Category: Maritime

WISTA Canvasses Support For Seafarers
May 6, 2020 No Responses

WISTA Canvasses Support For Seafarers

The Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association, on Wednesday announced  new initiative aimed at seafarers.  Under the arrangement, WISTA Norway, WISTA UK, WISTA Singapore, WISTA Brazil, and WISTA Argentina have come together to offer free WISTA membership for seafarers through 31...
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Customs Impounds Cocaine At Seaport
May 6, 2020 No Responses

Customs Impounds Cocaine At Seaport

Customs officers have found around 500 kilograms of cocaine on board a bulker that  arrived in the Port of Hamburg. The large-scale operation, which lasted several days, ended with an arrest and confiscation of illicit drugs during. One of the...
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Seaport Gets New Stevedoring Firm
May 5, 2020 No Responses

Seaport Gets New Stevedoring Firm

Marine Terminals Corporation (Ports America), Ceres Marine Terminals and SSA Atlantic LLC have formed a joint venture company to provide container terminal and stevedoring services in the Port of Charleston in South Carolina. The new joint venture, known as Ch...
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16 Seafarers Kidnapped In Lagos, Gabon
May 4, 2020 No Responses

16 Seafarers Kidnapped In Lagos, Gabon

Over the past five days, a total of 16 seafarers were kidnapped by pirates off the coast of West Africa, marking a continuation of rampant pirate activity in the region. Ten mariners were kidnapped in an attack reported by Dryad...
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Shippers’ Council Explains Phased Resumption Of Duties
May 4, 2020 No Responses

Shippers’ Council Explains Phased Resumption Of Duties

The Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Hassan Bello has advised all staff to stay safe and observe personal hygiene, physical distancing and wearing of face masks.  In a memo announcing phased resumption of du...
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CRFFN To Freight Forwarders: Don’t Embark On Strike
May 4, 2020 No Responses

CRFFN To Freight Forwarders: Don’t Embark On Strike

The Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) on Sunday in Lagos urged freight forwarders to suspend their strike. The appeal is contained in a letter by Mr Sam Nwakohu, Registrar/Chief Executive Officer of CRFFN, to heads...
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Apapa Freight Shuttles Top Priority As NRC Resumes Monday
May 2, 2020 No Responses

Apapa Freight Shuttles Top Priority As NRC Resumes Monday

The Mass Transit Train Services (MTTS) in Lagos State will not resume yet in spite of the gradual easing of COVID-19 lockdown in the state, the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) disclosed on Saturday.  The Lagos Railway District Manager, Mr Jerry...
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Crew Foils Pirates Attempt To Board Tanker In Ghana
May 2, 2020 No Responses

Crew Foils Pirates Attempt To Board Tanker In Ghana

Six pirates have been arrested for attempting to board an LPG tanker identified as Epic Bermuda while off Takoradi port in Ghana. The incident took place some 2.5. nautical miles east of Takoradi on April 30, maritime security firm Dryad...
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Maritime Workers To Resist Pay Cut,Lockdown Period As Annual Leave
May 1, 2020 No Responses

Maritime Workers To Resist Pay Cut,Lockdown Period As Annual Leave

Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) will not accept pay cut from the management of any maritime company, President-General, Mr Adewale Adeyanju, has said.  In his May Day speech, Adeyanju said members of the union would not also accept the...
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Singapore Unveils $27m Maritime Support Package
May 1, 2020 No Responses

Singapore Unveils $27m Maritime Support Package

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) revealed it would provide further financial support to the maritime industry in the wake of the global COVID-19 outbreak. As informed, the MaritimeSG Together Package will take effect from 1 May 2020....
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Terminal Development Suspended As COVID-19 Persist
April 30, 2020 No Responses

Terminal Development Suspended As COVID-19 Persist

The Port of Seattle has delayed the development of the proposed  Terminal 46 cruise terminal as it needs to investigate the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the market before proceeding. The cruise industry has been severely impacted by the...
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Transport Workers: Don’t Use COVID-19 As Excuse To Cut Seafarers’ Wages
April 30, 2020 No Responses

Transport Workers: Don’t Use COVID-19 As Excuse To Cut Seafarers’ Wages

At a time when seafarers are keeping the world moving, COVID-19 cannot be used as an excuse to lower the wage and working conditions of seafarers, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) said. Seafarers are vital employees because they keep...
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IMO, Customs, Others Seal Partnership On Maritime Digitalization
April 29, 2020 No Responses

IMO, Customs, Others Seal Partnership On Maritime Digitalization

A new partnership between the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the World Customs Organization (WCO), the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has been signed to support the...
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Export Restrictions: Fighting COVID-19 With Hands Tied
April 29, 2020 No Responses

Export Restrictions: Fighting COVID-19 With Hands Tied

By Pamela Coke-Hamilton and Ralf Peters —  COVID-19 is a harsh test not only to the world’s healthcare systems, but also to our trading relationships. We are at a point where the world has already lost hundreds of thousands of...
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