As the US decided to put a complete halt to Iranian oil exports, the tanker market is expected to face…
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Category: Opinion
Are We Doing Enough for the Well-Being of our Seafarers?
Dimitrios Lyrakos | Are we doing enough for the mental health and well-being of our seafarers? The answer…
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Paving the Way: Women in Naval Service
Julie Vujevich The beginning of the 20th century marked a period of new beginnings and historical achievement for women…
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Protecting the “Blue Economy”
Piracy is just one of the challenges facing shippers in West Africa DIRK SIEBELS Just before sunrise the Kelewele, a small…
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Improving Safety Standards for Workboat Launch and Recovery
VESTDAVIT | DNV GL is reviewing a new voluntary certification standard covering the davits used…
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NIMASA Midwife Increased Wages for Dockworkers at Seaports
At a time when the organised Labour Unions in the country are agitating for increase in the nation’s minimum…
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Disquiet as Nigeria’s river ports remain idle
In Nigeria, none of the four river ports is functional despite government spending a whooping N13.65billion to resuscitate them. ABIOLA…
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Sewage from Ships – Better Guidelines are Needed
BY WEI CHEN The IMO’s MARPOL Annex IV Convention aims at the “Prevention of pollution by sewage from ships.” Installing…
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A Step Forward: The New Caspian Sea Convention
Trade war: China’s ace against Trump’s America
On the surface, the math works against China in its trade war with President Donald Trump’s United States,…
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Africa Opens its Doors to the World Durban, South Africa.
BY THOMAS OKBO | A diverse continent with more than 50 different countries, Africa is blessed with vast…
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Opinion: Apapa – The Journey To Hell
Funso Olojo | Note: This allegorical piece was written before the recent efforts of government to provide palliative measures…
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