Headlines Bob Yousou lists achievements as President of Merchant Navy. Segun Oladipupo National President of Nigerian Merchant Navy Officers and Water Transport Senior Staff Association (NMNO&WTSSA), Comrade Bob Yousou has stated that ... By maritimemagFebruary 18, 20220
Headlines Indigenous shipowners lack capacity to fund National Shipping Line – Amaechi Abiola Seun The inability of Nigeria to own a National Shipping Line has been blamed on the inability of the indigenous Shipowners to ... By maritimemagFebruary 16, 20220
Headlines SHIN, LADOL shealth their swords, reaffirm partnership. Segun OladipupoAfter over three years of dispute, Samsung Heavy Industries (SHIN) Nigeria Limited and LADOL Integrated Logistics Free Zone Enterprise (LADOL) resolved their ... By maritimemagFebruary 10, 20220
Headlines Why Nigerian seafarers are failing competency examinations – Maritime Academy’s Rector Abiola Seun The Rector, Maritime Academy of Nigeria (MAN) Oron, Commodore Emmanuel Effedua (rtd), has identified poor class attendance as factor responsible for ... By maritimemagFebruary 7, 20220
Foreign 60 nations with 9000 personnel, 50 ships kick off largest maritime exercise in Middle East The Middle East region’s largest maritime exercise commenced Jan. 31 during a ceremony at U.S. 5th Fleet’s headquarters in Bahrain.International Maritime Exercise ... By maritimemagFebruary 4, 20220
Headlines Denmark records 779 ships under its flag in 2021. Denmark is growing its position as a leading maritime nation: the number of ships sailing under the Danish flag reaching 779 last year, ... By maritimemagJanuary 16, 20220
Headlines China reports new COVID outbreak near ports, raising fears of delays in goods movement The shipping industry continues to watch closely as new cases of multiple variants of the COVID-19 virus are reported in different regions of ... By maritimemagJanuary 13, 20220
Headlines Crew change crisis is waning, but Omicron could bring it back—- Report The latest numbers from the Neptune Declaration on Crew Change appear to show good news for seafarers. The number of mariners working ... By maritimemagJanuary 13, 20220
Headlines Maersk highlights critical constraints in container hubs Maersk has asked its customers to “bear with us” as COVID-19 outbreaks bring further disruption to global supply chains. In a customer advisory ... By maritimemagJanuary 12, 20220
Headlines Shippers Council not protecting us enough- Lagos Shippers lament Abiola Seun The Shippers Association of Lagos State (SALS) yesterday raised the alarm that they are not being protected enough by the Nigerian ... By maritimemagJanuary 12, 20220
Headlines Lekki Port reaches 80% completion — Port management Abiola Seun Nigeria’s quest to reclaim its spot as maritime hub in West and Central Africa is gathering momentum as the nation’s first ... By maritimemagJanuary 7, 20220
Headlines Nigeria, others spend $500 million annually to fight piracy in Gulf of Guinea — Report Piracy costs African countries in the Gulf of Guinea over $500 million annually in what is currently the world’s maritime piracy hotspot. With ... By maritimemagDecember 21, 20210
Headlines Maritime arbitrators association elects new leadership Abiola Seun A new set of executives has emerged to run the affairs of the Maritime Arbitrators Association of Nigeria (MAAN). The executives ... By maritimemagDecember 17, 20210
Headlines Liberia, China sign MoU on Maritime safety The Liberian Maritime Authority, and the Maritime Safety Administration of the Peoples Republic of China have signed a Memorandum of Understanding together in ... By maritimemagDecember 15, 20210
Headlines APM Terminals investment in Apapa hits N180 billion Nigeria’s largest container terminal, APM Terminals Apapa, has invested USD438 million (about N180 billion) in the upgrade of its facility, acquisition of modern ... By maritimemagDecember 15, 20210
Headlines Maritime University V-C suspended for extortion, high handedness — as Prof Nyarko denies charges The Board of Governors of the Regional Maritime University (RMU) has suspended the Vice-Chancellor of the University, ... By maritimemagDecember 13, 20210
