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UPDATE: Evergreen Confirms Crew Safe After Container Loss Off Peru Coast
Taiwan's Evergreen Marine Corp., the country's largest container shipping company, has reported that all crew members aboard the Ever Lunar are safe after roughly 50 containers fell overboard off the coast of Peru on the morning of August…
MEGA INVESTMENT AT TIN CAN PORT: Arab Tycoons Move To Take Over Concession Deal
By Roland Ekama
Nigerian maritime watchers are on alert as the Federal Government appears poised to snub existing port concessionaires with an earth-shaking move to hand over lucrative Tin Can Island Port terminals to…
Evergreen Loses 50 Containers Overboard, Paralyzing Peru’s Port of Callao Amid Swell Chaos
The Evergreen boxship Ever Lunar lost approximately 50 containers overboard while anchored at the Port of Callao in Peru, causing a temporary suspension of port operations over the weekend.
The incident occurred around…
CRFFN : NAGAFF Issues Strong Response To Freight Forwarding Regulatory Disputes
By Roland Ekama
The National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) has publicly addressed ongoing controversies surrounding the regulation of freight forwarding and the Council for the Regulation of…
NIWA Leads Flood Awareness Campaign For High-Risk Areas In Imo State
Sequel to the predictions by the Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMet) and Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) which stated that 27 states including the FCT are at risk of experiencing flood, the National Inland Waterways Authority…
Master Mariner Tasks FG To Prioritize Sustainable Development of Marine Blue Economy
By Roland Ekama
A Master Mariner, Captain Harrison Mailafia, has called on the federal government through the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Alhaji Adegboyega Oyetola, to prioritize the sustainable development of the maritime…
Minister Vows Sweeping Reforms To End Boat Mishaps , As Committee Submits Report
In a bold step towards ending recurring fatalities on Nigeria’s waterways, the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, His Excellency Adegboyega Oyetola, CON, on Friday, 1st August 2025, received the report of the Special Committee…
MV Ocean Dragon: NPA Advances ‘Nigeria First’ Indigenous Container Vessel AT Onne Port
Abubakar Dantsoho, Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), has affirmed the Authority’s commitment to advancing indigenous shipping ownership in alignment with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s ‘Nigeria First’ policy.…
Controversy Trails Restriction Of Foreign Certificates For Indian Seafarers
Seafarer unions have kicked against a circular from the Indian Directorate General of Shipping limiting recognition of foreign Certificates of Competency (COC).
A circular issued by the Indian Directorate General of Shipping…
Nigerian Shippers’ Council Leads Revival Of Abia’s Inland Dry Port Project
Abia State is set to become a regional trade hub with the renewed push to revitalize the long-dormant Isiala Ngwa Inland Dry Port (IDP) project, originally gazetted in 2006.
The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) is leading efforts to…