In 2018, cases of fatal boat mishaps were numerous. Despite this, the masses are still being encouraged to travel by water to reduce the gridlock and strain on the roads. But the recent ugly experience involving no less a personality than the managing director of NIWA must serve as the spur government needs to put things right and ensure…
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) says it will test run the Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge line early February. NRC Managing Director, Fidet Okhiria, who disclosed this on Wednesday at Ijoko in Ogun, while inspecting the project, said work on the tracks is moving towards Lagos with 1.5 kilometers being laid daily. “They have done a lot in laying of tracks…
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Tuesday said it is worried over the fate of 140 migrants rescued at sea by a merchant vessel the ‘Lady Sham’ on Sunday, who were returned back to Misrata in Libya, under instructions from the Tripoli Joint Rescue and Coordination Centre (JRCC). “In Libya’s current context, where outbreaks of violence…
Cruise line major Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) has ordered two next-generation cruise ships for its Oceania Cruises brand. The contract for the construction of the cruise vessels has been signed with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri and has an overall value exceeding EUR 1 billion (USD 1.14 billion). The two Allura-Class ships mark the next phase of the line’s Oceania…
PiriThe tourism industry in Mombasa received a major boost earlier on Christmas Eve after a cruise ship, MS NAUTICA docked at the Port of Mombasa with 1,048 tourists on board. The cruise ship was sailing from Seychelles and its next Port of call was Zanzibar and later South Africa. It was expected to make another stop in Mombasa on…
In the effort to revamp tourism activities at the Shelly Beach in Likoni Sub-County, the Department of Trade, Tourism and Investment partnered with local community groups and had a ten day festival.
Spending two weeks at sea on board a rescue ship and battered by winter storms, stranded migrants are growing frustrated as European countries refuse to offer a safe port of call. Supplies on the rescue ship are dwindling and the crew are exhausted, according to a report by Reuters. The Sea-Watch 3, a vessel run by a German humanitarian…
The Mombasa county government in Kenya has started reviving tourism at Shelly Beach, the second largest public beach in the coastal hub. The department of Trade, Tourism and Investment has partnered with local communities in Likoni to revive the beach as a tourist destination. County Tourism Chief Officer, Innocent Mugabe, said the department had partnered with local community groups…
Dave Asei As part of the annual marine tourism activities to usher in the new year and to further foster peace and unity among coastal communities in Southern Ijaw local government area in Bayelsa State-Nigeria, the people of Ekowe, the host community of the first Oil and Gas Federal Polytechnic in West Africa, have organised “Ekowe Unity festivals 2018”,…
By: Salifa Karapetyan Edited by: Betymie Bonnelame The Seychelles Ports Authority and partners have put in place stricter measures of control at the commercial port as Seychelles welcomes the cruise ship season once more. The Ports Authority has in the past had problems controlling operators who provide services to tourists with the increase in activity in the port during the…
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