Nigeria’s port sector has entered a new regulatory era following the formal transition of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council into the Nigeria Ports Economic Regulatory Agency (NPERA). The transition follows…
The Nigerian Navy has rescued 22 passengers abducted by suspected sea robbers after their wooden passenger boat was hijacked along the Calabar–Oron–Ibaka waterway in Akwa Ibom State. The passengers…
A seafarer has been killed in an attack on the Liberian-flagged bulk carrier Minoan Dignity while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, as attacks on commercial shipping in the strategic…
The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr. Adegboyega Oyetola, has announced a major breakthrough in Nigeria’s maritime sector, following the decision by the United States Coast Guard (USCG)…
A cargo vessel has been hijacked off Somalia after eight armed pirates boarded and seized control of the ship, according to a warning issued by the United Kingdom Maritime…
Iran has shifted from a defensive to a “fully offensive” posture as efforts to end its war with the United States and restore shipping through the Strait of Hormuz…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has launched an investigation into Haruna Yusuf after the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) intercepted undeclared foreign currencies worth $73,000, £15,957 and 827,800…
The Panama Canal has marked its 112th anniversary with vessel traffic on the rise, even as renewed water shortages threaten to constrain operations. The canal, which opened on 15…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has named Robert Eze and Ejiogu Godson as the two suspects arrested in connection with the attempted importation of 399 fully assembled JOJEF pump-action…
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…
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…