NIMASA to improve welfare of dockworkers
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) have pledged to improve the welfare of dockworkers as guaranteed in the International Labour Organisation Decent...
Importers criticise new surcharge on Nigerian cargo
Nigeria importers have criticised the huge surcharge imposed on them by the international shipping firms on cargoes imported from across the world.
According to the...
Police parades boat operator who caused 12 passengers’ death
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, on Tuesday, paraded a commercial boat operator, Bimbo Elebiju, for allegedly causing the death of 12...
Ondo Governor receives business case for state’s port
The Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has received the outline business case for the establishment of the state’s seaport.
The OBC is one of the...
NPA celebrates berth of largest container vessel in Nigeria
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has announced the successful berthing of the biggest container vessel to ever call at any Nigerian port.
The Maerskline Stardelhorn...
Court convicts three pirates for hijacking vessel
The Federal High Court in Port Harcourt has convicted three of the nine persons accused of hijacked an Equatorial Guinea flagged vessel, MV ELOBEY...
Anambra sand miners protest against NIWA
The Sand Miners Association of Anambra State has embarked on a protest against the National Inland Waterways Authority.
The association revealed that they had slammed...
Refusal to Obey Protocols, main Cause of Water Transport Accidents-NIWA MD
…All vessels to be re-certified
The Managing Director of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Dr. George Moghalu has stated that most of the accidents...
LASWA arrest six crew members over safety violation
The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) have arrested six crew members on three different vessels over violation of safety protocols within the state inland...
How 16 passengers drowned in Apapa boat accident- Survivor
A survivor of the July 29 boat mishap in which 16 passengers drowned on Badagry waterways has recounted the tragic accident.
The survivor, Moruf Kelani,...
