MARITIME Workers of Nigeria (MWUN), yesterday threatened to shut down the nation's maritime sector within the next seven days unless the Federal Government ordered the management of BUA Terminal 7 to move out the "ship factory" from the Port Harcourt ports and ensure that only registered dockworkers were engaged in its operations in their terminal or warehouses in Lagos and Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
The leadership of MWUN, accused the management of BUA Terminal in Port Harcourt ports of, among others, bringing an immoveable vessel into the port and turned it into a "ship factory" for rebagging cement in the port contrary to concessioning and rules guiding port operations.
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