The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has called for urgent action against piracy in the Gulf of Guinea just as the Nigerian government said it has taken drastic action to enhance security on the waterways.

The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Secretary-General, Kitack Lim, has called on everyone in the maritime and shipping industry to work together for a “sustainable post-pandemic recovery and truly sustainable future”.

As the world today marks the International Day of the Seafarers, the Maritime Workers’ Union of Nigeria (MWUN), has appealed that palliatives be given to seafarers to cushion their sufferings due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Federal Government has promised to employ all machinery to eliminate the act of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea.

The International Maritime Organisation (IMO), has declared that the oceans support the world’s marine and coastal resources and industries with about $3trillion yearly, or five per cent of global gross domestic product (GDP).

Nigeria has intensified efforts at protecting the marine environment in compliance with the Ballast Water Management Convention...

The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has commenced moves to evaluate the prompt response to distress and safety from seafarers at sea.

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has assured that their is no going back on the enforcement of the 2020 sulfur cap, which means that as of January 1, 2020, ships will be banned from burning any marine fuel with a sulfur content above 0.5 pct. IMO’s Secretary General, Kitack Lim, said: “The lower global sulfur…

Search and rescue operations continues as a body of one of the 32 missing mariners has been found on board the Iranian tanker Sanchi burning off China’s eastern coast.

However, a recent report by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), said the industry would need to invest about $100billion to meet the requirement of the treaty.

As the maritime development gathering gathers momentum, President Mummadu Buhari will on April 20th meet a body of African maritime leaders under the aegis of Association of African Maritime Administration...

Shipping firms across the globe are bracing up for new international reqirements aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emmission.Besides, The International Maritime Organisation....