Oak Spirit delivers first US LNG to Japan  

Oak Spirit, a liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier, delivered the first cargo produced in the contiguous United…

Winner of maritime essay competition says ‘I am overwhelmed’

A young architect, Sarafadeen Mayowa Bello has emerged best overall winner of the 2016 Ships &…

NEPZA approval ramps up Maritime Africa Economic City

The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) has granted license to Nigeria’s largest and most ambitious…

Need to automate cargo clearance at our ports

The rapid rise in shipping container traffic in sub-Saharan Africa over the past two decades underlines…

Shipping Stocks that Excelled: The Maritime Honours List 2016

  As we near the end of the year, global markets are on a high despite…

Nigeria releases import prohibition list, says no hike in import duty on food, luxury goods 

The Federal Ministry of Finance has reissued Nigeria’s import prohibition list. Items banned from being imported…

Niger Delta Avengers threatens to resume attacks on oil facilities 

The Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) on Saturday announced that tough times await both local and international…

Acute kerosene scarcity hits Lagos

The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) on Saturday says there is no…

Ex-Nigeria Airways workers seek divine intervention over pensions, gratuity arrears 

For the umpteenth time, former workers of the defunct Nigeria Airways converged in Lagos for a…

UK court set to decide on legality of suit against Shell in London

The stage is set as a court in London is about to rule in coming weeks…

Past govts extravagant spending caused economic recession – former Minister

A former Minister of Land, Housing and Urban Development, Chief Nduese Essien, has attributed the current…

Fire destroys property, goods at Lagos Island market 

A seven-storey building known as Brazas Plaza, located at the Balogun market extension in Lagos Island,…