Cover Pirates kidnap 17 seamen off Cameroon coast Nine Chinese and eight Ukrainian seamen were abducted on Thursday when two merchant vessels came under attack in Cameroonian waters, sources said on ... By maritimemagAugust 17, 20190
Cover More migrants evacuated from Spanish rescue ship ‘Open Arms’ Several more migrants have been taken from the rescue vessel Open Arms for medical reasons to the Italian island of Lampedusa, the Spanish ... By maritimemagAugust 17, 20190
Headlines 13 persons rescued, two missing in boat mishap. Segun Oladipupo The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) said it rescued 13 passengers from a boat accident along the ... By maritimemagAugust 16, 20190
Headlines NIMASA rescues stranded crew from fire-stricken tanker off Nigeria coast Abiola Seun The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has evacuated crew members of a 7,541 cbm tanker after ... By maritimemagAugust 16, 20190
Cover Japan warns of risk of landslides and flooding due to heavy rain … braces for powerful storm Abiodun OBA Japanese Meteorological Agency has warned of the risk of landslides and flooding due ... By maritimemagAugust 15, 20190
Maritime Security NCC initiates Staff Neighbourhood Anti-piracy Surveillance (SNAPS) A new programme Staff Neighbourhood Anti-piracy Surveillance (SNAPS) has been initiated to fight piracy scourge in the country. The Director-General of Nigerian ... By maritimemagAugust 15, 20190
Headlines WWII Pacific battlegrounds now site of US-China tug of war Pacific islands that were key World War II battlegrounds but largely neglected for the past 30 years are now back in the spotlight ... By maritimemagAugust 13, 20190
Maritime Security Fire Consumes Several Containers Onboard APL ship Off India Fire has swept through several containers aboard the APL Le Havre just days after carriers announced they would impose heavy fines on misdeclared dangerous goods. ... By maritimemagAugust 13, 20190
Cover Iran to deny UK Ships passage through Strait of Hormuz Iran has warned that shipping might not be safe in the Strait of Hormuz oil waterway. In an August 6, 2019 address to ... By maritimemagAugust 10, 20190
Headlines NPA, terminal operators unite against wharf rats at ports. Segun Oladipupo | The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Friday said it is collaborating with terminal operators ... By maritimemagAugust 10, 20190
Cover We have not done well on cabotage implementation -Dakuku. Dapo Olawuni | The Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency(NIMASA), Dakuku Peterside has acknowledged the ... By maritimemagAugust 10, 20190
Cover Nigeria to witness more flooding in September – NIHSA The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) the agency responsible for issuing flood alerts in Nigeria, has alerted Nigerians of imminent increased flooding, next ... By maritimemagAugust 8, 20190
Cover Iran seizes Iraqi Oil Tanker smuggling fuel in Persian Gulf Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has reportedly seized a foreign oil tanker in the Persian Gulf suspected of fuel smuggling. Iranian state ... By maritimemagAugust 6, 20190
Cover Taiwanese freighter collides with Chinese Warship A Taiwanese freighter collided with an unidentified Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) warship on July 31, according to the Taiwan Coast Guard. The ... By maritimemagAugust 6, 20190
Headlines NIMASA pursues international standard certification of Nigerian Ship Registry …receives report of review committee By Dapo OlawuniThe Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside has ... By maritimemagAugust 6, 20190
Cover NIWA/LASWA end strife over control of Lagos waterways – to form committee to harmonise operations Segun Oladipupo | The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) and Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA), have disclosed plans to ... By maritimemagAugust 4, 20190
