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Hoegh Autoliners Make Big Sales On RORO Vessel
Roll on Roll Off shipowner said it has reached an agreement to sell the 6,500 ceu, 2007-built, Hoegh Bangkok for $63 million to an undisclosed buyer.
The company said the sale of Hoegh Bangkok was in line with its fleet renewal plans and…
Port Concession Has Failed To Address Infrastructural Decay In Nigeria – Segun Musa
A former gubernatorial candidate of Lagos State, Dr. Segun Musa has described port concession as a curse to blue economy development mostly as it affects infrastructural decay and automation.
Muse who is a chieftain of the…
Shipping Line Agencies Beg MWUN To Halt Proposed Nationwide Strike
The Association of Shipping Line Agents has appealed to Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria MWUN to halt its proposed nationwide strike actions expected to commence on Tuesday.
The employers of labour decried the proposed shutting down…
CUSTOMS: Eastern Marine Command Reiterates Commitment To Wildlife Protection, Intercepts Tusks, Others
The Eastern Marine Command of Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted substantial quantity of pangolin scales, elephant tusks and sacks of used second hand shoes.
The seizure took place in the south-south coastal waterways along…
Customs Lauds Bellington Export Terminal , Pledges Trade Facilitation
In its efforts to boost export trade in Nigeria, the Nigeria Customs Service ( NCS) has commended the infrastructures put in place by Bellington Cargo Terminal, especially the expanse land space measuring over 5.8 hecteres , with 5,960…
ATBOWATON Canvasses Relocation Of NIWA Headquarters To Lagos
Frontline private sector boat operators' body, the Association of Tourist Boat Operators and Water Transporters of Nigeria ( ATBOWATON), has appealed to the new Managing Director, National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) to relocate its…
MWUN Commends Oyetola Over Moves To Introduce Coast Guard Operations
Maritime Workers' Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has lauded the minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Mr. Gboyega Isiaka Oyetola for vowing to revisit the establishment of coast guards operations on the nation's territorial waters.
President…
Stakeholders Kick Against Political Appointment For Marine/Blue Economy Agencies
Stakeholders in the maritime sector have kicked against the appointment of politicians into agencies and parastatals under the supervisory ministry of Marine and Blue Economy .
As part of efforts to improve the sector, the industry…
NNS Beecroft Halts Illegal Bunkering Activities Within Lagos Anchorage, Arrests Eight Suspects
In a swift and proactive response to stall activities of economic saboteurs, NNS BEECROFT patrol team vectored by the Maritime Domain Awareness Facility, the Falcon Eye Alignment, intercepted a large wooden boat on 25 October 2023 at…
LOOMING STRIKE: MWUN Issues Fresh Seven Day Ultimatum To Shipping Line Agencies
The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) under the aegis of the President -General, Comrade (Prince) Adewale Adeyanju, has directed that the initial suspended strike action be resuscitated by Monday the 30th of October, 2023.…