A Transocean semi-submersible drilling rig is hard aground in Scotland’s Western Isles after breaking free from…
Author: Ships & Ports
Ex-NIMASA DG, Akpobolokemi, others deny links with Niger Delta Avengers
A former Director-General of Nigeria Maritime Administration Agency (NIMASA), Patrick Akpobolokemi has dismissed a report accusing…
Apapa Customs gets new CAC Oct 1
A new Customs Area Comptroller will be resuming at the Apapa command of the Nigeria Customs…
Pirates kill 3 soldiers, snatch gunboat in Bayelsa
Heavily armed pirates on Monday attacked a military checkpoint at Tombi waterside in Nembe, a coastal…
Navy trains 23 officers in ship management
A total of 23 naval officers on Monday in Lagos commenced a four-week command Level course…
Customs loses N14.84bn in 7 months at Tin Can
The Tin Can Island Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) generated N130.76billion revenue in the…
Rio 2016 – US basketball stars live big on luxury cruise ship
To minimize distractions and mitigate security concerns generated by the high profile of its star athletes, USA Basketball…
Tanker sinking after collision off Japan
Two tankers, the Panama-flagged Eastern Phoenix and Japanese Keihin Maru 8, collided off Japan’s port of…
Overboard containers recovered from MSC containership, VLCC collision
Four containers have been retrieved from the Singapore waters following the collision of Panama-flagged Very Large Crude Carrier…
Tensions mounts between Japan, China over maritime dispute
Japan said two Chinese vessels entered Japanese territorial waters near the disputed “Senkaku” or “Diaoyu” islands…
Mega-alliances could help transhipment hubs – Drewry
The world’s largest transhipment hubs are exposed to numerous risks, from poor underlying demand to increasing…
COSCO clinches order for three containerships
COSCO Corporation (Singapore) Limited has secured an order from a European buyer to built three 1,750 TEU…