Maritime Education
QUESTION OF THE WEEK: What is Bill of Lading
A bill of lading is a negotiable instrument that is issued by the shipping company to its customer as an...
Four Sentenced for Involvement in USCG Test-Fixing Scheme
Four additional defendants have been sentenced in the U.S. Department of Justice’s ongoing case related to a test fixing scheme...
QUESTION OF THE WEEK: What Is Break Bulk Cargo?
By Hari Menon Trading centres of the world are separated by vast distances but globalization has brought them closer. Communication...
Shell, Local Content Board Expend N 1.2billion On Maritime University
Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) and the Nigerian Content Monitoring and Development Board, NCMDB have spent over N1.2billion on intervention...
QUESTION OF THE WEEK: What is Freight on Board Destination?
FOB (Freight on Board) Destination is a shipping term which means that the seller retains the legal title to the...
The Philippines Continues To Be The Leading Provider Of Seafarers And Officers
The Philippines continues to be the largest provider of officers and seafarers. It delivered an income of $6.4 billion in...
Congestion Is Not Just For Christmas
Shippers across the globe might have to battle the effects of supply chain congestion and record high ocean freight rates...
Stakeholders Doubt Competency Of NIMASA’s Foreign Trained Cadets, Solicit International Certificate Recognition
Stakeholders have doubted the competency of foreign-trained Nigerian Cadets under the the Nigerian Seafarers Development Programme (NSDP) sponsored by the...
Nigerian Maritime Lawyer Wins Erasmus University Excellence Award
A Nigerian maritime lawyer, Ms Adaeze Okeke, has won the 2021 Student Excellence Award in Masters of Science (MSc.) in...
QUESTION OF THE WEEK: What Is Importer Of Record In Shipping?
Has your cargo from overseas been stuck at the customs because the documentation or the legalities was incomplete or done...
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