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New Maritime labour Convention: Ship Owners See Benefits of Seafarers’ Bill of Rights
EUROPEAN ship owners are embracing the International Labour Organization’s new maritime labour convention, even though it means accepting extra responsibilities....
Reality Bites As Box Ship Rates Slide to Historic Lows
CONTAINERSHIP charter rates have sunk to all-time lows in real terms as the relentless stream of bad news continues, writes...
What is Your Appraisal of the Nigerian Maritime Industry in the Year 2008?
Derek Horsefield (GMT, Shipping) So far, in the Nigerian Maritime Industry, the biggest thing to affect Lagos ports is the...
2008: Not Too Spectacular, Not Very Bad!
When we came out with our first edition for 2008, which happened to be our volume one, 10th edition, we...
BPE abandons NUL …Says it’s Not Worth More than a Piece of Paper
Months after its first buyer,Seaforce Shipping Company declined further interests, the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) has also abandoned government-owned...
“Port Concession Took 22,000 Jobs, Costs $400million” — Npa Md
About three years into the famous port concession programme of the Federal Government, a clearer picture of the number of...
Ukraine Govt Partners Nigeria on Maritime Education
The Ukrainian government has commenced moves to partner with the Nigeria government in the area of human resource development with...
Port Harcourt Port Makes History
In a bid to make it more compliant with dictates of the International Ships and Ports facility Security Code (ISPS),...
Task Force To Investigate Tank Farms
Barely two weeks after it impounded an oil vessel, MT Jacksonville on Lagos waters, the Inter Agency Maritime Task Force...
Npa Pensioners at War Over Unpaid Pensions Arrears
•Calabar, Port Harcourt, others, back Lagos branch •Lagos branch exco suspended The crisis that is rocking the Nigerian Ports Authourity...
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