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Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria member Ahmed Usman’s death was the second in a month at the Five Star Logistics Terminal in Lagos, Nigeria. Last month, his colleague Uduak was crushed to death when a loader trailer ramp fell on him. The private terminal operator won a concession to operate the Ro-Ro terminal in 2006.
Our condolences go out to Mr. Usman’s and Uduak’s families, friends and colleagues.
Another tragedy was recorded last weekend, at the Five-Star Logistics Terminal, Tin Can Island Port, Lagos when a dockworker died in the course of duty.
The deceased, identified as Ahmed Usman, was a member of the dockworkers branch of Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria.
Sources close to the terminal told Vanguard, that late Usman was a specialist in forklift at the terminal and that he died while trying to avoid an accident while on night shift.
Giving an insight into how he met his tragic end, one of the deceased’s colleagues, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, explained that Usman drowned because of the weight of the safety jacket and the safety boots he had on, adding that they noticed that the deceased struggled against the tide for about 15...
A private operator took control of the Sydney’s ferry fleet in August of last year.
Sydney’s ferries are set to grind to a halt this morning as workers walk off the job.
All services apart from those on the Taronga Zoo route will stop at 10am after Maritime Union of Australia called a stop work meeting.
A spokeswoman for Harbour City Ferries, the private operator who took control of the fleet in August last year, said management had not been informed of the reason for the stop work.
The Maritime Union of Australia has called the unsanctioned industrial action but has failed to notify Harbour City Ferries Management of the reason for the stop work.
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As Bandon and other small ports wait to see whether the federal government will fund maintenance dredging, the Oregon International Port of Coos Bay is moving ahead to continue its own.
A notice of application published Tuesday by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers shows the Oregon International Port of Coos Bay has applied for a permit to dredge approximately 57,000 feet of material to maintain access to 18 deep draft docks.
The hopes of the Bandon and Port Orford ports for dredging funding in the near future rest largely on the fate of the 2013 Water Resources Development Act.
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