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NDLEA, Customs Forge Joint Front Against Drug Trafficking, Cross-Border Crime

  Nigeria’s anti-narcotics and customs authorities have closed ranks in a renewed push against drug trafficking and transnational crime, unveiling a joint operational framework aimed at tightening border security without…

1,200 Filipino Seafarers Exit Strait of Hormuz

  Thirty-six Filipino seafarers safely navigated out of the Strait of Hormuz last week, marking the latest successful passage through one of the world’s most volatile maritime chokepoints as tensions…

Piracy Returns to Somali Coast with Second Hijacking 

  Fears of a renewed piracy crisis off the Somali coast have intensified after a second vessel was hijacked within days, raising fresh concerns for commercial shipping in one of…

Showdown at IMO as Climate Activists Confront Oil States Over Shipping Emissions

  A high-stakes battle over the future of green shipping is unfolding at the International Maritime Organization, where delegates arriving for the 84th session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee…

Oyetola Unveils Plans to Expand Deep Blue Project as Nigeria Sustains Zero Piracy Record 

  Nigeria is set to deepen its maritime security architecture, with plans to expand the Integrated National Security and Waterways Protection Infrastructure, widely known as the Deep Blue Project, as…

Olori Haastrup Honoured as Vanguard Woman Entrepreneur of the Year

  The Chairman of the Seaport Terminal Operators of Nigeria (STOAN) and Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of ENL Consortium Limited, Olori Vicky Haastrup, has been named Vanguard Woman Entrepreneur…

Navy Arrests Shipping Agent Over Alleged Fraudulent Security Payment

  The Nigerian Navy has arrested and transferred a suspected fraudulent shipping agent, Nsikak Sunday Ekpo, to the Nigeria Police Force Criminal Investigation Department in Calabar for further investigation and…

Hormuz Disruptions Fuel Panama Canal Boom

  The ripple effects of the Middle East conflict and disruptions around the Strait of Hormuz are being felt far beyond the region, with the Panama Canal emerging as a…

Maersk Imposes Peak Season Surcharges as Global Shipping Demand Heats Up

  Maersk is rolling out a series of peak season surcharges across key trade routes, signalling mounting pressure on global shipping networks as demand rises and carriers move to protect…

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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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Port Modernisation: Repairing the Leaking Bucket of Nigeria’s Trade 

    By Chief Ibrahim Nasiru For decades, Nigeria’s maritime gateways-specifically the aging titans of Apapa and Tin Can Island Ports have functioned less like engines of growth and more…