Merging NIMASA with Customs, FIRS dangerous

  By Dr. Ade Dosunmu  My attention has been drawn to speculation purported to have emanated…

Italy takes in NGO ship with 33 migrants aboard

  A charity-run rescue boat carrying 33 migrants was allowed to disembark on the southern Italian…

Nigerian Navy ship Kada arrives Port of Bissau

Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) KADA on Saturday arrived in Port of Bissau (Guinea Bissau) after a…

UK prioritises seabed mapping in new security strategy

The UK has unveiled a new five-year maritime security strategy covering physical and cyber threats. The…

Dockworkers to shut all Japanese ports on Monday 

Dockworkers in Japan are planning a one-day strike on Sunday, 17 April, as the country enters…

MOWCA commends Nigeria’s maritime anti-piracy law 

  The Secretary-General of the Maritime Organisation of West and Central Africa (MOWCA), Dr Paul Adalikwu,…

NSC launches service charter

  The servicom unit of Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has launched a service charter and customer…

Maersk adds reefers to Russian booking suspension

  Container line Maersk has added reefers to its booking suspension for shipments to Russia. Announcing…

Maersk’s vessels to transmit live data for weather, climate forecast

  In the largest project of its kind, shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk has installed automated weather…

MSC re-routes ships near Greece to protect whales

  MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) will re-route its ships along the west coast of Greece…

5 threats to the global economy in 2022

  By Ashutosh Pande The global economic recovery is being held back by the ongoing COVID-19…

Buhari appoints Doyin Salami as Chief Economic Adviser

  President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr Doyin Salami as Chief Economic Adviser…