The Nigerian Institution of Marine Engineers and Naval Architects have made good her promise to present awards to those deserving of it. The awards which are in two streams – Student Academic Excellence Awards (Category A and B) and Distinguished Leadership Award for Members – were presented to the winners at the 8th Annual Conference of the Institute held on 14th November 2019 at Rockview Hotel, Lagos.
The Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside, has commended the judgement of the Federal High Court in the case involving Seadrill Mobile Unit Nigeria Limited and the Federal Ministry of Transportation (FMOT), which confirmed NIMASA’s right to collect fees from drilling operations. NIMASA was later joined as a necessary party in the suit originally instituted by Seadrill Mobile Unit Nigeria Limited against the FMOT.
Nigeria’s rich maritime resources represent a vital economic safeguard and vehicle for the successful implementation of the President Muhammadu Buhari governments Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP), which must be sustainably tapped, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, has stated.
A.P. Moller-Maersk will merge Damco Supply Chain Services and Maersk Line’s Ocean Product, the Danish shipping giant announced on Wednesday, as it seeks to offer customers the chance to deal with one firm when shipping goods across the world.