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SRTI report: Twelve major shipowners to accelerate responsible ship recycling
Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative (SRTI) hosted by the Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI) has reached the number of 3,439 vessels whose owners and operators are part of the responsible ship...
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IMO agrees to new measure to address containers lost at sea
The International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) has agreed to initiate new measures to detect and report containers lost at sea, which may enhance their positioning,...
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IEA: Shipping to miss zero emissions target in 2050
Shipping is one of the few transport modes that does not achieve zero emissions in the Net‐Zero Emissions by 2050 Scenario, released by the International Energy Agency (IEA). The agency ascribed this...
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Maritime security experts, under the umbrella of the “Support West African Integrated Maritime Security” (SWAIMS), who paid a working visit to the Corporate Headquarters of the Nigerian Ports Authority...
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Marriott Hotels debuts in Nigeria with opening of Lagos Marriott Hotel Ikeja
Marriott Hotels, the signature of Marriott Bonvoy’s portfolio of 30 extraordinary brands, today announced its debut in Nigeria with the opening of the highly anticipated Lagos Marriott Hotel Ikeja. The...
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Customs in Onne port intercepts N3.7B tramadol concealed in cartons of...
The Nigeria Customs Service, Area ll Command, Onne Port in Rivers State, has uncovered 1387 cartons of prohibited tramadol tablets with duty paid value (DPV)of N3,719,983,463 concealed in 1000 cartons...
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SWAIMS partners NPA on maritime security and safety
Maritime security experts under the aegis of the ‘’Support for West African Maritime Security’’ (SWAIMS), has pledged to partner the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) to address maritime security and...
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Amaechi tasks Oyo State on Inland Dry Port partnership with FG
The Hon. Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, has tasked the Oyo State Government on infrastructure development for the Inland Dry Port in Ibadan and access roads to service the dry port and...
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Buhari, military mourn Attahiru, others
President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with families of the late Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru and others who lost their lives in an air mishap that happened on Friday, May 21, in...
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Amaechi lauds cooperation of communities along Lagos-Ibadan rail corridors
The Minister of the Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, has said that the support and cooperation by communities along Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge railway corridor facilitated the smooth execution of...
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LADOL MD promotes sustainable local industrialisation as necessary for a...
Managing Director of LADOL Free Zone, Dr. Amy Jadesimi, has upheld sustainable local industrialization as key to building a strong supply chain. Dr. Jadesimi stated this in a presentation,...
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Akinsoji’s thoughts on the only time the anti-piracy law will work for Nigeria
The Suppression of Piracy and Other Maritime Offences (SPOMO) Act 2019, popularly called the anti-piracy law, cannot make the desired impact of protecting merchant ships against attacks from pirates...
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Field Ready, LADOL Upskilling Academy to build flexible Workforce
Field Ready and LADOL Upskilling Academy is set to build a flexible workforce readily fit for industry demand especially in construction sector. To achieve this, the companies have concluded plans to...
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IMO calls for further action to address Gulf of Guinea piracy
Maritime Safety Committee resolution calls for greater collaboration to tackle escalating attacks in Gulf of Guinea. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has called for increased collaboration...
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NPA will resolve bottlenecks against call-up system – NPA Ag MD
Acting Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mohammed Bello-Koko, has assured port users of the Authority’s commitment to speedily resolve all teething challenges against the smooth...
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SIFAX Group donates bus to Seafarers Mission
As part of its corporate social responsibility, SIFAX Group, a conglomerate with investment in Maritime, Aviation, Oil & Gas, Haulage & Logistics, Financial Services and Hospitality, has...
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Containers tumble into sea as fire-stricken X-Press Pearl lists starboard
X-Press Pearl, the feeder containership which continues to burn in Sri Lankan waters for the sixth day, has listed starboard causing some of the containers to tumble into the sea and sink. According to...
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Nigerian Shippers’ Council, Ghana collaborate on trade facilitation
The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has announced plan to collaborate with the Ghana Shippers Authority (GSA) on facilitating trade in Africa. Speaking at the press briefing in Abuja, the executive...
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Beach fire at Ashipa, near Badagry
The fire incident which happened on Wednesday, May 25, was reportedly from a fishing boat used by petrol smugglers, who got involved in a boat mishap on a beach in Ashipa, a fishng community near...
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