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NNS Beecroft Patrol Team Nabs 4 Stowaways onboard Dubai Bound Container Vessel
The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Beecroft patrol team while on routine patrol extracted and apprehended some individuals on Monday, 13 November 2023 onboard container vessel Teme Express which was enroute Dubai.
According to a statement…
Stakeholders Harp On Exports, AfCFTA Opportunities
The Federal Government has been urged to devise an actionable plan for Nigeria to increase its exports and stop depending on importation of goods.
Stakeholders who spoke at the 2023 summit organised by City Business News Online in Lagos,…
Police Redeploys 14 AIGs, 26 Commissioners , As AIG Maritime Command, Western Port Authority Get New Chiefs
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has ordered the posting and redeployment of 40 Senior Police Officers comprising 14 Assistant Inspectors General of Police and 26 Commissioners of Police to various Commands and…
Greg Ogbeifun Stages Comeback @72 Over Establishment Of Marine Blue Economy Ministry
A foremost shipping expert and Chairman Starz Marine and Engineering Ltd, Engr. Greg Ogbeifun has announced staging a comeback to the maritime industry over the establishment of Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy.
Ogbeifun who…
MWUN To Shutdown Port Operations On Tuesday Over Assault On NLC President
As part of measures to show solidarity over the assault on the President , Nigerian Labour Congress NLC, Comrade Joe Ajaero and other members of the group, the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has vowed to shutdown all port…
HASSAN BELLO: Nigerian Seaport Terminals Lack Competitiveness Among Concessionaires
A former Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Shippers' Council (NSC), Barrister Hassan Bello on Tuesday, decried the lack of competition among concessionaires in seaport terminal operations which in turn has led to…
SHIP OWNERS TO OYETOLA: Disburse CVFF To Promote Cabotage Laws
The Nigerian Shipowners Association (NISA), has called on the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy to urgently look into the disbursement of the Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund (CVFF) and the establishment of Maritime Bank to cater for the…
DEAD ON ARRIVAL: Maritime Unions Demand Withdrawal Of Lawmakers Port, Harbour Bill
Organised labour workers under the aegis of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) and Senior Staff Association of Statutory Corporations and Government Owned Companies (SSASCGOC) Maritime Branch on Monday, kicked against the Port…
NNS BEECROFT: Patrol Team Nabs 8 Stowaways Aboard Abidjan Bound Container Vessel
In a remarkable display of sustained maritime security, the Nigerian Navy Ship BEECROFT's patrol team has stalled plans of some individuals from embarking on illegal voyage, onboard a container vessel MV NATAL sailing to Abidjan.…
SSASCFA Condemns Attack On NLC President, Demands Justice
The Senior Staff Association of Shipping, Clearing and Forwarding Agencies (SSASCFA) has condemned the unwarranted attack on the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero, by the alleged sponsored thugs associated…