A total of 23 naval officers on Monday in Lagos commenced a four-week command Level course…
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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…
Suez Canal revenue up 4% despite slowing trade
Revenue from Egypt’s Suez Canal was up 4% for the seven months to August 6 compared…
Offshore and shipbuilding markets to worsen, says loss-making Cosco Corp
The difficult and challenging operating conditions in the offshore and shipbuilding segments are expected to persist…
Rio 2016 – Cargo & logistics, the untold story behind the Olympic Games
By Justin Bachman (Bloomberg) Some Olympic athletes seem to be super-human, while others aren’t human at…
Libyans bury decomposing bodies of migrants
Residents of a Libyan town have buried the decomposing bodies of 21 migrants who had washed…