Iran Shipping Lines sees business back to normal in 2017 

Container shipping firm Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) expects to have regained by the…

Singapore can meet demand for 0.5% sulphur fuel in 2020, but at higher price 

Singapore, the world’s largest bunkering port, is unlikely to face a bunker fuel supply crunch come…

Do you think the take-off of the proposed National Carrier will be feasible by December?

Hopefully, it should be feasible by December. It is something that is long overdue and Nigeria…

Bribery allegation: In defence of Amaechi, morality, common sense 

[box]By Nkechi Odoma [/box] Blackmail is another weapon Nigerians deploy to flaunt their innocence whenever they are…

That delay in passing the Nigerian Ports and Harbour Bill

One of the draft bills that have lingered at the Legislature is the Nigerian Ports and…

China is demanding cleaner shipping – so should the rest of the world

Last year, in response to growing awareness of severe air pollution problems in China’s coastal cities,…

NIMASA assures stakeholders of safety standards in maritime industry

Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Dakuku Peterside, has assured stakeholders…

Benue begins construction of N38bn cargo airport

Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue on Saturday flagged off the construction of a N38 billion cargo…

Shippers’ Council expresses readiness to partner ICS on capacity building

The Nigerian Shippers’ Council has expressed its readiness to partner with the Nigerian Chapter of Institute…

Petrobras cancels 17 tanker orders

The transportation unit of Brazil’s state-controlled oil company Petrobras said on Thursday that it planned to…

Fuel import consumes 30% of Nigeria’s forex – Adeosun

The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, on Friday said that 30 per cent of the…

FG records N2trn loss to militancy, pipeline vandalism in 2016

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said from January 2016 till date, government lost 7 billion…