U.S. President Barack Obama will dramatically expand the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument off the coast of…
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Swiber granted more time to file Q2 results
Struggling Singapore offshore group Swiber Holdings has been granted extra time to file its second quarter…
China COSCO sinks deeper into loss over poor freight rates
Dragged by lackluster freight rates in the container shipping market during the first half of 2016, the…
Norwegian cruise operator Hurtigruten seeking buyers
Norwegian cruise operator Hurtigruten ASA has attracted interest from buyout firms EQT Partners AB, Bain Capital…
Hapag-Lloyd CEO says UASC merger benefits will manifest in 2017
German container shipping line Hapag-Lloyd expects to reap a third of targeted annual synergies of $400…
NIWA MD, Mustapha says Nigeria’s inland waterways is a cash cow
The African Union recently launched the years 2015-2025 as decade for African seas and oceans, with…
What should the Federal Government do to earn more Customs revenue in the last quarter of the year?
Government is to reverse some of the stringent measures like the foreign exchange rate because it…
What causes seasickness? A glitch in the brain
By Dean Burnett A lot of people, when they travel by car, ship, plane or whatever,…
National Shipping Line as a drain pipe
Edmund Burke, a political scientist, once said that “weaklings do not write history nor do the…
Crisis hits maritime sector as 20 shipping companies shut operations, 3000 workers lose jobs
The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) yesterday, said no fewer than 20 shipping companies, had…
Lagos to ship first cargo of crude oil next month
The much anticipated first ever crude oil export cargo from the Aje field, offshore Lagos, will…
Customs moves to block revenue leakage at Lekki port, FTZ
The Zone `A’ Coordinator of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Assistant Comptroller General Charles Edike, has…