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Global shipping poised to get new emissions-fighting strategy
A new strategy is expected to set global shipping on an ambitious path towards phasing out greenhouse gas…
Navy urges Nigeria to harness benefits of ocean for economic development
The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Rear Adm. Emmanuel Ogalla, has urged Federal and State Governments to ensure…
Nigerian Navy to reduce high insurance premium on ships, says CNS
The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Adm. Awwal Gambo, says the Nigerian Navy (NN) has redoubled its…
Reps suspend disbursement of $700 million cabotage fund
The House of Representatives has ordered the suspension of the planned disbursement of a $700 million cabotage vessel…
Afreximbank, Nigeria to develop lower River Niger waterways to facilitate intra-African trade
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), says it has provided a grant of $350,000 and leveraged its partnership with the…
Nigeria removed from IBF unsafe water list
Nigeria has been removed from the list of countries designated as risk maritime nations by the International Bargaining…
Nigeria key to African blue economy, says Korean envoy
The Deputy Minister for Overseas Koreans and Consular Affairs, Republic of Korea, Choi Yeong, says Nigeria is on…
NIMASA tasks banks on guidelines for Cabotage Fund
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), has issued a 72-hour ultimatum to the Primary Lending Institutions…
Private sector lauds Lagos deep seaport, rice mill
Members of the Organised Private Sector (OPS) have welcomed the inauguration of the Lekki Deep Seaport and Imota…
UNDP says piracy in Gulf of Guinea on downtrend
The United Nations Development Project (UNDP) says the activities of pirates in the Gulf of Guinea (GoG) have…