Container volumes at the Port of Long declined 16.6 percent year-over-year in September as the effects…
Author: Ships & Ports
US Coast Guard rescues cargo ship adrift in Gulf of Alaska
A tugboat crew from Resolve Marine together with the U.S. Coast Guard helped rescue an adrift…
Hanjin Shipping collapse timeline
The scale and complexity of the fallout from the receivership filing means that the Hanjin Shipping…
Killing the goose that lays the golden egg
[box]By Bolaji Akinola[/box] Sometimes I wonder why successive governments treat the maritime industry with disdain.…
What should be done to stop Customs officers doing the jobs of clearing agents?
To stop Custom officers from doing the work of clearing agents is to engage them and…
To reposition the maritime industry, freight forwarding and cargo clearing policy should be reviewed
Frank Ojadi is a Maritime expert and a Lecturer at Lagos Business School. He has a…
Winding down the Niger Delta amnesty programme
The Federal Government penultimate Friday signified its intention to wind down the Presidential Amnesty Programme for…
Customs-Smugglers shootout: Residents demand justice over murder of motorcyclist
Human rights group and residents of Alagbado Area of Lagos State have urged both the Federal…
Railway workers petition Presidency, accuse management of frustrating monetisation policy
The Nigerian Union of Railwaymen (NUR) and the Senior Staff Association (SSA) of the Nigerian Railways…
African Union adopts charter on piracy, illegal fishing
The African Union on Saturday adopted an agreement on piracy, illegal fishing and maritime security at…
Navy warns militants, seeks host communities’ cooperation
The Nigerian Navy has again reiterated its vow to rid the Niger Delta of illegalities, warning…
Nigeria’s $20bn import bill unsustainable – Aregbesola
Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State on Friday said the nation’s $20billion food import bill was…