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Okowa Declares 14-Day Quarantine Period To All Incoming Vessels At Delta Seaports
The Delta State Government has declared a 14- day quarantine period to all incoming vessels before berthing at the three seaports in the state.
Delta State is one of the few states in Nigeria that is yet to record the novel Coronavirus.…
Freight Forwarders Want Customs Management To Attach Marine ,FOU Personnel Onboard Barges
Stakeholders in the freight forwarding sub sector of the maritime industry have advised the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Col. Hameed Alli (rtd) to always assign escorts onboard barge laden containers to avoid the…
NPA Charges Not Highest In West Africa……Spokesman
Contrary to misconceptions being perpetrated, the Nigerian Ports Authority on Thursday , maintained that it does not charge the highest tariffs within the West African coast.
Jatto Adams, General Manager, Corporate and Strategic…
South Africa Dismisses COVID-19 Cases Onboard Corona Bulker
The South Africa’s Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has confirmed that test results from the seafarer suspected to be the first cases of COVID-19 in the nation's seaport have all come back negative.
Earlier this week, a crew…
Hapag Lloyd Liner Makes Maiden Call At Ports & Cargo Terminal
Ports & Cargo Handling Services Limited, the flagship company of SIFAX Group and concessionaire of Terminal C, Tin Can Island Port, Apapa, Lagos, has added a new client to its growing clientele list.
According to a statement on…
AT LAST : MWUN,Shipping Companies To Set Up Committee Over Review Of Workers Welfare
Leaders of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) and management of the various shipping line agencies in the country on Wednesday , reached an agreement in furtherance to better the lots of shipping branch workers of the union.…
Maersk Line Suspends Crew Changes For Four Weeks Over COVID-19 Pandemic
The world’s largest container line Maersk Line has suspended crew changes for all of its operated ships amid the coronavirus pandemic.
In an emailed statement, A.P. Moller – Maersk said Maersk crew changes will be suspended for four…
Seafarers Hit By Coronavirus Onboard Bulk Carrier ” MV Corona”
Authorities in South Africa have quarantined its first cargo vessel, a dry bulk carrier with the unfortunate name of MV Corona, after one sailor contracted Covid-19 and another crewmember has gone into self-isolation.
The ship is being…
AT LAST : Shipping Companies Bow To Pressure, Set To Engage Leaders Of MWUN
There are strong indications that the Shipping Line Agencies have concluded plans to engage the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria over issues bothering on poor remuneration for members of the Shipping branch.
Recall that the union on two…
APM Terminals Apapa Restates Commitment To Employ More Female Staff
APM Terminals Apapa joined people around the world to celebrate the 2020 International Women’s Day (IWD) with a commitment to consciously increase female employees in its drive towards greater inclusion and gender diversity.
The…