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African vessel owners essential for the success of AFCFTA – Nigerian Shipowners

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The African Continental Free Trade Agreement, AFCFTA will fail if African ship owners are not empowered to acquire vessels that will be involved in the affreightment of cargoes within the Continent, according to SHIP Owners Association of Nigeria, SOAN. Speaking at the AFCFTA Implementation Engagement Series, held via zoom, President of SOAN, Dr. Mcgeorge Onyung […]

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Transshipments boost Zeebrugge’s LNG terminal

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Transshipments boost Zeebrugge’s LNG terminal Fluxys, the group overseeing Zeebrugge’s LNG terminal operations declared that the Belgian port hosted a record number of ship operations despite seeing a decline in loading and unloading operations, according to FleetMon. It stated: “Zeebrugge’s LNG facility conducted a total of 172 ship operations during 2020, compared to

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Iranian crude oil tanker grounding during Suez Canal transit

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Iranian Aframax tanker SAHRA has ran aground on 123 kilometer mark, Suez Canal, below Great Bitter Lake, at around 1000 UTC Feb 1, 2021, according to FleetMon. It stated: “Iranian Aframax tanker SAHRA ran aground on 123 kilometer mark, Suez Canal, below Great Bitter Lake, at around 1000 UTC Feb 1, while transiting Suez in

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MARITIME: Maersk sells first tanker with rotor sails

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Maersk Tankers, which spearhead global shipping giant Maersk’s tanker business, has announced the decision by the Danish company to sell Maersk Pelican, according to FleetMon. It stated: “Pelican was the first product tanker in the world that retrofitted wind propulsion technology into its framework. 2018 saw rotor sails being retrofitted into the tanker for the

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MARITIME: Maersk sells first tanker with rotor sails

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MARITIME: Maersk sells the first tanker with rotor sails Maersk Tankers, which spearheads global shipping giant Maersk’s tanker business, has announced the decision by the Danish company to sell Maersk Pelican, according to FleetMon. It stated: “Pelican was the first product tanker in the world that retrofitted wind propulsion technology into its framework. 2018 saw

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Iranian crude oil tanker grounding during Suez Canal transit

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Iranian crude oil tanker grounding during Suez Canal transit Iranian Aframax tanker SAHRA has run aground on the 123-kilometer mark, Suez Canal, below Great Bitter Lake, at around 1000 UTC Feb 1, 2021, according to FleetMon. It stated: “Iranian Aframax tanker SAHRA ran aground on the 123-kilometer mark, Suez Canal, below Great Bitter Lake, at

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Hapag-Lloyd container ship lost anchor after blackout in Hamburg

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Hapag-Lloyd container ship lost anchor after a blackout in Hamburg Container ship MONTREAL EXPRESS has suffered a blackout in the Elbe shortly after leaving HHLA Terminal in Hamburg, on January 27, 2021, according to FleetMon. It stated: “Container ship MONTREAL EXPRESS suffered a blackout in the Elbe shortly after leaving HHLA Terminal in Hamburg,

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MARITIME ACCIDENT: 1 crew died, 3 injured after being hit by North Atlantic storm

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MARITIME ACCIDENT: 1 crew died, 3 injured after being hit by North Atlantic storm Bulk carrier GIULIA I left Norfolk Virginia, on Jan 26, bound for Tunisia Bizerte, ETA Feb 9, but had to interrupt her voyage on Jan 30 and head for Halifax, Nova Scotia, after a tragic accident, according to FleetMon. It

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PIRACY: Maritime kidnapping rises by 150% in one month

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PIRACY: Maritime kidnapping rises by 150% in one month By Eyo Nsima The number of the kidnapped crew has increased by 150 per cent globally because of increased piracy around the world. In its latest report obtained by The Daily, www.thedaily-ng.com, FleetMon, stated that as a result of increasing criminal activities, the number of kidnapped

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INVESTMENT: Gov. Udom opens shipyard, vessel in Akwa Ibom, Nigeria

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INVESTMENT: Gov. Udom opens shipyard, vessel in Akwa Ibom, Nigeria Governor Udom Emmanuel has inaugurated a nine-meter sea vessel, MV Norfin Swift, built by an indigenous firm, Norfin Offshore Shipyard Limited. At the inauguration, held at the shipyard located along the Oruk-Anam axis of the East-West Road, weekend, Governor Udom, expressed the readiness of the state to stimulate sustainable development in the nation’s maritime,

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