Senate committee visits, pledges support for NPA
From right: Acting Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority NPA, Mohammed Bello-Koko presents the authority’s plaque to the Chairman, Senate Committee on Privatisation and Commercialisation, Senator Theodore Orji, during…
IMO welcomes WHO vaccine prioritisation roadmap for seafarers
The Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organisation IMO, Kitack Lim has welcomed the World Health Organisation‘s decision to name seafarers as one of the groups of transport workers that should…
Ghana’s surging pirate activities threaten West African maritime trade-Expert
A surge in pirate activities in Ghana, located within the Gulf of Guinea region poses a grave threat to the survival and growth of West Africa's maritime trade, an expert…
Philippines’ international seafarer deployment plummets 54% in 2020
The Philippines’ status as the world’s largest supplier of seafarers to international shipping took a huge hit in 2020 as the Covid-19 pandemic caused extended lockdowns and border closures, and…
Five abducted maritime workers, others released
The five members of the Maritime Workers of Nigeria MWUN, who were among the eight other Nigerians kidnaped by gunmen in Rivers State waters on Monday have been released, according…
Football, racism and Africans
By Tim Akano One Africa Initiatives (OAI), a leading not-for-profit organisation that focuses on the development of the African continent and the sixth region, including its people globally, expresses deep…
SIFAX trains 200 students on Safe School Initiative
Students of Randle Senior High School, Lagos, one of the beneficiaries of the SIFAX-sponsored Safe School Initiative in a picture pose after the training which was held in collaboration with…
FG plans zero duty on brand new ship imports…Adopts graduated duty regime
MV Osanyamo, a supply vessel on the fleet of Starz Investment Ltd., one of the thriving indigenous shipping companies The Federal Government is putting finishing touches to plans for the…
Finally, Buhari sacks suspended MD NPA, Hadiza Bala Usman
From left: Sacked MD NPA, Ms. Hadiza Bala Usman and President Muhammadu Buhari when the going was good. Expectations that the embattled former Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority…
Shipping industry seeks governments’ action on $5bn Decarbonisation Fund
The shipping industry has welcomed the growing momentum for a $5 billion research and development fund for shipping, but is calling on governments to act in line with their climate…
