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Ogun Completes Process Of Allocating 100 Hectares Of Land To Nigerian Navy For Naval Dockyard
The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Tuesday said his administration has completed the formalities of allocating about 100 hectares of land at Ode-Omi in Ogun Waterside Local Government Area of the state for the…
ITF Advocates Immediate Release Of Seafarers’ Under Houthis Detention
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has called on Yemen’s Houthis to halt attacks on all commercial ships in the Red Sea, to de-escalate threats to shipping and release seafarers who continue to be held…
Despite Ceasefire Talks, Houthis To End Red Sea Attacks On Ships With Exceptions Against Israeli Flags
With the Gaza ceasefire in effect the Houthi has revealed that they will stop military action against international commercial vessels transiting the Red Sea, with the exception to Israeli-owned or flagged ships.…
MWUN ELECTION: Dockworkers, Seafarers’, NPA Branches Endorse Francis Bunu For President General
By Roland Ekama
Ahead of the 2025 Maritime Workers' Union of Nigeria (MWUN) elections, national officers and delegates from the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) , Dockworkers ; and Seamen & Water Transport Workers Branches of the…
YEAR 2024: LASTMA Rescues 1,075 Lives With 3,754 Cases Of Road Accidents Across Lagos
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has disclosed that in 2024, a total number of 1,075 lives were rescued from various road accidents across the state.
According to LASTMA , the launch of the…
IMO Records 69 Attacks On Ships Between Nov. 2023 – 2024, As Dominguez Set To Visit Egypt
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has confirmed reports of at least 69 attacks on international shipping in the Red Sea area, occurring between November 2023 and November 2024.
Secretary-General IMO, Arsenio…
NIWA Woos Indigenous Boat Manufacturing Company For Production Of Fibre/Aluminum Watercrafts
By Roland Ekama
The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) is considering a strategic collaboration with an Indigenous boat manufacturing company for the production of fibre and aluminum boats in the country.…
MWUN Lifts Ban On Electioneering Campaigns
The Maritime Workers’ Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has officially lifted the ban on campaigns for elective national posts.
This was made known by the Secretary General, MWUN, Comrade Felix Akingboye on Wednesday,15 January, 2025.…
Eight Seafarers’ Survive Sinking Malaysian Tanker Off Pedra Branca. Coast
The Maritime & Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said it received a distress call from 1,187 dwt, Malaysian-registered tanker Silver Sincere at 15:40 hrs local time on 12 January that the vessel was taking on water.…
India , ITF Join Forces To Protect Seafarers’ Mental Health, Introduce Stress Management Maritime Curriculum
Indian seafarers will now benefit from mental health training thanks to a new agreement signed by India and the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), a statement confirmed
Under the agreement on ‘Mental Health…