German shipping giant Hapag-Lloyd has announced the introduction of a War Risk Surcharge on cargo moving to and from the Upper Gulf, Arabian Gulf and Persian Gulf, citing the…
The US-flagged tanker Stena Imperative was struck by two missiles on 2 March while berthed at the Port of Bahrain, in a dramatic escalation of attacks on commercial shipping…
South African authorities have confirmed the rescue of 12 crew members from a Nigerian tugboat that sank off the country’s coastline, leaving one person dead and five others still…
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has renewed its strategic partnership with the World Maritime University (WMU) in a move set to sharpen Nigeria’s maritime edge on…
A seafarer has been killed after a Marshall Islands-flagged tanker managed by V.Ships Asia was struck by a projectile off Muscat, Oman, in the latest surge of violence to…
The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy and Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, Dr Adegboyega Oyetola, has explained why the party has thrown its…
The United States Coast Guard has commenced a high-level security assessment of selected Nigerian port facilities, a move widely seen as pivotal to the country’s efforts to have longstanding…
The Nigerian Navy has commissioned its first Marine Corps, graduating 328 pioneer troops in Lagos in a decisive shift towards joint sea–land warfare. The new Nigerian Navy Marines were…
Global shipping has been thrown into turmoil after Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz closed and unleashed a wave of drone and missile strikes across the Arabian Gulf, following…
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…
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…