A whaler or whaling ship is a specialized ship, designed for whaling, the catching and/or processing of whales. The former…
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10 things you didn’t know about lighthouses
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of structure designed to emit light from a system…
Apapa: The journey to hell
Religious clerics, especially of Christian faith, of which I am an adherent, often tell their followers,…
The United States Coast Guard
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is a branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of…
Reviving Nigeria’s railways
To most analysts, President Goodluck Jonathan’s name will be written in gold for his administration’s pragmatic…
Tank farms
A tank farm (also called oil depot, installation or oil terminal) is an industrial facility for the storage of oil and/or…
Basic facts on the Maritime Labour Convention 2006
The Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (“MLC, 2006”) establishes minimum working and living standards for all seafarers…
The Port of Durban
The port of Durban operates on a common user basis and consists of five business units…
Ballast water systems, environmental effects and emerging technology
A ballast water system is essential for the safe operation of a ship, but the operation…
The Hong Kong Convention on ship recycling five years on
On 15 May 2014, The Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling…
Nigerian Navy at 58
The origin of the Nigerian Navy could be traced to the colonial marine Department of the…
The International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea
The SOLAS Convention in its successive forms is generally regarded as the most important of all…