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Coast Guard Seizes $7m Cocaine Haul off Puerto Rico in High-Seas Interdiction

  A US Coast Guard crew operating from San Juan, alongside Homeland Security Task Force partners, has intercepted a drug-smuggling vessel in the Atlantic Ocean north of Puerto Rico, seizing…

Oyetola Launches CVFF Application Portal, Signals New Era for Indigenous Ship Financing

  The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr Adegboyega Oyetola, on Thursday officially launched and unveiled the Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund (CVFF) Application Portal, marking a historic step in…

Shippers’ Council Reiterates Call For Stakeholder Engagement Before Review Of Charges

  The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has reiterated its call on shipping companies operating at the nation’s seaports to engage relevant stakeholders before implementing any increase in tariffs. The call…

Six Feared Dead, Students Among Victims as Overloaded Boat Capsizes in Benue

  At least six people, mostly students returning to school, have been confirmed dead following a boat accident at the Buruku river crossing in Buruku Local Government Area of Benue…

Oyetola Hosts Ambassador of Denmark, Woos Danish Investors to Nigeria’s Blue Economy Sector 

  The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr Adegboyega Oyetola on Tuesday hosted the Ambassador of Denmark to Nigeria, Mr Jens Ole Bach Hansen, in his office in Abuja,…

CMA CGM Retreats from Suez as Security Fears Resurface

  French shipping giant CMA CGM has announced that three of its Ocean Alliance services will once again sail via the Cape of Good Hope instead of the shorter Suez…

Italy Seizes Shadow Fleet Ship in Crackdown on Sanctions Evasion 

  Italian authorities have seized a Tuvalu-flagged cargo vessel carrying 33,000 tonnes of Russian iron in the port of Brindisi, signalling a sharper European push against ships accused of dodging…

Oyetola Inaugurates Nigerian Shippers’ Council Governing Board, Tasks Members on Reforms, Accountability 

    The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr Adegboyega Oyetola, formally inaugurated the Governing Board of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council in Abuja on Monday. In his address at…

AD Ports Group signs MoU with Nigeria

  AD Ports Group will explore strategic collaboration with Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy. The initiative follows a meeting between AD Ports Group CEO Captain Mohamed Juma…

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Oyetola: On the Crest of Maritime History

  By Chima Nwana The introduction of the new Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was a bold step in the right direction. It…

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Merging NIMASA with Customs, FIRS dangerous

  By Dr. Ade Dosunmu  My attention has been drawn to speculation purported to have emanated from the Presidential Policy Advisory group erroneously classifying the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety…