Category: Maritime
We provide the most up to date maritime news and blogs in Nigeria, West Africa and the world in general.
Customs officer drowns while trying to intercept contraband
Customs officer drowns while trying to intercept contraband An Assistant Inspector of Customs attached to the Western Marine Command of…
NIMASA says floating dock to be deployed ‘soon’
NIMASA says floating dock to be deployed ‘soon’ Director-General of Nigerian Maritime Administration Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has…
French Navy seizes 6 tons of cocaine from ship in Gulf of Guinea
French Navy seizes 6 tons of cocaine from ship in Gulf of Guinea The French Navy has sized more than…
Daewoo Shipbuilding shuts down as 70 workers get COVID-19
Daewoo Shipbuilding shuts down as 70 workers get COVID-19 South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has stopped…
Nigerian airlines entitled to duty-free importation of aircraft — Customs
Nigerian airlines entitled to duty-free importation of aircraft — Customs The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has said that airlines registered…
Maersk: It’s difficult getting women to chase top management positions
Maersk: It’s difficult getting women to chase top management positions The chairman of A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S, Jim Hagemann Snabe, says…
Nigeria International Maritime Summit debuts in May
The organised private sector of the Nigerian maritime industry is collaborating to promote the Nigeria International Maritime Summit (NIMS), positioned…
Pirates hijack Iraqi ship stranded off Iranian coast
Pirates have hijacked an Iraqi ship that was stranded outside the country’s waters and took it to an unknown location,…
NPA suspends export receipts at Lagos ports
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Monday announced a 14-day suspension of export receipts at the two major seaports in…
Port concession brought many benefits to port workers, says union President
The President-General, Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN), Comrade Adewale Adeyanju, has commended the Federal Government for concessioning the ports…
Sanwo-Olu says Lekki port will open in 2023
Sanwo-Olu says Lekki port will open in 2023 Commercial operations at the Lekki Deep Seaport in Lagos Free Zone will…
Denmark sends warship to fight piracy in Gulf of Guinea
Denmark will send a naval warship to West Africa’s Gulf of Guinea to aid the fight against rampant piracy. The…
Ship manager establishes contact with kidnapped crew of MT Davide B
The ship manager of the chemical tanker Davide B has made contact with the 15 crew members currently being held…
An Oil Spill Nobody Owns
What does the continuing, low-intensity conflict between Israel and Iran have to do with the mysterious oil spill that has…
Security expert asks NIMASA review RSO requirements
To improve standard and check the influx of quack maritime security organisations, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA)…
Hitech, Customs frustrating truck call up system, says Lagos govt
The Lagos State Government has accused Hitech Construction Company, the contractor handling the Mile 2/Tin Can Island Port road along…
Australia Seizes $70M in Cocaine Smuggled Aboard MSC Boxship
Australian authorities reported the seizure of 200 kilograms of cocaine with an estimated street value of more than US$70 million…
NNPC warns against panic buying of petrol
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporations (NNPC) said it has not increased the ex-depot price of petrol. The Group General Manager,…
Navy court martials 13 officers for alleged oil theft, others
The Nigerian Navy on Friday began the court martial of 13 officers for alleged economic sabotage against the country. The…
Royal Dutch Shell said on Thursday that the volume of crude oil spills caused by sabotage in Nigeria’s oil-rich Delta…
The Executive Secretary, Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Hassan Bello, has said that in setting up Inland Dry Ports (IDPs) across…
Agents accuse Customs of compounding Apapa gridlock
Clearing agents operating at the Tin Can Island Port have condemned the activities of operatives of the Federal Operations Unit,…
Apapa gridlock: Why the electronic call-up system must work
The electronic call-up system for truck movement in and out of the Lagos ports promised by the Nigerian Ports Authority…
Turkey to negotiate maritime demarcation with Egypt
Turkey to negotiate maritime demarcation with Egypt Turkey and Egypt could negotiate and sign a maritime demarcation deal in the…
Gridlock returns to Apapa-Oshodi expressway despite e-call up
Gridlock returns to Apapa-Oshodi expressway despite e-call up The gridlock is back on the Apapa-Oshodi expressway five days into the…
Secure Anchorage Area: Navy, NIMASA intensify security efforts
Secure Anchorage Area: Navy, NIMASA intensify security efforts The Nigerian Navy and Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) are…
NPA to sanction erring truckers
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has asked the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) to punish truckers who fail to comply…
We hope it will be sustained; residents applaud clearing of Apapa gridlock
Residents of Apapa community yesterday expressed appreciation to the Federal and the Lagos State governments for finally clearing the gridlock…
Gunmen hijack boat, kidnap 11 passengers in Rivers
Gunmen hijack boat, kidnap 11 passengers in Rivers Gunmen suspected to be sea robbers have hijacked a passenger boat conveying…
Several persons’ test positive to COVID-19 on U.S. Navy ships
Several persons’ test positive to COVID-19 on U.S. Navy ships The U.S. Navy said it is responding to COVID-19 outbreaks…
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