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NPA Flags Off Export Processing Terminals , With Four New Additional Charges
In complying with Executive Order 001 as it relates to the Nigerian Ports Authority's creation of export terminals within the seaports, the Managing Director, Mohammed Bello Koko, briefed Terminal Operators and Shipping Companies on the…
Two Ukrainian Seafarers Found Dead Aboard Bulker
Health authorities in Brazil are investigating two mysterious deaths of two seafarers aboard MV Caravos Harmony, which arrived at the Amazon River port of Macapá on Sunday.
Brazilian news outlet g1 identified the deceased as Ukrainian…
SCORECARD: Customs FOU Zone B Records 130 Seizures In Two Months
In its efforts to weaken the activities of smugglers in the Zone, the Federal Operations Unit Zone 'B' Kaduna has from 1 January to 28 February 2023 made a total of 130 Seizures of different items at various locations in the Zone.…
16 Seafarers Missing, As US, Philippines Join Search For Taiwanese Fishing Vessel
The Coast Guards of the United States and the Philippines have joined a search and rescue (SAR) effort led by the Taiwan Coast Guard Administration (TCGA) to attempt to locate a Taiwanese fishing vessel that disappeared off Palau earlier…
APPOINTMENT: Prof. Mejia To Take Over From Doumbia-Henry As President, World Maritime University
Professor Max Mejia has been selected to take over the position of President , World Maritime University (WMU) with the term of Dr. Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry expiring earlier this year.
The Secretary General of IMO Kitack Lim, WMU’s…
Cocaine Worth $330m Found In Ecuador’s Banana Export Shipment To Belgium
Police in Ecuador have found almost 8.8 tonnes of cocaine in a shipment of bananas bound for Belgium.
This latest haul was found inside a container full of banana cases destined for Belgium.
Police commander Fausto Salinas said the…
Kajola Dry Port To Become Operational In Few Months – Osinbajo Declares
The Gateway Agro-Cargo Airport, located along Iperu-lishan road in Ikenne Local Government Area of Ogun State, on Thursday, witnessed the maiden commercial flight.
Speaking at the aviation event, the Vice President, Federal Republic of…
Maritime Workers To Halt Port Operations, Seek Employers Consent To Participate In General Elections
Leadership of the Maritime Workers’ Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has asked its members to seek relieve from work to be able to participate fully in the February 25 presidential and National Assembly elections.
In a statement made available to…
Transport Minister Harps On Concerted Effort To Actualise Quick Disbursement Of CVFF
The Minister of Transportation, Mu'azu Jaji Sambo has called for a concerted effort by key stakeholders to make the quick disbursement of the Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund (CVFF) a reality.
According to a statement, the Minister made…
China Test Run Spy Balloons For Maritime Surveillance
China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs was quick to claim that a spy balloon breaching US territorial airspace and flying close enough to military sites to monitor them was ‘a civilian airship used for research, mainly meteorological,…