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Three years after, N50bn NIMASA floating dock remains idle, untested Three years after, N50bn NIMASA floating dock remains idle, untested Share When, in 2018, the management of NIMASA procured a floating dock for about N50bn, it was expected to generate N1 billion monthly or N12 billion yearly, when fully operational. Three years down the line, the Floating Dock has remained idle, virtually doing nothing, writes TOLA ADENUBI. First introduced in the 1990’s, the floating dock system quickly rose in popularity, thanks to its durability and configurations. Among some few features that have he...

Brookes Bell Opens New Metallurgy, Fuel Testing And Non-Destructive Testing Laboratory Brookes Bell – the global technical and scientific consultancy – has (27 January 2021) officially opened its new high-end laboratory. The virtual opening which was shared with more than 50 online attendees included a walk-through introduction with the technical leads of the Brookes Bell’s enhanced and new departments – metallurgy, fuel testing, non-destructive testing and paint sample inspections. The new 8,000sq ft facility has been developed in Bidston, Wirral, Nr Liverpool in the UK and includes ...

Uchechukwu Nnaike A maritime education and training institution, Charkin Maritime Academy (CMA), situated in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has made public its interim accreditation from the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE). The accreditation from the NBTE is for CMA to run two critical National Diploma (ND) programmes, namely Nautical Science and Marine Engineering. It is on record that CMA is one of the first private maritime academies in Nigeria to be given accreditation by the NBTE to run diploma programmes in the two courses. Already, the school has commenced the process of ad...

Share The Senate has urged the Maritime Academy of Nigeria (MAN) to continue to bridge the deficit gap still noticeable in Nigeria’s seafaring manpower. This was disclosed on Monday by the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Maritime Transport, Senator Danjuma Goje when 235 cadets graduated from the Maritime Academy during the 2020 Cadets Graduation Ceremony, which held in Oron, Akwa Ibom State. Speaking during the graduation ceremony which was held inside the Rotimi Amaechi Conference Centre inside the Academy, Senator Danjuma Goje who was represented by Senator Akon Eyakenyi lauded the ef...