Onne Port most modern in Nigeria – Ayo Durowaiye
How Ayo Durowaiye Scaled the Hurdles at the Nigerian Ports Authority by Edmund Chilaka Mr. Ayo Durowaiye retired recently from the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) after clocking 35 years in…
Maritime Book Launch, Cargo-carrying capacity Awards
Nigeria’s Shipping Policy and Maritime Trade up to the Early 21st Century was launched on Thursday, 25 July 2024 at Rockview Hotel Apapa, Lagos Nigeria. It was a very colourful…
Dredgers threaten legal action against Epe fish farmers
As controversy continues to trail the death of tilapia fish in Epe, the Dredgers Association of Nigeria has threatened to take legal action against Epe tilapia fish farmers for laying…
Sonny Eja, New SOAN Executives, Sworn in
Mr. Sonny Eja, the managing director of Petromarine Nigeria Ltd, was sworn in as the president of the Ship Owners Association of Nigeria (SOAN) last month at a colourful event…
Supreme Court Affirms FG’s Exclusive Control of Inland Waterways
The Supreme Court has affirmed that the control of activities on the nation’s inland waterways, including levying and licensing operators in the sector, belongs exclusively to the Federal Government, according…
The Green Shipping Conference
TARGET AUDIENCE For Environmental Officers, Incident Officers, Port and Terminal Workers, Line Managers, Port Concessionaires, Ship Owners, Shipping Lines, and Ship Agents, IOCs, Oil and Gas Field and Desk Officers. Date: February 12th – 16th, 2024 Place: Josto Apartments and Suites Near Next Cash ‘n’ Carry Kado FCT AbujaTime:…
EIA for Oil and Gas Projects: Multiple Agencies should approve instead of only NUPRC – Communique 
Delegates of the 16th Nigerian Dredging Summit and Exhibition have called on the Federal Government to change the policy whereby only the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Commission (NUPRC) approves environmental impact assessment (EIA) reports for…
NIMASA ACT Amendment Bill passes first reading at the Senate
The bill to amend the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency NIMASA Act has passed the first reading on the Floor of the Nigerian Senate, according to a press release…
Artisanal Sand Mining Nigeria – Ifesowaso Associates Ebute Ilaje Lagos
Second Quarter 2008 by Edmund Chilaka A community of artisanal sand miners at Ebute Ilaje in Bariga local government of Lagos State in Nigeria is famed for sand mining from…
NIMASA places 11,956 Nigerian Seafarers on Cabotage vessels 
A report by the management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) claims that 11,956 Nigerian seafarers were placed on board cabotage vessels from 2012 to July 2023.…