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Chile Becomes 1st Country To Ratify High Seas Treaty
Chile has become the first country in the world to ratify the UN High Seas Treaty otherwise known as an ocean conservation agreement.
Recall that about 84 countries have signed the treaty marking their commitment to ratify the treaty.…
Comrade Adeyanju Did Not Let Me Down As President – General Of MWUN – Nted
Former President -General of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) Comrade Emmanuel Anthony Nted has expressed satisfaction over the leadership virtues of Comrade Adewale Adeyanju in the last seven years, saying that the union…
Nigerian Shippers Council Boss Lauds Ports & Cargo On Huge Investment
The newly-appointed Executive Secretary/CEO, Nigerian Shippers Council , Mr. Pius Ukeyima Akutah, has expressed satisfaction over the impact Ports & Cargo Handling Services Limited, the flagship company and subsidiary of SIFAX Group has…
China Cements Position As World’s Top Ship Building Nation In 2023
People Republic of China has been won the world’s largest shipbuilding nation in 2023 across all three measures of output, new shipbuilding contracts and orders-on-hand.
It has also achieved double-digit growth across all three in 2023.…
CUSTOMS: Tin Can Island Command To Collect N1.130 Trillion As 2024 Revenue Target
By Roland Ekama
Tin Can Island Command, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is expected to collect a whooping One Trillion, One Hundred and Thirty billion, seven hundred and sixty eight million, fifty one thousand, eight hundred and eighty…
CARGO EXAMINATION: Two Ministers Task Customs Management To Enforce Use Of Scanners
As part of efforts to ensure ports efficiency and competitiveness, the ministers of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola and Transportation, Senator Said Ahmed Alkali has charged management of the Nigeria Customs Service to enforce…
SEA PIRATES:Nineteen Crew Aboard Hijacked St Nikolas Are Safe, Says Ship Owners
Empire Navigation owners of the 158,500dwt Suezmax tanker St Nikolas has confirmed that nineteen crew members taken hostage after the hijacking of their ship in the Strait of Hormuz on 11 January are all safe,
The owners said that the…
EXPORT : LASG Targets Seaports To Facilitate Establishment Of Cocoa Processing Plants
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has expressed the readiness of the State to take advantage of its strategic geographical position and robust infrastructure to become a central hub for cocoa processing and trade in Nigeria.…
SMUGGLING: Illicit Trade On Wildlife/ Animals Top Customs 52 Conviction In 2023
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has disclosed that it secured 52 convictions,
over the last 12 months of 2023, saying most of the arrests were linked to illicit trade of animal/wildlife .
According to a statement,Comptroller-General…
Seafarers Union Felicitates Newly Appointed NIMASA’s Executive Directors
The Nigeria Merchant Navy Officers and Water Transport Senior Staff Association (NMNOWTSSA) has congratulated the recent appointment of the new executive directors of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) by…