Improved ease of doing business crucial to Nigeria’s quest for IMO Council seat
Maritime stakeholders on Thursday disclosed that an improved ease of doing business is crucial to Nigeria’s quest for getting elected ...
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Tag: Shipping
Taiwan to invest $1.37 billion to upgrade seven commercial ports
Taiwan’s government has revealed its plans to invest $1.37 billion over the next five years to upgrade the country’s seven ...
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Navy hands over seized vessel to owner in Delta
Nigerian Navy Vessel (NNS) Delta has handed over MV Platform Care I to its owner, Blut Logistics Limited. The Nigerian ...
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West African states drafting sub-regional shipping law for AfCFTA
Member countries of West Africa have disclosed the drafting of a law that would govern regional shipping activities of member ...
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Piracy and armed robbery incidents at lowest level in 27 years, but risks remain to seafarers, IMB cautions
The ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) received the lowest number of reported incidents for the first half of any year ...
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MWUN seeks improved welfare, salaries for shipping sector personnel
The President General of the Maritime Workers union of Nigeria (MWUN), Prince Adewale Adeyanju, has called for an upward review ...
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ITF: 19 abandoned seafarers set to be repatriated after two-year-long ordeal
Nineteen seafarers from India, Bangladesh, Turkey and Azerbaijan will be able to see their families again this week after their ...
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Akinsoji’s thoughts: NNSL should have been privatised, not liquidated
The crux of the matter is that NNSL should not have been liquidated for the good reason of cadet training ...
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New maritime forum M7 meets for 1st time
Delegates from the shipowner associations of the G7 along with Australia, India, South Korea and South Africa have created a ...
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ITF raises alarm over ship abandonments, recovers $45 million for seafarers
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) inspectors have helped seafarers recover nearly $45 million (N15.6 billion) in owed wages last ...
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