NIWA moves to improve waterways security
IN bid to attract private investments to enhance the nation's Blue Economy initiative, the management of the National Inland Waterways Authority, NIWA, has commenced moves to improve security on waterways across the country.
Nigeria, Denmark explore investment opportunities in marine sector
Nigeria and Denmark have commenced negotiation targeted at increasing investment in the maritime sector in both nations.
Seafarers’ launches new chaplains’ directory
SEAFARERS’ charity Stella Maris-Apostleship of the Sea (AoS) has launched a new version of its global port chaplains’ directory which helps seafarers get access to pastoral, practical and emotional support wherever they are in the world.
Cargo volumes in South African ports on the rise
PREDICTIONS as to how last year would end for the port of Durban proved reasonably accurate. Containerised cargo, which always attracts the most attention in the port and for the good reason of Durban having the premier container terminal in sub-Saharan Africa, finished with a throughput of 2.975million TEU (twenty foot container equivalents) – up from the 2.699million in 2017.
Navy In Akwa Ibom State intercept smugglers
The Nigerian Navy in Akwa Ibom State has arrested four suspects for the smuggling of 120 bags of contraband rice.
Customs set to bury expired IDP consignments
THE Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Western Marine Command, WMC, is set to bury seized goods worth hundreds of millions of Naira allocated to Internally Displaced Individuals (IDP) saying that the management of the IDPs failed to come forward to take the goods and they are now expired.
