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DG NIMASA, Mr. Temisan Omatseye, In A Warm Handshake With The General Manager, Ship Marketing Division Of STX Corporation Of Korea, Mr. Sio Lee When Omatseye Led A Delegation From Nigeria To Korea Recently.

..As National Assembly Stops Appropriation

For failure to expend previous appropriations for the project, the National Assembly has refused to provide funds for the much-expected dredging of Calabar channel in 2010, putting paid to any hope that the strategic port ...Read More

In an apparent anticipation of possible use of illegal private jetties to perpetuate criminal activities such as smuggling of arms ...Read More
A maritime sector non- government organisation; the maritime Industry Advocacy Initiative (MAIN) has faulted the composition of th ...Read More
….Says Agency May Be Brought In through Back Door      Even as stakeholders in the nations’ ...Read More
MARITIME SAFETY

Pirates Seized 30 Ships, 450 Crew: UN Told

 As the UN continues to debate the piracy issue, the Security Council was told that there have been 139 piracy related incidents with the pirates succeeding in commandeering 30 ships of which 17 are still held along with 450 crew members. The 139 incidents occurred in the past seven months. Commending the efforts undertaken so far to combat piracy off the coast of Somalia, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed that more can be done, as the Security ...Read More

COAST TO COAST

Kenyan Shippers Battle Customs Cargo Tracking System

Kenya Shippers Council (KSC) has written to the tax authority seeking for a meeting to iron out challenges arising from the electronic cargo tracking system (ECTS). Though it expressed support for the system's principle as it tries to reduce costs in terms of cargo loss through diversion, pilferage and eliminating physical escort of trucks, the council said the manner of introduction had raised many concerns. Chief executive officer Gilbert La ...Read More

THE MONDAY INTERVIEW

“WE WILL GO TO COURT TO SEEK INTERPRETATION OF THE CRFFN ACT”

“THERE WON’T BE PEACE IN CRFFN UNTIL…..” Dr Boniface Aniebonam For the first time since the face-off over verification, founder of the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders, Dr Boniface Aniebonam spoke last week; both in his capacity as a frontline freight forwarder and as the founder of NAGAFF. In an apparent response to series of insinuations and disagreement, he chose to speak with ...Read More