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Court remands 9 over alleged hijack of MV Elobey VI
A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt on Thursday remanded nine persons in Port Harcourt Correctional Centre over alleged…
Safety: NIWA, LASWA joint Taskforce Team commences comprehensive condition…
The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) and the Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) will today begin a joint…
MTS: Preparing seafarers for life at sea is crucial assignment- Bailey
Digital chaplain services available in several languages helped give support to seafarers during the lockdown, Ben Bailey, the…
NIWA, LASWA issues new guidelines for commercial boat operations
The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) and the Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) in a joint statement, have issued a…
NIMASA talks tough against untrained, uncertified boat skippers
Against the background of recent fatal boat mishaps on the country’s inland waterways, Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime…
Trial of 10 arraigned suspected pirates over fishing vessel hijack begins…
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos under Justice Ayokunle Faji, would begin hearing of bail applications and commence trail…
Anti-piracy Act will bring succour to seafaring industry- NIMASA
“We have in different instances negotiated and got good welfare arrangement for seafarers. And in instances when they were being…
Seafarer Welfare: Shipowner tasks authorities on wreck removal, effective…
“If anything is happening now, who goes to search and rescue? That is why we are calling upon the regulators, whose function it is…
Governments pledge action for seafarers at crucial crew change summit
IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim has welcomed the commitment of 12 countries to facilitate crew changes and achieve key worker…
Watch: Oil Tanker remains aground in Tarkwa Bay Beach 3 weeks gone
It is over three weeks now that an Oil Tanker known as ‘Breakthrough’ has been sighted aground in Tarkwa Bay Beach in Lagos, and…