Headlines Navy to boost counter insurgency and oil theft; inducts 1,103 new sailors Abiodun Oba | The Nigerian Navy is set to boost its counter insurgency and oil theft operations just as it ... By maritimemagSeptember 8, 20180
Headlines Don’t resume hostilities, PENGASSAN pleads with Niger Delta militants…as NNPC allays fear on Fuel Scarcity Abiodun Oba | Stakeholders in the oil and gas sector have been called upon to meet and deliberate with ... By maritimemagSeptember 8, 20180
Maritime Security ICS Defends IMO’s Role at UN High Seas Talks As the UN takes up negotiations on new treaty language to protect the high seas, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) ... By maritimemagSeptember 6, 20180
Maritime Security Police arraign oil firm managing director for N35m fraud The Managing Director of Yaklabbs Petroleum Nigeria Ltd, Christy Silas Tafida, 53, has been arraigned before a Lagos Magistrate’s Court for allegedly obtaining ... By maritimemagSeptember 6, 20180
Headlines Detained Lagos Bound Vessel Laden With Explosives- Nigerian Navy ABIOLA Seun | The Nigerian Navy has disclosed that the recently detained Lagos bound vessel in South Africa, purportedly carrying dangerous arms ... By maritimemagSeptember 4, 20180
Maritime Security We inducted over 200 assorted boats in 2 years- Naval Chief BABATUNDE SCOTT The Nigerian Navy, on Monday, disclosed that it inducted over 200 assorted boats into the naval platforms in the last ... By maritimemagSeptember 4, 20180
Maritime Security UN treaty to protect imperiled high seas underway United Nations member states on Tuesday kick off long-awaited talks on a 2020 treaty that would regulate the high seas, which cover ... By maritimemagSeptember 3, 20180
Headlines 608 migrants apprehended at sea by Turkish coast guard Turkish coast guard over the past week apprehended 608 migrants and refugees who were trying to leave the country without regular documents ... By maritimemagAugust 28, 20180
Maritime Security Italy disembarks 140 stranded migrants Some 140 migrants trapped on an Italian coast guard boat for nearly a week were allowed to disembark Sunday after Ireland and Albania ... By maritimemagAugust 27, 20180
Headlines Shipment of Illicit Arms to Nigeria, Russian Ship Detained in South Africa Following a tip-off about an allegedly illegal cargo of weaponry on board, South African police have detained the Russian-owned freighter Lada. According to ... By maritimemagAugust 25, 20180
Maritime Security Captain, 10 others Bagged 12 Years Imprisonment over Bunkering By ZION Olalekan A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Monday convicted a vessel, MV Peace alongside its 11 ... By maritimemagAugust 8, 20180
Customs & Excise Nigeria, 2 neighbours to meet over smuggling Nigeria, Niger and Benin are to meet on how to address the smuggling of rice and other products which constitutes a threat to ... By maritimemagAugust 8, 20180
Maritime Security NIWA installs navigational aids on waterways The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has commenced the installation of navigational aids on the nation’s waterways to aid sailing at night. ... By maritimemagAugust 7, 20180
Maritime Security Petro-Piracy Returns to Gulf of Guinea Nigerian pirates have taken 35 seafarers from vessels in the Gulf of Guinea from January through June 2018, according to a report from security ... By maritimemagAugust 4, 20180
Maritime Security EU’s Anti-Piracy Operation Extended EU’s Anti-Piracy Operation “Operation Atalanta”, has been extended to end of 2020 with European shipowners welcoming the extension. On July 30, the European ... By maritimemagAugust 4, 20180
Maritime Security Piracy: India approves death penalty India’s cabinet has approved a bill that will punish piracy at sea with death penalty or life in prison, a local media ... By maritimemagAugust 4, 20180
