Hapag-Lloyd and Israeli private equity firm FIMI Opportunity Funds’ proposed $4.2 billion acquisition of Zim is facing growing opposition from Israeli authorities, casting fresh doubt over whether the deal…
Twenty-two crew members have been rescued after a fire broke out in the engine room of the COSCO-managed car carrier Min Jiang Kou off the coast of Costa Rica.…
The United Arab Emirates has accused Iran of committing “acts of piracy” after a vessel linked to state-owned oil giant ADNOC came under missile attack while transiting the Strait…
A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the remand of two men, Ejiogu Godson and Robert Eze, for 15 days over alleged smuggling of high-calibre firearms and ammunition…
Secretary-General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Wamkele Mene, has called for the Nigeria Customs Service’s digital innovations to be studied and potentially replicated across Africa, describing…
A long-awaited agreement between Iran and Oman to partially reopen the Strait of Hormuz remained out of reach on Thursday, despite Tehran saying negotiations over new shipping lanes were…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted a container concealing parts of pump-action rifles and cannabis-infused products with a combined street value of ₦373.8 million at the Tincan Island…
The Great Abidjan has set a new operational record at the Port of Tema following a landmark call on Sunday, marking a significant milestone for Grimaldi Group’s Deep Sea…
Swedish prosecutors have widened their investigation into last month’s fatal collision involving the Norwegian cargo ship Misje Verde, naming the vessel’s pilot as a criminal suspect alongside the ship’s…
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…