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OPERATION WHIRLWIND ERUPTS: Customs Seizes14,375 Litres Of PMS In Major Crackdown
Acting on the Nigeria Customs Service's vision to eradicate smuggling and boost government revenue, the special anti-smuggling unit—Operation Whirlwind—has unleashed a fierce crackdown in recent weeks.
The team has disrupted illicit…
Nigerian Navy, SIFAX Group Strengthen Operational Synergy
The Nigerian Navy and SIFAX Group have reaffirmed their commitment to deeper operational collaboration aimed at enhancing maritime security and safeguarding critical economic assets in Lagos.
The renewed partnership…
Blue Economy Coalition , NIWA, Eye Jobs Creation In Lagos Littoral Communities
A coalition of indigenous maritime tourism and transportation investors has pledged to unlock strategic investment opportunities aimed at developing Nigeria’s vast but largely untapped maritime tourism economy for the benefit of littoral…
ITF–JNG Declares Strait Of Hormuz High Risk Area
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and the Joint Negotiating Group (JNG), as social partners of the International Bargaining Forum (IBF), have today designated the Strait of Hormuz and surrounding waters as a High Risk…
One Dead, Five Missing After Nigerian Tugboat Sinks Off South African Coast.
A Nigerian tugboat named LEO sank off South Africa's coast late on Saturday, February 28, 2026, resulting in one confirmed death and five crew members missing.
The vessel carried 18 crew members and had traveled to South Africa for…
60% Of Nigerian Seafarers’ Yet To Benefit From NJIC , As Merchant Navy Union Decries Failing Enforcement
By Roland Ekama
The Nigeria Merchant Navy Officers and Water Transport Senior Staff Association (NMNOWTSSA) has expressed dissatisfaction over the lack of enforcement of the National Joint Industrial Council (NJIC) in the last two years…
Iran Strikes Ships In Closed Hormuz Strait: Seafarer Killed
Three ships have been hit by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman resulting in one seafarer being killed.
Having warned ships on 28 February that the Strait of Hormuz was closed to ships Iran have hit two more tankers in the…
BREAKING : Panic For Nigerian Shippers, Freight Agents , As MSC Suspends Cargo Booking Over US Israel,Iran War
By Roland Ekama
In a dramatic escalation amid the spiraling security crisis in the Middle East, Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), the world's largest container line, has issued an urgent lockdown on its fleet.
Citing…
IMO Expresses Concerns Over Attacks On Seafarers’, Merchant Vessels In Strait Of Hormuz,
International Maritime Organization (IMO) Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez has issued a stark warning today amid escalating tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, declaring that "no attack on innocent seafarers or civilian shipping is ever…
Strait of Hormuz Chaos: Over 750 Commercial Ships U-Turn Amid Iranian Threats
No fewer than 750 commercial vessels including heavy weights like CMA CGM, Hapag Lloyd, and others are making u turns avoiding straits of Hormuz.over the war between Iran versus US and Israel in the Middle East.
Escalating tensions in…