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NSIB to unveil regulatory framework for transportation investigation

Posted on July 21, 2025July 21, 2025 by Wole Shadare

The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) said it is committed to enhancing transportation safety across all modes in Nigeria – air, marine, rail, and other forms of land transport, through a standardised, independent, and forward-looking investigative approach. Consequently, the NSIB is finalising two critical regulatory frameworks, the NSIB Casualty Investigation Regulations for the Maritime Mode of Transport and the Rail and Track Accident Investigation Regulations for the Rail sector as part of its strategic vision….

Airbus to install fuel-saving sails for maritime operations, to cut 1, 800 tons CO2 emissions annually

Posted on September 28, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Aircraft maker, Airbus has concluded plans to equip one of the vessels it uses to transport aircraft subassemblies, chartered from ship-owner Louis Dreyfus Armateurs, with a wind-assisted propulsion technology that captures wind energy to generate thrust and, therefore, delivers savings in fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. The eSAIL, developed by the Spain-based firm bound4blue, creates as much as six to seven times more lift than a conventional rigid sail. It consists of a sail-like vertical…