Yearly Archives
2021
Maritime trade growth to slow down in coming years, UNCTAD predicts
Annual growth in maritime trade between 2022 and 2026 will slow to 2.4%, compared to 2.9% over the past two decades, a new UNCTAD…
Nigeria’s Paul Adalikwu emerges new Secretary General of MOWCA
Dr. Paul Adalikwu has emerged as the new secretary General of the Maritime organisation of West and Central Africa (MOWCA)
UNCTAD: Asia ranked as world’s largest seafarer pool
Asia is the largest provider of seafarer workforce in the world accounting for four of the top five countries supplying seafarers…
Commuters stranded as railway workers shut train stations in protest
Workers of the Nigeria Railway Corporation, (NRC) have embarked on a three-day nationwide strike over poor welfare.
Maritime LookBook: Turtle beach at Okumbiribeleu, Akassa Bayelsa
All thanks to Raynus Ebiegberi, Coordinator at the Turtle Conservation Centre in Akassa. He did well to capture these scenes of…
Maritime LookBook: Fish, crabs plentiful in Opu-Okumbiri, Akassa Bayelsa
This edition of the Maritime LookBook captures the Shoreline traveler, Raynus Ebiegberi, who was in Opu-Okumbiri in Akassa Kingdom…
Nigerian Navy trains 500 personnel on small arms handling
The Flag Officer, Western Naval Command, Rear Admiral Jason Gbassa, on Tuesday flagged-off the training of 500 naval personnel on…
Railway workers to begin 3-day warning strike Thursday
Workers of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), under the aegis of the Nigeria Union of Railway Workers (NUR) and Senior Staff…
Senate passes Bill for proper administration of Nigeria’s territorial sea
The Senate on Tuesday passed a bill seeking to provide the legal framework for the administration of Nigeria’s territorial sea and…