Two Venezuelan migrants died after a failed attempt to reach the Caribbean island of Aruba, authorities said over the weekend. This highlights the increasingly perilous routes migrants take to escape […]
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Turkey: Two die in migrant boat mishap
A boat carrying migrants sank off Turkey’s western coast near Bodrum, early on Monday killing two people, the coast guard said. According to the coast guard, seventeen people on the […]
Greed is the biggest challenge facing freight forwarders –Inua Mohammed
AlhajiInua Mohammed is a former President of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agent (ANLCA) and Chief Executive Officer of Jafana Ventures. In this interview with Shulammite ‘Foyeku, Mohammed speaks […]
Is NIMASA doing enough to address insecurity on Nigeria’s waters?
Talking about the issue of security, for Nigeria, it is always armed robbery and piracy. It is not a one day result thing. In any case, it is not peculiar […]
Oil boom, the greedy few and crushing burden of subsidy
For the first time in two years, oil prices have risen steadily from $30 per barrel to a little over $80 per barrel. In addition, crude oil production is proceeding […]
The Atiku-Obasanjo re-alliance
By Ace Omozuwa The Samuel-like character of Chief Olusegun Mathew OkikiolaAremuObasanjo, GCFR, came alive recently when AtikuAbubakar, some leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and some respected clerics, namely, […]
Orakwusi urges FG to develop policy roadmap for maritime sector
The Chairman of Shipowners Forum, Margret Orakwusi, has called on the Federal Government to put in place a policy roadmap for the development of the maritime sector. Orakwusi, who made […]
U.S. wants IMO to implement 2020 sulphur cap rule in phases
The United States of America wants pollution limits on ship fuels that the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) plans to implement in 2020 to be carried out in phases so […]
Hyundai Heavy Industries workers strike for four hours
Unionized workers of the South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries held four-hour strike on Wednesday, October 17, Yonhap news agency reported. A similar protest was planned for Thursday, October 18, […]
Pakistan shuts Gadani ship breaking yards
Pakastani officials have reportedly shut down all ship breaking activities at Gadani yards after two separate accidents this month left three workers with critical injuries, the NGO Shipbreaking Platform said […]
Turkey’s new oil refinery to reduce dependence on imports
Turkish President, Tayyip Erdogan, said on Friday that the new $6.3 billion refinery set up by Azeri state oil company, will reduce Ankara’s dependence on imports for processed oil products. […]
NAFDAC at alert over Chinese drugs containing human remains
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Friday said it has alerted its Ports Inspection Directorate to be on the lookout at ports and […]