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Nigeria set for ballast water management
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has said the country is taking proactive steps to address its…
International Coastal Clean-up Day: Marine and Environment Care encourages…
By Hope Orivri
The Ocean is continually burdened with waste, either dumped by people directly or washed into it from the…
Almost 2 million people die from work-related causes each year –…
Work-related diseases and injuries were responsible for the deaths of 1.9 million people in 2016, according to the first joint…
Industry bodies want better standards for dangerous goods transport,…
The International Cargo Handling Coordination Association (ICHCA) and the International Vessel Operators Dangerous Goods…
Highlights of the IUCN World Conservation of Nature programme
On the final day of the Congress, Members approved 14 motions and four governance motions.
They further: agreed on the…
Ministerial calls for global agreement on marine litter, plastic pollution
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The draft ministerial statement calls on UNEA to establish an intergovernmental negotiating committee towards…
Maersk orders carbon-neutral methanol-powered fleet
Danish container shipping giant Maersk revealed plans to add to its fleet a total of eight large ocean-going container vessels…
Sulphur Cap 2020: Costly environmental regulations boost ship scrapping
Costly environmental regulations recently introduced by the UN maritime body International Maritime Organization (IMO) are among…
Turtle conservation efforts in Akassa Kingdom
By Capt. Roselyn Kete
As an indigene of Sangana Akassa Kingdom of Bayelsa State and a master mariner, the marine environment is…
COVID-19: SIFAX Boss advocates upgraded university ICT infrastructure
In view of the COVID-19 pandemic that slowed down teaching and learning in the country’s educational institutions, Dr. Taiwo…