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Report: Digitalizing maritime sector to strengthen resilience, cut…
Better digital collaboration between private and public entities across the maritime supply chain will result in significant…
UNCTAD lists Nigeria among ship-owning countries
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has recognised Nigeria in the class of ship-owning countries.
Confronting the plastic pollution pandemic
Fossil fuel-based plastic is a ubiquitous commodity, which disintegrates over hundreds of years, but never fully degrades.…
Gulf of Guinea records highest ever number of crew kidnapped in 2020- IMB…
The International Chamber of Commerce’s International Maritime Bureau (IMB)’s annual piracy report recorded an increase…
Evergreen boxship loses 36 containers in bad weather
Evergreen Line’s boxship Ever Liberal has lost overboard 36 forty-foot containers off the coast of Japan with further 21…
Landmark ILO ruling says govts failed to protect seafarers’ rights under…
By Jasmina Ovcina
The International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) Committee of Experts issued a ruling that governments have…
Shippers’ Council seeks suspension of demurrage for shippers over Apapa…
The Nigerian Shippers' Council (NSC) has made known its plan to seek the suspension of demurrage accrued by shippers as a result…
12 ships, 2 helicopters, boats to participate in Naval Chief sea inspection
Twelve Nigerian Navy Ships, two helicopters and elements of Special Boat Service (SBS) are to participate in this year Chief of…
3 Kidnapped from Stelios K bunkering vessel off Lagos
Three people have been kidnapped from the Togo-flagged bunkering vessel Stelios K which was boarded last week by a group of…
Amaechi meets West, Central Africa Ministers over Maritime Bank
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has met his West and Central Africa counterparts to deliberate on the establishment…