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ITF Raises Alarm Over Kidnap Of Seafarers Off Mozambique Coast
Ship owners have been advised to stop attempting to perform crew changes in northern Mozambique while seafarers are at risk of attack or kidnapping by violent terrorist groups operating in the region.
The International…
MT CHIEBUBE: EFCC Arraigns Nine Seafarers Over Oil Theft In Lagos
The Lagos Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, June 28, 2021, arraigned nine seafarers alongside a vessel, MT Chiebube, before Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi,…
Anxiety As MWUN Withdraws Membership From COMTUA
The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria on Monday, announced its membership withdrawal from Council of Maritime Transport Unions and Association (COMTUA).
This coming barely a year that the combined transporters associations and…
COVID-19: Cyprus Set To Vaccinate 40,000 Seafarers
Authority in Cyprus has announced that a total of 40,000 seafarers jabs under a Covid-19 vaccination are ready for usage .
Cyprus said plans for seafarers on any vessel flying the Cypriot flag will get the jab and of those…
Chinese Seafarers Top Most Engaged Nationality Onboard International Vessels In 2020
No fewer than 120,000 Chinese seafarers served onboard international, non-China owned vessels last year according to figures from the country’s maritime safety administration.
At the end of 2020 there were some…
BREAKING: Ex- NPA Branch President Leke Sanni Passes On
Tragedy struck the maritime and labour industries as the former President , Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) Branch, Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN), Comrade Adeleke Sanni has been confirmed dead.
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PIRACY: Panama Signs Gulf Of Guinea Declaration
Authorities in Panama has joined maritime institutions, companies, organizations and flag states in signing the Gulf of Guinea Declaration on Suppression of Piracy (SOP).
The Gulf of Guinea is plagued by pirate…
Panama Approves 25-Year Concession To Hutchison’s Panama Ports
The Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) has approved the automatic renewal of a 25-year concession to Panama Ports Company (PPC) on June 23, despite the controversies that had trailed the moves.
According to a government…
SEAFARERS PLIGHT: Mission Seeks Govt Intervention For Improved Welfare Packages
The Mission to Seafarers (MTS), on Thursday called for increased welfare packages for Seafarers, even as it seek government interventions to better their lots.
Chairman of the mission, High Chief Adebayo Sarumi made the plea in a…
FG Appoints Jime As Executive Secretary Nigerian Shippers Council
President Muhammadu Buhar toi has approved the appointment of Emmanuel-Lyambee Jime as the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Shippers Council.
Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity,…