Ships & Ports
FG reduces petrol price to N123.5 per litre
The Federal Government on Tuesday night reduced the price of petrol from N125/litre to N123.5/litre. Current petrol price indicates a reduction of N1.5 on every...
Military intercepts smuggled rice, arrests four
The maritime component of the Nigerian military, under Operations Calm Waters and Swift Response, has arrested four suspected smugglers and impounded 894 bags of...
Ship escapes pirate attack south of Bonny Island
Liberia-flagged containership MV Lana escaped pirate attack on Friday while sailing south of Bonny Island, Nigeria. A skiff with six people on board attacked the...
CBN suspends cheque clearing indefinitely
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed that cheque clearing should be suspended. CBN Director of Banking Services, Sam Okoreje, said the suspension is...
Navy hospital ship joins frontline of U.S. coronavirus battle
In a hopeful image that captured the spirit of a national mobilization against the coronavirus, a Navy hospital ship docked in New York on Monday as the city...
Panama Canal reduces workforce, booking cancellations surge
The Panama Canal is set to operate with a reduced workforce for at least 14 days, and there has been a surge in booking cancellations primarily from the cruise...
Nigeria’s coronavirus cases hit 111
Nigeria has recorded 14 new cases of the coronavirus disease (covid-19), bringing the total number of cases in the country to 111. The Nigeria Centre for Disease...
Containership runs aground on lower Mississippi
A 334-meter containership has run aground on the Lower Mississippi River near Poydras, Louisiana. The U.S. Coast Guard reports that watch standers at Coast...
NUPENG assures Nigerians of fuel supply
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has assured Nigerians of uninterrupted fuel supplies nationwide as the nation battled to contain...
NNPC, 31 oil firms mobilise $30m coronavirus fund
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and 31 upstream oil and gas industry companies on Friday announced a $30 million (N11.4 billion) intervention...
Four die on Holland America cruise ship
Four passengers have died on board the MS Zaandam, a cruise ship currently off the coast of Panama with dozens of guests suffering from influenza-like symptoms,...
Agents seek import duty waiver on hand sanitizers, gloves
The Shipping and Freight Forwarders Agents ssociation of Zimbabwe (SFAAZ) has urged the government to temporarily suspend customs duty on all imports of...
