Maritime safety
20 Bayelsa Riverine Communities Cry Out Over Blockage By Water Hyacinth
Over 20 riverine communities located in Ekeremor and Southern Ijaw Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Bayelsa, have cried out over...
Africa Could Be Green Jobs Leader As Shipping Undergoes Low Carbon Revolution
Participants at a Green Shipping Conference, which held on Thursday in Accra, Ghana have been told that Africa has an opportunity to become...
Navy Arrests, Hands Over Vessel For Violating IMO, NIMASA Regulations
Operatives of the Nigerian Navy (NN) have arrested a merchant tanker vessel, MT Sea Eunice, for an alleged violation of...
Nigerian Navy Procures 415 Platforms In 7 Years–Minister
Minister of Defence; Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi (rtd) disclosed on Monday, that the Nigerian Navy (NN), had procured 415 platforms since...
Singaporean Pilot Dies In Vessel Transfer Accident
A harbor pilot with Singapore's PSA Marine lost his life in a man-overboard accident Saturday while working near the Southern...
Armed Forces Centre Calls For Delineation Of Security Agencies In Maritime Domain
The Deputy Commandant, Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC), Jaji, Rear Admiral Mustapha Hassan, has called for the delineation...
Pollution: About 6 Billion Pounds Of Garbage End Up In Ocean Yearly — Don
Prof Nasiru Abdus-Salam, of the Department of Chemistry, University of Ilorin, has said that about 6 billion pounds of garbage,...
8 Migrants Found Dead On Ship Off Lampedusa Coast — Italian Media
At least eight migrants were found dead and around 40 were rescued by the Italian coast guard overnight on a...
Shipping Company Sentenced in MARPOL Violation Case, Engineer Acquitted
The owner and operator of a Bulk Carrier, " JOANNA" have been sentenced in a March 2021 MARPOL case. The...
INCREDIBLE: Boy Ends up Accidentally Traveling 1600NM in a Locked Shipping Container
In Malaysia, a young boy was found locked inside a shipping container that had arrived from CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh. The initial...
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