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Executive Meeting Ends In Deadlock, As NAGAFF Wants Shippers’Council, CRFFN To Proffer Solution
The National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) has called on management of the Council for the Regulations of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) and the Nigerian Shippers' Council (NSC) to be proactive in…
IMO To Establish International Day For Women
The UN International Maritime Organization (IMO) will establish an International Day for Women in Maritime, a move some say has been a long time coming.
The International Maritime Organization IMO Council, meeting from…
US, Israel, UAE , Bahrain Flag Off First Joint Naval Training Exercise
The U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet is joining with naval forces from the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Israel in a first-of-its-kind maritime security exercise in the Red Sea.
The five-day exercise under the leadership of the U.S. Naval…
INLAND PORT: Oyo Govt Ready To Partner Shippers’ Council For Realisation Of Project
The Oyo State Governor, ’Seyi Makinde, on Thursday, said that Ibadan Inland Dry Port is a project that is after the heart of his administration, adding that the government would do all that is necessary to ensure every bottleneck around the…
Union Commends Lagos Police Over Arrest Of Over 100 Fake Merchant Navy Personnel
Seafarers union, the Nigeria Merchant Navy Officers and Water Transport Senior Staff Association (NMNOWTSSA) on Thursday, dissociated itself from the arrest of over 100 illegal officers operating as Merchant Navy outfit.
The Trade…
Anxiety As Freight Forwarders Await Outcome Of Friday’s Executive Meeting With Liners
Even as they await the outcome of Friday's executive meeting with shipping companies, the five accredited freight forwarding associations under the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) have insisted that if…
Gulf Of Guinea Security: NIMASA Harps On Standardisation Of Legal Framework
Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has appealed for the standardisation of the legal frameworks of countries in the Gulf of Guinea to aid effective prosecution of maritime…
PIRACY: Okowa Urges Navy To Strengthen Operational Efficiency
The Delta Governor, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, on Wednesday, called on the Nigerian Navy to strenghten its operational efficiency in ensuring that piracy and other unwholesome activities were nipped in the bud in the maritime sector of the…
US,Canada, 17 Other Countries Sign Declaration For ‘Green Shipping Corridors’
The Clydebank Declaration was launched at COP26 with 19 states with the aim to set zero-emission maritime routes between two or more ports.
In a Mission Statement the signatories said they aimed to support the setting up of at…
Shippers’Council Wants Liners To Establish Customers Care Desk
In a bid to drive efficiency, transparency and effectiveness of port processes, the Nigerian Shippers' Council (NSC), has advised shipping companies to put in place Customer Care Desk to handle issues and complaints on service…