Western Marine Command impounds contrabands worth N430m in 10 months

The Western Marine Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said that it has impounded various…

Maersk keen on Sri Lanka port container terminal

Denmark’s Maersk Group, which operates the world’s biggest container shipping line, is interested in developing a…

India invests in safety training at Alang shipbreaking yard  

The Indian Ministry of Shipping has unveiled the first financial boost for capacity building and safety training…

Dubai sets up Emirates Maritime Arbitration Centre

Dubai last week launched a special arbitration centre dedicated to resolving disputes in the maritime sector,…

Port of Liverpool opens new deepwater L2 container terminal  

The new £400m Liverpool2 (L2) container terminal was officially opened on Friday in the presence of…

Bourbon sees offshore market hitting bottom    

France-based Bourbon Offshore is hoping that the market for offshore oil and gas marine services has…

How has the maritime industry fared under the present administration?

One year into the appointment of Rotimi Amaechi as Nigeria’s Minister of Transportation, has the maritime…

CVFF and official dishonesty

The twin evils that have cast dark clouds over officialdom in this country are profligacy and…

IMO cuts the bottom out of the barrel

“More details to follow.” Those were the first words on the International Maritime Organization’s Twitter page…

EFCC confirms return of N1bn by former Customs CG, Dikko Abdullahi 

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday confirmed a report published by SHIPS & PORTS on Thursday…

13 die in boat mishap, tanker fire in Niger 

A total of seven people have died in a boat mishap on River Gbako in Katcha…

Navy tells militants to embrace dialogue

The Nigerian Navy has asked the Niger Delta militants to embrace dialogue and stop bombings of…