Aviation and Maritime TALKS

29/08/2022

Air Peace give reason and apologise for flight disruption.

21/08/2022

Charges Stifles Flight Operations as KLM, Lufthansa, Emirates, Others Increase Airfares by 100%

Following high cost of aviation fuel, astronomical charges recently introduced aviation agencies, international airlines have increased airfares by 100 per cent, a development that has adversely affected domestic and international flight services in the country.

19/08/2022

Flight tickets hike.

31/07/2022

FPSO SEA EAGLE.

Maritime Safety Alert!!!
It has come to our attention at NIMASA of a developing situation on the Nigerian-flagged FPSO Sea Eagle, owned by Shell.

Currently, offshore Nigerian waters - The FPSO began taking in water on Sunday 24th of July. NIMASA received a call from the Incident Manager apprising the Agency of the situation in compliance with the Merchant Shipping Act and in line with the operator’s reporting obligation to the Maritime Administration of such an emergency; updating of the following Measures so far Taken: Carried out remedial repairs to reduce the level of ingress and to improve buoyance. It also called for emergency tanker uptake of the crude on board and ballast control to lighten her up —additionally, reduced Persons on Board (PoB), especially non-essentials. There is a need to carry out complete repairs. As at 1pm Monday afternoon, Ingress had reduced and they are still in control.

The evolving situation is deemed stable but sensitive. However, as a proactive measure and in line with our maritime administration function, we have deployed our team comprising of safety, casualty, marine investigation and marine environment management professionals to the location for further assessment of the situation and real-time management in line with our mandate and obligation to ensure the safety of life at sea and the protection of the marine environment from possible pollution.

Further updates will follow….

-Bashir Jamoh, (Ph.D)
Director-General and Chief Executive Officer
At The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency.

24/06/2022

US travelers face new wave of chaos as flight cancellations continue

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jun/19/us-travelers-flight-cancellations-chaos

1,000 flights cancelled Sunday after approximately 14,000 flights were cancelled or delayed on Friday and Saturday

01/05/2022

Air Peace Airline has announced that it will be commencing its international flight operations at the new terminal of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos.

https://www.channelstv.com/2022/04/20/air-peace-commences-operations-at-new-mmia-terminal/amp/

  Air Peace Airline has announced that it will be commencing its international flight operations at the new terminal of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos. The airline will be the first to begin operations at the new terminal. The new terminal was commissioned nearly a ...

01/05/2022

AIR PEACE COMMENCES DIRECT FLIGHT TO AND FRO DUBAI

https://dailytrust.com/finally-air-peace-begins-direct-flights-to-dubai

Nigeria’s leading airline, Air Peace, has commenced direct flights to Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The first flight was operated with one of the airline’s Boeing 777 5N-BUU, on Tuesday, March 1, 2022. Nigeria hasn’t properly utilised donor funds – Finance minister Obasanjo bemo...

01/05/2022

Know the airlines, departure and arrival terminals

By Ayodeji Awokunmi

Domestic airlines in Nigeria operate from two major terminals i.e Murtala Mohammed 1 or General Aviation Terminal otherwise known as G*T and Murtala Mohammed 2 also known as MM2.

Often times, passengers find it difficult to know which airline operates from which terminal. It is expedient to educate the public on the operations of these airlines, expecially their arrival and departure terminals.This will save passengers the embarrassment of going to the wrong terminal.

It is also important to let the public know that the emphasis is on local airlines operating in Lagos.

General Aviation Terminal (G*T) has two wings i.e A: Apha Hall and Z: Zulu Hall. Apha Hall is mainly dominated by Arik Air airline jointly used by Overland Airways and Airpeace while Zulu Hall is dominated by Airpeace.

Arik Airline and Airpeace operate from both terminals and it is important to let the public know which routes these airlines operate from both ends.

The table below shows the list of airlines, their arrival and departure terminals.

1. Arik Air MM2 :
PHC & ESCRAVOS only

All other routes at G*T or MM1 Apha hall

2. Airpeace
MM2 ; Asaba, Warri, Akure and Kaduna

MM1 , Apha Hall; Kano,PHC, Uyo and Calabar.
All other routes at Zulu Hall of MM1

3. Aero Contractors. All routes at MM2 both arrival and departure

4. Dana Air. All routes at MM2 both arrival and departure.

5. ASMAN Airline. All routes at MM2 both arrival and departure.

6. MAX Airline. All routes at MM2 both arrival and departure.

7. Med- view Airline. All routes at MM2 both arrival and departure.

8. Overland Airways. All routes at MM1 i.e G*T , Apha Hall arrival and departure.

9. Ibom Air. All routes at MM2 both arrival and departure.

10. Imo Air. All routes at MM2 both arrival and departure.

By Ayodeji Awokunmi.

29/04/2022

https://www-rigzone-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.rigzone.com/news/tidewater_creates_largest_osv_fleet_in_the_world-25-apr-2022-168762-article/?amp

Tidewater has completed its acquisition of Swire Pacific Offshore adding 50 vessels to its fleet and creating the world's largest OSV company.

15/04/2022

APG DISCARD THE INFORMATION ON FOREIGN AIRLINES SELLING TICKETS IN DOLLARS

14/04/2022

FOREIGN AIRLINES TO BEGIN THE SALES OF TICKETS IN US DOLLARS

https://punchng.com/airlines-agents-to-begin-sale-of-tickets-in-dollar/

Aeroplane Henry Falaye Published 14 April 2022 Some of the foreign airlines flying into Nigeria will on April 19 begin the sale of their tickets in dollar amid the worsening shortage of foreign exchange in the country. The development came as foreign carriers’ unremitted ticket sale proceeds in Ni...

23/02/2022

NIGERIAN AIRLINE OPERATORS INCREASE MINIMUM FLIGHT RATE TO N50,000:00
https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/512969-nigerians-react-as-airlines-raise-minimum-fare-to-n50000.html?fbclid=IwAR3w6GdIR0IrFStwUMXV2mRaaUrpztHQ8iNwPHCdPyxbdrAH6O3EAt3H85M

Before now, the economy class fares hovered between N23,300 and N48,000, although rates rose to as much as N70,000 during...

20/02/2022

China's Offshore Wind Sector Surges Ahead, Nearly Tripling in One Year

China is leading the race for offshore wind, setting a new record year for turbine installations in 2021, according to the World Forum Offshore Wind (WFO)'s annual report.

The report shows that significant investments - driven by a global shift towards renewables - resulted in an additional 15.7 GW of installed offshore wind capacity worldwide.

China accounted for over two-thirds of the new capacity. The nation added 12.7 GW to its national grid, increasing its total installed offshore wind capacity to 19.7 GW.

“China is now the world’s largest offshore wind market by far with almost as much installed capacity as the UK and Germany combined,” reported WFO.

The significant increase in China was driven by the impending expiry of a tax subsidy (feed-in tariff) at the end of 2021. Project developers and investors opted to rush to commission projects before the deadline in order to lock in a premium offshore wind feed-in tariff of 0.75 – 0.85 RMB/kWh for 20 years, safeguarding them from price competition.

The expiry of the tariff could see the end of the bull run in the Chinese offshore wind market, with new installations averaging a more stately pace of 5 GW annually over the next few years.

By comparison, the UK has an installed capacity of 12.2 GW followed by Germany with 7.7 GW, the Netherlands with 3 GW, Denmark 2.3 GW and Belgium with 2.6 GW. Globally, installed offshore wind capacity reached 48.2 GW by the end of last year, 40 percent of which is now installed in China.

Of the 53 offshore wind projects that came on stream last year, 45 were in China, three in the UK, two in the Netherlands and one each in Denmark, Taiwan and Norway.

“The average size of a newly added offshore wind farm during 2021 was 296 MW compared to 347 MW in 2020, due to many 200 –300 MW projects in China,” noted the report.

The report shows that China’s offshore wind sector continues to grow rapidly with a total capacity of 8 GW currently under construction. The offshore wind farms under construction worldwide have a combined capacity of 17 GW.

Source: The Maritime Executive

13/12/2021

https://independent.ng/breaking-uae-stops-international-airlines-from-boarding-nigerian-passengers-to-dubai/

LAGOS - The diplomatic crisis between Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is getting worse as the latter has stopped foreign airlines from airlifting Nigerians to its destination (Dubai).Information gathered by our correspondent this Monday mo

06/12/2021

https://businessday.ng/news/article/emirates-lands-in-lagos-as-airline-resumes-operations/

13/11/2021

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/11/nigeria-5-others-adopt-yaounde-agreement-on-conduct-to-tackle-maritime-security/ #:~:text=Nigeria%20and%20five%20African%20countries,%2C%20and%20Cote%20D'%20Voire

Nigeria and five African countries, yesterday, agreed to adopt the Yaoundé Code of Conduct (YCC) with a view to sustaining the lo

09/11/2021

https://punchng.com/faan-plans-tough-punishments-to-tackle-corrupt-practices-at-airports/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR0lOihdkM3EKAoJh0zG*TrjufSeFvfnwUkqeJu38m1pa3UQWQ8tlYYSJB0 =1636417582

Capt Rabiu Yadudu Okechukwu Nnodim Published 9 November 2021 The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria on Monday declared that henceforth any public or private sector official at the airport found to be involved in whatever form of corrupt practice would lose his or her On Duty Card permanently. It....

14/09/2021

https://www-thenationalnews-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.thenationalnews.com/uae/2021/09/03/emirates-extends-suspension-of-nigerian-flights-to-september-19/?outputType=amp

Travel to and from Nigeria remains suspended as there is no testing facility available at Lagos airport