What could have been a major disaster at the Lagos anchorage was yesterday averted, as the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency...

Nigeria has commenced arrangements to upgrade its ship to meet international certification standards, and compete favourably in the global maritime space.

For Nigeria to bridge the huge infrastructure deficit in the transport sector, it requires an estimated N3 trillion investment.

Experts in the maritime sector have called for safer waterways to harness the enormous wealth from the sea and ocean. The experts, who gathered at the 2019 African Day of the Seas and Oceans, in Lagos, added that biodiversity of the ecosystem has been facing serious challenges due to human activities ranging from construction, unhealthy agricultural practices, irrigation, oil exploration, exploitation and transportation, dumping of toxic waste, to unregulated fishing.

Fortunes of the Onne Port in Rivers State was boosted yesterday as the West Africa Container Terminal (WACT) acquired two mobile harbour cranes for cargoes handling.

The Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki and the former President of African Ship owners Association, Barr. Temisan Omatseye would lead a rich delegation...

As the country awaits formation of President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet, which is likely to be intriguing, politicians in the South-South are in a spirited fight for inclusion in the cabinet.

Hard times await pirates that operate on Nigerian waters, as the Suppression of Piracy and other Maritime Offences Bill, signed...

As the global shipping industry celebrates the Seafarers Day 2019, some Nigerian seafarers are having bad times, and have therefore displayed their displeasure over an alleged extortion and poor welfare package allegedly set by the Nigerian Maritime....

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has topped the chart on Port and Flag State Control in the West and Central Africa Sub-Region.

Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) will begin a nationwide strike on Wednesday, July 3, after the expiration of a two-week strike ultimatum issued by the union on June 13 over non-payment of stevedoring contractors. Mr Abdul-Waheed Adeyanju, the President-General of MWUN made this known in a statement issued in Lagos on Sunday. According to…

The Federal Government has assured of producing more female seafarers with a view to exploring their potential in shipping for national development.