Nigeria can provide 50% of seafarers in Africa by 2020, says NIMASA

Nigeria will be able to provide about 50 per cent of seafarers needed in Africa by…

MAAN makes case for vibrant arbitration system in shipping sector

The Maritime Arbitrators Association of Nigeria (MAAN) has said that vibrant national maritime arbitration system will…

ANLCA publicity secretary to step down

National publicity secretary of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA), Obicee Okonkwo has announced…

‘Common External Tariff will end smuggling’

As Nigeria joined 18 other countries in the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) in…

Adesina plans big for African Development Bank

A leading contender for president of the African Development Bank wants to see a strong regionally…

Up to 700 feared dead after migrant boat sinks off Libya

As many as 700 people were feared dead after a fishing boat packed with migrants capsized…

Container shipping to see another year of excess growth: Drewry

Container shipping is expected to see another year of excess growth in relation to demand, as…

Rotterdam and Singapore ports sign collaboration MOU

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the Port of Rotterdam yesterday signed a…

Spain criticized for towing burning trawler to open seas

The environmental organization Greenpeace has criticized Spanish authorities for towing the burning Russian trawler Oleg Naydenov…

What are your expectations of the President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari, for the maritime industry?

In the face of dwindling oil revenue, the government of General Muhammadu Buhari should open up…

U.S. presses Afghanistan on militants

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‘New eco and safety rules lack practicality’

Originally formed back in 1976 as the International Marine Transit Association in order to provide the ferry…