Maritime
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President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr Abubakar Dantsoho as the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA. The president also approved the appointment of Senator Adedayo Adeyeye as chairman of the Board of the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA. Dantsoho holds a doctorate in Maritime Technology from Liverpool John Moores University, United…
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President Joe Biden last week announced plans for the U.S. military to set up a dock on Gaza’s Mediterranean coast that will enable distribution of up to 2 million meals a day in Gaza. Aid agencies say five months of war between Israel and Hamas has driven much of the population there to the brink…
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During a state visit to Hanoi by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., this week, Vietnam and the Philippines agreed to prevent untoward incidents in the South China Sea and enhance the cooperation between their coastguards. The two memorandums of understanding (MoU) on security signed by the two Southeast Asian countries, which have competing claims over parts…
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The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has threatened to shut down the nation’s seaports from Tuesday, January 9, over the alleged refusal of International Oil Companies (IOCs) and stevedoring contractors to comply with extant laws. Adewale Adeyanju, president-general of the union, said that all jetties and oil and gas platforms would be shut on that day.…
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In an interview with Mainichi Shimbun on December 16, Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said that as diplomatic efforts with Beijing were headed “in a poor direction,” a “paradigm shift” was needed in how the Philippines approaches the South China Sea issue. Japan for Tokyo’s commemorative summit with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN),…
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The UK’s Maritime Trade Operations agency has said it’s received reports of an incident involving a suspected drone over the Red Sea west of the Yemeni port of Hodeidah. It warned vessels transiting the area to “exercise caution”. British maritime security company Ambrey also said it was aware of a drone incident in the same…
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