Maritime safety
Navy Takes Delivery Of 4 Ballistic Gunboats For Anti-Bunkering Operations
The Nigerian Navy has taken delivery of four ballistics gunboats to boost its fight against oil theft and sea robbery...
Third Officer Murders Captain, First Officer Aboard Tanker Vessel
Argentine authorities are holding a third officer who had been working on a tanker on charges of murdering the captain...
NIMASA DG Says “We’ve Put Measures In Place To Sustain Momentum Favourable IMB Piracy Report”
The trend of reduction in piracy and armed robbery in Nigerian waters has continued, with the International Maritime Bureau (IMB)...
Bayelsa Imposes Dusk-To-Dawn Curfew On Waterways, Bans 200hp Engine Boats
As part of measures to curtail sea piracy, kidnappings and other criminal activities, the Bayelsa government has imposed a dusk-to-dawn...
Rep. Urges Boat Operators To Comply With Safety Regulations
A member of the House of Representatives, Mr Wale Raji (APC-Epe), has urged boat operators to comply with government safety...
Ferry Service Outfit Seeks Support From Traditional Rulers, Corporate Bodies
The Lagos Ferry Service Company (LAGFERRY), has called on traditional rulers and organisations to channel part of their Corporate Social...
IMB Says Piracy And Robbery Lowest Level In Nearly 30 Years
Piracy and armed robberies of ships and their crews reached a nearly 30-year low during the first nine months of...
At Last, IMO Resolves To Designate Seafarers As Key Workers
Almost two years after the COVID-19 pandemic started, the International Maritime Maritime (IMO) Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) has approved a...
Robbery, Oil Theft, Militancy, Biggest Threats To Nigeria’s Maritime Security – Navy
THE Flag Officer Commanding, Central Naval Command, Yenagoa, Rear Admiral Obinwanne Egbuchulam, has identified criminal activities like sea robbery, piracy,...
Reps Tasks Ministry On Enforcement Of Safety Regulations On Waterways
The House of Representatives has urged the Ministry of Transportation and its agencies to enforce safety regulations in waterways across...
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