Headlines LASG closes Creek Road for construction work Lagos State Government on Friday announced temporary closure of Creek Road for one week for resumption of ongoing construction works. The road which ... By maritimemagMay 9, 20200
Cover Dockworkers issue seven-day ultimatum to terminal operator over non provision of safety gears admist #COVID-19 Segun Oladipupo The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has given the management of Port and Terminal Operators Limited (PTOL) a seven-day ultimatum ... By maritimemagMay 9, 20200
Cover Pirates release kidnapped seafarers in Gulf of Guinea Abiola Seun Three crew from the Roll on Roll Off (RORO) vessel, Elobey VI and a further seven crew from the MSC operated ... By maritimemagMay 9, 20200
Big Story Face -off between terminal operators and freight forwarders: Who blinks first? Chinazor Megbolu The ding dong affairs between the warring freight forwarders and the terminal operators over the controversial issue of demurrage waivers left ... By maritimemagMay 9, 20200
Cover China’s new spacecraft returns to Earth China’s new prototype spacecraft “successfully landed” on Friday, marking an important step in its ambitions to run a permanent space station and send ... By maritimemagMay 9, 20200
Headlines Lagos reach Covid-19 peak July/ August with 90,000 and 120,000 cases as Alimosho, Oshodi, and Isolo record high rate Lagos is expected to reach its COVID-19 peak by July or August with a prediction of between 90,000 and 120,000 cases. ... By maritimemagMay 9, 20200
Cover DPR to sensitise filling stations on Covid-19 precautionary measures Abiodun OBA The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) will soon embark on sensitisation programme to filling stations on the importance of face ... By maritimemagMay 9, 20200
Cover Agitation of freight forwarders over demurrage waivers misplaced–Haastrup Peter Olaniyi The Vice-chairman of ENL Consortium Limited, Operators of Terminals C and D, Apapa Port, Princess Vicky Haastrup, has dismissed the agitation ... By maritimemagMay 8, 20200
Cover Covid-19: Shipping company suspends low sulphur surcharge on Nigerian importers Abiola Seun French shipping company, CMA/CGM has suspended low sulphur surcharge on Nigeria-bound cargoes around the world. The company however, said that as ... By maritimemagMay 8, 20200
Headlines Defense HQs hands over seized vessels to NIMASA Abiola Seun The Defence Headquarters yesterday said the Nigerian Armed Forces has handed over fishing trawlers to the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency ... By maritimemagMay 8, 20200
Cover Petrol to sell at N117 per litre as PPMC slashes ex-depot prices Peter Olaniyi The ex-depot price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) was slashed to N108 per litre on Wednesday May 6, by the ... By maritimemagMay 8, 20200
Cover Maritime Workers Union reopens National Secretariat for skeletal operations Segun Oladipupo Five weeks after it closed its offices owing to lockdown occasioned by COVID-19 pandemic, the Maritime Workers’ Union of Nigeria ... By maritimemagMay 8, 20200
Cover Religious gatherings to begin in Enugu as Govt lifts ban – As Lagos discharges another 48 coronavirus patients Normal church services are to resume in churches in Enugu state on May 10. The Christian Council of Nigeria (CCN), Enugu State ... By maritimemagMay 8, 20200
Cover Another $319 million Abacha loot in Britain, France The United States says there is separate $319m (N121bn) Abacha loot in the United Kingdom and France. In less than one week ... By maritimemagMay 8, 20200
Headlines IMO Sets Out 12-Step Roadmap to Free Seafarers The IMO has issued a 12-step plan to 174 member states to free seafarers from their Covid-19 lockdown and allow appropriate ... By maritimemagMay 8, 20200
Headlines Customs seizes 38,500 endangered shark fins 26 tonnes of smuggled shark fins, sliced from some 38,500 endangered animals, have been seized. Hong Kong Customs in the largest bust ... By maritimemagMay 8, 20200