Masquerading oil barons for many years, the crude oil cartel exploiting the country has camouflaged itself so that nobody knows the powers behind the powerful syndicate. People hear and read about the arrest of foot soldiers working for the syndicate, especially captains\crews of light-fingered vessels, and the boys “cooking” crude oil in the ...
•Tantita Operatives of Tantita Security Services Limited (TSSNL) owned by former freedom fighter, Chief Government Ekpemupolo alias Tompolo, in collaboration with security personnel, have arrested another vessel for crude oil theft in Bayelsa State. The vessel MT Harbour Spirit, with IMO No. 8226272, is anchored at the Tantita facility in Opor...
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and other key stakeholders witnessed the arrival of the CMA CGM SCANDOLA today, Monday, January 29. This LNG-powered container vessel, boasting 14,812 TEUs, marks a historic moment as the first LNG-powered vessel to navigate to West Africa. It berthed at the Lagos Lekki Deep Sea Port, Nigeria’s most adva...
Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) said it has taken trade facilitation a notch higher with the berthing of the largest container carrier. The Lekki Deep Seaport yesterday berthed the largest container vessel to sail on Nigerian territorial waters. This was disclosed in a statement by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) which said it has taken trad...
Following Thursday night’s arrest of MT Kali along Bayelsa creeks by operatives of Tantita Security Services Nigeria Ltd (TSSNL) and Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), captain of the vessel, David Adeboye, has said what he was instructed to load was AGO (diesel) not crude oil, saying he’s confused how the former found itself [&...
Barely 24 hours after the Nigerian Navy, led by the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice-Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla, launched a new outfit, “Operation Delta Sanity” with pomp in Warri, Delta State, to halt oil theft, Tantita Security Services Nigeria Ltd (TSSNL), in collaboration with the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has arrested anot...
Tantita Security Services Limited has countered the Nigerian Navy over the crude oil vessel that was seized in the coastal waters of Ondo State. The Nigerian Navy had accused Tantita Security of being involved in illegalities, but the security company is claiming the Navy is preventing its operatives and other security agencies from boarding t...
The owners of the vessel, Soljass Maritime Limited have dragged the Nigerian Navy, Chief of Naval Staff, and the Commander of the Nigerian Navy Ship Pathfinder to court for what they referred to as recklessness and bad faith shown by the maritime force. On August 22, members of Operation Delta Safe destroyed the vessel MV […]