Maersk Slaps $1,000 Hormuz Surcharge As Shipping Crisis Spreads
Maersk has imposed a new $1,000 surcharge per container for cargo carried on vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, as mounting security threats send shipping costs higher across the…
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Containership Orderbook Hits Record 11.93 Million TEU As Scrapping Collapses
The global containership fleet continued to expand rapidly in 2025, with shipowners placing a record number of newbuilding orders even as concerns over future overcapacity grew. According to Dynamar’s…
Red Sea Tanker Attacks Push Middle East Oil Trade Back Into Uncertainty
The flow of Middle East energy trade is shifting again after Iran-backed Houthi militants attacked two tankers in the Red Sea, raising fears that shipping through the region could…
Senate Suspends Coast Guard Bill Over Fears of Clash With Navy, Marine Police
The Senate on Wednesday suspended consideration of the Nigerian Coast Guard Bill over concerns that the proposed agency could duplicate the responsibilities of the Nigerian Navy and the Marine…
Maritime Lawyers Urge Tinubu to Sign Port Economic Regulator Bill
Maritime lawyers have urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to expedite assent to the Nigerian Port Economic Regulatory Agency (NPERA) Bill, saying the legislation is crucial to unlocking the full…
Over 100 Dead in Guyana’s Worst Maritime Disaster as Ferry Sinks
More than 100 people are feared dead after an 87-year-old state-run ferry sank off Guyana’s Essequibo coast in the South American nation’s worst maritime disaster on record. Authorities said…
Oyetola Urges Judiciary to Prepare for Autonomous Ships, Digital Shipping Disputes
As CJN, SGF, House Speaker Seek Faster Admiralty Justice, Stronger Collaboration to Unlock Nigeria’s Maritime Potential The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr. Adegboyega Oyetola, has urged the judiciary…
PEBEC Targets Illegal Port Checkpoints, Extortion in Fresh Reforms
Nigeria’s Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) is stepping up efforts to dismantle illegal checkpoints along port corridors, prosecute officials accused of extortion and roll out a unified digital…
Fears Grow for 500 People Missing After Boats Reportedly Capsize Off Myanmar
Fears are growing for at least 500 people believed to have been aboard two boats that reportedly capsized off Myanmar’s coast in recent days, the UN migration agency and…
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Oyetola: On the Crest of Maritime History
By Chima Nwana The introduction of the new Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was a bold step in the right direction. It…
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The Rise and Transition to Glory of NPA’s Paul (Texas) Erakhifu
By Ikechukwu Onyemekara From humble beginnings at the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) when he was employed on October 17, 1994 (the month of his birth) as a junior…