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MWUN Demands Release Of 17 Dockworkers Under NDLEA Detention
The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria MWUN has advised the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to immediately release seventeen dockworkers who are currently under detention over narcotics related issues aboard two vessels at the…
LAND BORDERS: APFFLON Seeks FG’s Intervention To Invest On Technologies
The Africa Association of Professional Freight Forwarders and Logistics of Nigeria-APFFLON, has called on federal government to invest in latest technology to secure nation's land borders and personnel of the Nigeria Customs Service.…
ILLEGAL IMPORTATION: FG To Track Rice Laden Vessels From Benin Republic
The Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has expressed worries about the increase in smuggling of foreign rice into the country , even as it threatened to track vessels laden with…
NAGAFF Has No Case With Police Under My Watch As Area Commander – Dikwa
Newly deployed Area Commander in Charge of Area 'B', Nigeria Police Force , Mr. Umar Dikwa on Friday , described members of the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) as law abiding group without any…
NIMASA Compels Captains To Submit SRPA Within 48hrs Before Ship Arrival
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has introduced new measures to check security threats in the Nigerian maritime domain and deter persons who may seek illegal means of entry into the country as stowaways.…
Suez Canal To Increase Ship Tolls By 6% Beginning From 2022, Exempt Cruises, LNG Carriers
The Suez Canal Authority has indicated interest to raise tolls by 6% on vessels transiting the waterway next year.
The canal authority’s chairman Osama Rabea who said on Thursday, noted that the transit fee hike applies to all types…
SEXUAL ASSAULT: ITF Seeks Urgent Need For Female Seafarers Protection Aboard Ships
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) says the recent report of sexual assault by a U.S. Merchant Marine Academy cadet during her at sea training brings shame on the shipping industry and underlines the urgent need for…
AfCFTA: SON Introduces New Strategizes To Promote Exports
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria has unleashed new strategies for the promotion of Nigeria's agricultural produce, as a veritable tool to make Nigeria harness the opportunities and benefits of the African Continental Free Trade…
France Threatens To Ban UK Fishing Vessels Over License Dispute
France and the UK are headed into a deepening trade dispute over fishing rights in the English Channel, with French officials threatening to ban UK fishing vessels and their catch from ports in France.
French officials claimed…
US Merchant Marine Academy Suspends Sea Year Programme Over Sexual Assault Allegations
The U.S. Department of Transportation has announced that it has decided to "pause" the next cycle of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy's iconic Sea Year program, citing an ongoing sexual assault and sexual harassment scandal.
In…