The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Sunday reiterated its total ban of petroleum tanker drivers…
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NUPENG to embark on warning strike in January
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) says its members would begin a…
Maersk Line scraps 8 Panamaxes
Maersk Line has sent eight of its Panamax containerships to be recycled in shipbreaking yards in…
Rice smuggling thrives in spite of ban
The smuggling of rice through the land borders has continued to thrive in Badagry area of…
From Libya with tears: The story of a trafficked Nigerian woman
Miss Peju Akins (pseudonym) was offered a poisoned chalice in a Lagos church in January, 2015;…
Expanded Panama Canal marks 500 ship transits since opening
More than 500 ships have now transited the expanded Panama Canal less than six months after…
Immigration repatriates 769 illegal immigrants in Cross River
The Comptroller, Cross River State Command of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mrs Funke Adeuyi, says…
Balance ports revenue drive with competitiveness
Any country’s ports system that is properly and efficiently run is a veritable area for government…
Port of Rotterdam calls IMO emissions plans ‘not challenging enough’
Drawing battle lines over shipping and CO2 emissions the Port of Rotterdam is calling on the…
U.S. clears The Alliance vessel-sharing agreement
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has completed its review of the proposed vessel-sharing alliance “THE…
Japanese shipyards see near sevenfold decrease in 2016 orders
Japanese shipbuilders received 85 percent less export ship orders in fiscal year 2016 to date compared…
ICS slams EU emissions trading plan for shipping
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has added its voice to criticism of yesterday’s vote by…