Nigeria lost $30 billion in oil revenue between 2014 and 2015, the Executive Director, Nigerian Export…
Author: Ships & Ports
Ogun Customs impounds two truck loads of mosquito coils worth N37m
The Ogun Area command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted two trucks laden…
Nigeria spends $6bn on wheat importation annually
The Director, Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR), Zaria, Prof. Ibrahim Umar-Abubakar, on Thursday said Nigeria’s wheat…
Iranian speedboats Intercept American guided missile destroyer
Four vessels from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) “harassed” a U.S. destroyer on Tuesday by…
El Faro captain ordered crew to abandon ship before sinking
The captain of the doomed El Faro cargo ship sounded an alarm for his crew to…
Singapore logs reduced pilotage incidences, to recognise 14 pilots at annual award
Singapore’s emphasis on ensuring competent piloted services in the busy port waters has seen results in…
UK seaports are drivers of prosperity
A research commissioned by Maritime UK showed that in 2013 the ports sector paid £2 billion…
The Port of Los Angeles’ lesson in mega ships
New York just passed the halfway mark on its $1.3 billion project to raise the Bayonne…
Volumes surge at Ports of Stockholm
Sweden’s Ports of Stockholm saw an increase in both container cargo volumes as well as RoRo volumes…
Norwegian companies cut offshore investments
Oil and gas companies operating in Norway, western Europe’s biggest producer, cut investment forecasts further for…
Hanjin Shipping struggles to right itself
Financially troubled Hanjin Shipping is struggling to come up with a self-rescue plan that meets the…