The UNDP Team Lead, Governance, Peace & Security, Mr Matthew Alao, has called on stakeholders to intensify the fight against piracy, in the Gulf of Guinea Countries, noting that there has been a 50 per cent increase in piracy, and maritime crime recorded in the first nine months of 2023. Alao
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Airbus unveils a hydrogen-powered engine, marking a significant step toward zero-emission aviation and a greener future for the industry. European aviation giant Airbus sets its sights on reducing carbon emissions throughout its production process, starting with overhauling its maritime fleet, the company announced in a press release. In a move to align
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There is a largely untapped energy source along the world's coastlines: the difference in salinity between seawater and freshwater. A new nanodevice can harness this difference to generate power. A team of researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has reported a design for a nanofluidic device capable of converting ionic
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Stakeholders in the Nigerian maritime sector have said maritime transportation in Nigeria and the West African sub-region is underdeveloped. They stated this in Lagos on Tuesday during the 2023 Lagos International Maritime Week themed ‘MARPOL at 50-Pollution from Ships, Africa’s commitment to clean oceans seas, inland waters and the marine environment’,
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Miners have called on the Federal Government to partner them to explore the huge potential in the sector to increase the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) and increase foreign exchange (FX) supply. They said the sector holds a huge potential in generating enough FX if there is proper synergy between FG
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Commercial shipping is responsible for transporting 90% of world trade, and as such, the maritime industry is one of the most crucial pieces of the global supply chain. Globalisation hinges on it. Without shipping, the global economy as we know it wouldn’t function. With a merchant fleet of over 50,000 ships,
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Promoter of the Lekki Deep Sea Port, Lekki Port LFTZ Enterprise has stated that the Lekki Port will revolutionise maritime activities in Nigeria, noting that, with the commissioning of the port recently by president Muhammadu Buhari, the port would facilitate trade volume growth and increase the Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
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So you have heard of solar power and wind energy, but what about their younger cousin, marine energy? Marine energy—which is clean energy generated from waves, tides, ocean currents, free-flowing rivers, and human-made channels—might be a few decades behind its cousins. But this newer renewable could soon power the blue economy
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We are still trying to figure out a lot of things in terms of threats, vulnerabilities and the integration of resources. We need to ensure that the satellite realm is recognized as critical infrastructure. Satellite is a technology, which plays a critical role already, but most often omitted from formal discussions,
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It is an old nut that has proven difficult, if not impossible, to crack: why despite the presence of Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), the country has not only remained a haven for fake and substandard products, but one in which incidences of product adulteration and faking have refused to
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