The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has said it received the lowest number of reported incidents for the first half of the year since 1994, evidencing its efforts in raising awareness to make the waters safe...
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency has taken delivery of additional mobile assets for enhanced maritime security under his deep blue project. According to the agency, two unmanned aircraft system, nine interceptor patrol boats and...
As oil companies and oil producing nations reap bountifully from rising crude prices, producers in Nigeria have called on the Federal Government to urgently tackle the menace of oil theft in the Niger Delta, which...
The Shebah Exploration and Production Company Ltd (SEPCOL) says new information on the recent fire on its vessel indicated that unauthorised persons were on site at the time of the incident. The company disclosed this on...
The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, on Friday charged the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) to consider the country’s maritime training institutes when sending cadets for sea time. He spoke at the flag...
The federal government has said it would make a holistic review of the remittances of the Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) to the Maritime Academy of Nigeria (MAN), Oron, with a view to solving the...
Nigeria’s Federal Government has approved zero import duty for ship owners to acquire vessels, Dr Bashir Jamoh, Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) said. He disclosed this at the maiden edition of the...
Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi says the ongoing removal of wrecks will boost investment opportunities in Nigeria’s maritime sector. Amaechi said this on Friday at the official launch of the removal of wrecks along the Badagry...
The Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Bashir Jamoh, says sea piracy has declined by 80 per cent in Nigeria’s territorial waters. Jamoh said this in a statement signed by Tunde Olalere, Secretary, Lagos...
Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi says the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) was not set up as a revenue generating agency but to act as a regulator of maritime safety and security. According to...