U.S. ban on new arctic drilling gives Canada leg up, lawmakers say

U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday slammed an agreement made with Canada to ban offshore Arctic drilling, saying…

Bulk Carrier Detained in Singapore

Jahan, a 45,700 dwt bulk carrier, was detained in Singapore waters, according to Supreme Court of Singapore’s records.…

Commission weighs MSC offer for Hanjin Shipping Terminal at Port of Long Beach

The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners is set to consider an offer from a unit…

US Coast Guard medevacs two crew from tanker off Port Arthur 

Two crewmembers were medevaced from the 2007-built crude oil tanker United Ambassador after they were struck by a…

Aberdeen officially moving forward with £350m port expansion

Scottish authorities have approved a massive £350 million expansion project for the port of Aberdeen as…

S. Korean govt to expand support for shipping industry in ship purchasing

The South Korean government will increase support for home-grown shipping companies by easing the eligibility rules…

Suez Canal extends arrangement for VLCCs

The Suez Canal Authority has decided to extend the arrangement for very large crude carriers (VLCCs) coming…

UNCTAD port data project gets new members

Thirteen new ports joined the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development’s (UNCTAD) data project in…

NIMASA shuts SOAN chairman Ogbeifun’s shipyard, two others for not complying with ISPS Code

Pursuant to its mandate as the Designated Authority (DA) for the implementation of the International Ship…

Corruption: Whistleblowers to get 5% of recovered loot

The federal government has announced the policy of rewarding those who expose corruption and other financial…

OPL 245: Adoke dubs EFCC suit a ‘revenge mission’ 

Former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Bello Adoke, has dismissed his forthcoming prosecution by…

Ambode releases Lake rice

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode and his Kebbi State counterpart, Atiku Bagudu on Wednesday released the…