A former US merchant ship captain has pleaded guilty to drugging and sexually assaulting a 21-year-old U.S. Merchant Marine Academy cadet aboard a commercial vessel, avoiding trial in a…
The Ogun I Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has dismissed reports that smugglers barricaded the Idiroko–Sango Ota road, attributing the disruption to a trailer accident and severe…
The Nigeria Customs Service has released N7.61bn to nine Pension Fund Administrators for payment to 4,237 retirees, as Comptroller-General Adewale Adeniyi reaffirmed the Service’s commitment to improving the welfare…
European liner operators continue to dominate global container fleet capacity, controlling 55.3% of the market despite representing only five of the top 30 carriers, according to the latest Alphaliner…
India has ordered shipowners, ship managers and recruitment agencies to stop deploying Indian seafarers on vessels travelling through the Strait of Hormuz, as renewed fighting in the region sends…
The United States has imposed a 25% tariff on most imports from Brazil following a year-long investigation into what Washington described as unfair Brazilian trade practices. The Office of…
Ukrainian naval drones have struck two large Russia-linked oil tankers in the Black Sea, Kyiv said, expanding its campaign against Moscow’s maritime energy network as both sides intensify attacks…
The President of the Alumni of the Maritime Academy of Nigeria, Oron (AMANO), Mr Emmanuel Maiguwa, on Wednesday commended the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr Adegboyega Oyetola,…
The House of Representatives Committee on Finance has directed the Nigeria Customs Service to provide a detailed breakdown of the estimated ₦34 trillion in import duty waivers granted in…
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…