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MARITIME SECURITY: Tinubu Commissions Three Vessels At Nigerian Navy 70th Anniversary
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday commissioned three new Nigerian Navy vessels — NNS Oloibiri, NNS Mambila and NNS Gurara — during the 2026 International Fleet Review at the Eko Atlantic Waterfront, part of events commemorating the…
Day Of The Seafarer 2026 Focuses On Safety, Mental Health , Danger In Shipping
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) on Monday , launched its 2026 Day of the Seafarer campaign, focusing on the risks, pressures and hardships faced by seafarers — particularly those operating in high‑risk and conflict‑affected…
BGT Awards Contracts For Three 174,000 Cubic Metres Newbuild LNG Vessels
Bonny Gas Transport Limited (BGT), a subsidiary of Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG), has awarded contracts for the construction of three (3) newbuild LNG vessels to Hudong-Zhongua Shipbuilding (Group) Co. Limited and China Shipbuilding…
Zim Appoints New CEO Without Shipping Background
Zim has announced Dr. Chen Lichtenstein as its new President and CEO as the NYSE-listed continues to move forward on a merger with Hapag-Lloyd.
The new chief comes in at time when Zim is in the process of a $4.2 billion deal to merge…
IMO Treaty On Hazardous Cargo To Enter Into Force In 2027
The 2010 HNS Convention establishes the first international compensation regime for accidents involving hazardous and noxious substances carried by sea.
The 2010 HNS Convention is the last piece in the puzzle needed to ensure that those…
Nigeria, Liberia Strengthen Regional Maritime Cooperation
The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr. Dayo Mobereola, has reaffirmed the Agency’s commitment to advancing regional maritime integration, cooperation and capacity development across…
EID AL ADHA: MWUN Canvasses Action To Alleviate Poverty
The President-General of the Maritime Workers’ Union of Nigeria (MWUN), Comrade Francis Bunu Abi, has joined muslims in Nigeria and worldwide in celebrating this year’s Eid al-Adha, while urging collective action to ease the severe poverty…
Merchant Navy Union Boss Felicitates Muslim Seafarers, Stakeholders At Eid al‑Adha, Prays Against Piracy, Disaster At Sea
Chief Bob Joseph Yousuo, National President of the Nigeria Merchant Navy Officers & Water Transport Senior Staff Association (NMNOWTSSA), has extended warm Eid al‑Adha greetings to Nigerian Muslim seafarers, inland waterways workers,…
Urgent Need For Ministry Of Finance To Scrap Or Merge KLT Customs Area Command With Other Ports
By John Kennedy Ikemefuna
In my 20 years of studying the KLT Customs Area Command, I have observed that the Command has been nothing but a waste of Federal Government resources instead of serving as a facilitator of the port…
Shippers’ Council Steps In To Resolve SIFAX–AGL Berthing Faceoff
Demonstrating the effective regulatory role of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council, the Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer of the Council, Dr. Akutah Pius, MON, on Monday , swiftly intervened to resolve operational issues between SIFAX…