of petroleum products imported into Nigeria would increase from January 1, 2020, when costlier shipping fuel standards by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), comes into effect. Findings by Business Hilights Intelligence Unit (BHIU),…
AfFCTA: Maritime sector critical to seamless trade, integration in Africa—Minister
The Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Amaechi has disclosed as the African Continent forges ahead with phase II negotiations for the creation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AFCFTA), the maritime sector remains critical to seamless trade and…
Revive your shipping industry to gain from Blue economy, IMO tells NIMASA
The International Maritime Organisation (IMO), has called on the management of Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), to face the reality of reviving Nigeria’s moribund shipping industry. Addressing participants on Thursday, at the opening of the ongoing 4th Regional…
