A Federal High Court Sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has remanded nine foreigners and two Nigerians in Port Harcourt’s prison for alleged oil theft. The suspects are Mohammed Ejaz, Naseer […]
Pakistani shipbreaking workers union calls off strike
The Shipbreaking Workers Union Gadani (SBWUG) have called off their planned strike action after reaching a deal, which includes a wage increase, with the employers association. The union earlier planned to […]
Smuggled oil cause of deadly explosion at Pakistani shipbreaking yard
An explosion at a Pakistani shipbreaking yard that claimed the lives of more than two dozen workers is believed to have been caused by sizable amounts of smuggled oil that […]
Pakistani shipbreaking yard fire still raging
Fire is still raging at the Gadani shipbreaking yard in Pakistan following a series of explosions aboard an oil tanker on November 1, according to IndustriALL global union. The union added […]
Death toll rises in Pakistani shipbreaking yard explosion
Pakistani firefighters were battling on Wednesday to douse a fire still raging more than a day after a series of explosions on a decommissioned oil tanker, with the death toll […]
12 dead, scores injured in huge blast at Pakistani shipbreaking yard
At least 12 Pakistani workers were killed and more than 50 injured on Tuesday after a huge blast ripped through an oil tanker at a ship-breaking yard, trapping others […]