Seafarers still face threats of maritime piracy, security risks
Seafarers working on international ships face threats of maritime piracy and heightened security risks.
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Seafarers not involved in piracy attacks — Union
THE Nigeria Merchant Navy Officers and Water Transport Senior Staff Association, NMNOWTSSA, has denied reports linking piracy attacks on the nation’s waterways to seafarers.
Read More Nigeria ship owners should embrace joint venture for sustainability – Seafarers
Following frequent collapse of indigenous shipping companies in the country, seafarers under the aegis of Nigeria Merchant Navy Officers and Water Transport Senior Staff Association, NMNOWTSSA, have called on Nigeria ship owners to embrace joint venture operation for sustainability.
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Cabotage: Nigerian seafarers’ engagement rise by 10.6%
FOLLOWING improved implementation of the Coastal and Inland Shipping Act 2003, otherwise known as Cabotage, by Nigerian Maritime Safety and Administration Agency, NIMASA, the engagement of seafarers by vessels trading along the nation’s coastal waters rose by 10.6 percent in 2018.
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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.
Read More Seafarers’ welfare: Maritime authorities move to increase inspection campaign
The maritime administrations that are signatories to the Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control for West and Central African region (Abuja MoU) have commenced moves to launch a Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on Life-Saving Appliances.
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We are partnering with four African countries for seafarers’ training – Peterside
THE Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr. Dakuku Peterside, met with the team of Vanguard Maritime Report that took him on issues affecting the Nigerian Maritime industry. Excerpts:
Read MoreSeafarers to continue receiving wages if held by pirates
Seafarers held captive as a result of an act of piracy or armed robbery against ships will continue to receive their wages and entitlements during their period of captivity under amendments to the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, as amended (MLC, 2006) adopted by the Special Tripartite Committee of the MLC, 2006 at a recent meeting at the International Labour Organisation, ILO, in Geneva.
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