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.
IOCs: All Ports operations ‘ll be shut March 1— MWUN
The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, MWUN, has directed workers to shut all port operations from Tuesday, March 1, 2022 over refusal of the International Oil Companies, IOCs, to allow the stevedoring companies access to their platforms to commence operations, denying dockworkers and stevedoring companies access to operate in the IOCs platforms as required by […]
NPA winds up Continental Shipyard, paid off workers
…Boats, equipment scrapped for sale By Godwin Oritse THE Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, has closed the Continental Shipyard Limited, CSL, its technical outfit in the ship repair operations. Vanguard Maritime Report gathered that the entire work-force has been laid off and paid off while only four workers were left behind to reconcile all taxes and […]
Stakeholders mull petition to UN over invasion of Nigeria, Africa waters by foreigners
By Godwin Oritse THE Nigerian fishery community alongside other African countries whose maritime domain have been invaded by European and Chinese fishing trawlers, have concluded plans to petition the United Nations over the incessant invasion of waters and endangering of its aquatic lives by those invasions. Speaking to Vanguard Maritime Report, Mrs Margareth Orakwusi, […]
Maritime sector critical to economic growth — Shippers
The Shippers Association of Lagos, SAL, has said that apart from oil and gas, the maritime sector is critical for the economic growth of the country. The President of the association, Jonathan Nicole, who made this known in an interview, yesterday, in Lagos, contended that for government to reap benefits from the sector, it should […]
NDLEA launch WADA at Apapa Port
By Eguono Odjegba THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Apapa Port Special Area Command, has replicated the launch of the Agency’s War Against Drug Abuse, WADA, to recreate awareness and send warnings to recalcitrant drug barons and their foot soldiers. The Command Assistant Comptroller General, Narcotics, Samuel Gadzama Bashir, who carried out the launch during the […]
