Singapore’s shipping company Pacific International Lines (PIL) has been sentenced for illegally discharging oil into Apra Harbour, Guam, and for maintaining false and incomplete records relating to the discharges…
A bounce back in volumes in Q4 2020 was not enough to stop the Port of Hamburg seeing a 7.6% drop in cargo handled last year. The Port of…
Ahead of the commencement of the electronic call-up that will henceforth define the movement of trucks into Apapa, the Lagos State Government and Nigerian Ports Authority have jointly ordered…
Gunmen suspected to be sea robbers have hijacked a passenger boat conveying eleven travellers from the Bille Jetty in Port Harcourt to Bonny Island in Rivers State. Chairman of…
German customs authorities Wednesday announced the largest seizure of cocaine in European history, more than 23 tons discovered in two raids this month at ports in Hamburg, Germany and…
At least 41 people drowned when their boat capsized in the Central Mediterranean on Saturday, the latest shipwreck involving migrants and refugees fleeing conflict-stricken Libya and seeking a better…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it has intercepted a container-load of tramadol at the Apapa port in Lagos, just as its operatives have arrested 90 persons,…
South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries has agreed to pay a settlement in a leniency deal with authorities of Brazil to settle a corruption investigation. According to reports, federal…
The crew of the South Korean chemical tanker Hankuk Chemi, which was seized by Iranian authorities back in January, are on their way home, the International Transport Workers’ Federation…
Elections are over. The deluge of hate speeches have receded. Tensions have largely abated. The tempestuous wind of socioeconomic uncertainties has subsided. Normalcy reigns. Gladly, the confidence of international investors…
According to the law, legal notice 11 empowers Nigeria Customs Service to charge for storage. What is done is that, the first seven days is free period, the second seven…
In 2020, VAT was increased from 5 percent to 7.5 percent by the federal government. It will not be appropriate to attempt to raise it to 10 percent anytime soon.…
By Capt. Chris Nezianya Nigeria is blessed with many rivers, most of which are navigable. The two major rivers are Rivers Niger and Benue. They provide livelihood for the…