Maritime Archives — Page 78 of 143

May 12, 2020 No Responses

Group Seeks Quarantine Exception For 200,000 Seafarers, Maritime Workers

The UK Chamber of Shipping — the voice of the country’s shipping industry — has urged the UK government to exempt seafarers and maritime workers from any quarantine restrictions planned to be imposed. The trade association has also called on the...

May 12, 2020 No Responses

COSCO, Firm Complete Trial Of 5G Smart Seaports

An automated driverless truck for containers on Monday delivered containers to load a containership and collected unloaded containers from the vessel at the Port of Xiamen, passing a trial run as part of a project aimed at developing 5G smart...

May 8, 2020 No Responses

Group Tasks NIMASA, NESREA, Others On Cause Of Dead Fishes Along Coastline

Stakeholders in the Niger Delta have called on regulatory agencies to expedite investigations into the dead fishes littering the Atlantic Ocean coastline. The stakeholders made the call in a report titled “Massive Death of Fishes across the Atlantic Coastlin...

May 8, 2020 No Responses

COVID-19: SIFAX Group Boss Lists Recovery Strategies For Businesses

In order for businesses to survive the current economic crunch as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, a comprehensive review of business processes and operations as well as willingness to adapt to new realities will be key. According to Mr....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...