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Indian Government To Impose Vessel Age Restrictions On Cargo Ships
Authorities in India are preparing to impose a remarkable set of vessel age restrictions on all ships handling Indian cargo, according to The Economic Times.
The restrictions would prevent Indian owners from buying and registering any…
NPA,Navy Ink MOU To Streamline Tariff , Billing For Ships Calling At Nation’s Seaports
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and Nigerian Navy NN have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to streamline operational activities at the ports and resolving burning issues between the two agencies.
The MOU signed by the Chief…
Seafarers, Dockworkers Express Optimism For 2023, As NJIC, Capacity Building, NNSL Retirees, INEC MoU Top Agenda
Seafarers and dockworkers have reaffirmed strong commitment towards ensuring better welfare packages for members of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) in a bid to set agenda for the year 2023.
The groups under the aegis of…
MWUN, SAN Begin Negotiation For Workers Minimum Standards
Fresh indications have emerged that the Maritime Workers’Union of Nigeria (MWUN) and Shipping Association of Nigeria (SAN) have commenced negotiations for minimum standards and improved welfare package for workers in the sub sector.…
Italian Police Impounds One Tonne Of Cocaine Aboard Chinese Freighter
In Italy, customs police have seized a major cocaine shipment from a Chinese multipurpose cargo ship at the port of Savona, the Guardia di Finanza announced.
The 60,000 dwt freighter Cosco Shipping Honor was searched in Savona when she…
MWUN TO COMTUA PRESIDENT: Short Distance Of 1000 Metres With 20 Illegal Checkpoints Is Laughable
...Describes Claims As Gutter Tactics
The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has described the accusations from the Council of Maritime Truck Union and Associations (COMTUA) as laughable, even as it queried the…
OVERTIME CARGOES: Freight Agent Demands Review Of Vehicles Dwell Time To 90 Days
Freight Agents operating at Tin Can Island Port have advocated for the Nigeria Customs Service and the House of Representatives on Customs and Excise to conduct a Public Hearing on the need to review the 28-days for overtime cargoes and…
Calabar Chamber Makes Case For Indigenous Ship Owners On Lighterage Operations
The Calabar Chamber of Commerce, Industry , Mines and Agriculture has called on Nigerian ship owners to embrace reputable classification society as part of efforts to compete favourably in lighterage operations .
Deputy President of the…
Why We Are Rebranding The Nomenclature Of “NAFFAC” – Prince Bakare
....Set To Inaugurate Apapa, TCIPC, Seme, Other Chapters
President General of the National Association of Freight Forwarders and Air Consolidators (NAFFAC) , Prince Adeyinka Bakare has disclosed plans to change the …
SIFAX Off Dock Terminal Records 8736 Hours Zero Lost Time Injury
SIFAX Inland Container Terminal, a subsidiary of SIFAX Group,it has achieved a massive feat by recording 8,736 hours of zero lost time to injury (LTI) during operations at the terminal.
This was disclosed by Mr. Paul Linden, Managing…