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87% Of Thailand Fishers Not In Possession Of Their Employment Contract Papers,- ITF
Fisher leaders from the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF ) Fishers' Rights Network are calling on the Thai Government to enforce contract provisions.
According to a statement , the fishers' demand for enforcement…
Shippers’ Council Seals APMDC Office Over Non- Compliance With Regulatory Directives
The Associated Port & Marine Development Company (APMDC) Limited Tuesday had its operations shutdown by Port Economic Regulator, Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC).
The cargo - consolidator had been issued several notices to…
SHIPPERS COUNCIL: Group Decries Appointment Of Jime As Executive Secretary, Predicts Setback In Port Operations
The Save Nigeria Freight Forwarders Importers and Exporters Coalition has expressed dissatisfaction over the appointment of Emmanuel Jime as Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Shippers'Council, predicting that port operations may suffer…
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…