ZIM is most reliable carrier in 2nd quarter  

Israel’s cargo shipping company ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. was the most reliable carrier during the…

Asian bookings of West African crude to slip lower in August  

Cargoes of West African crude oil sailing east are on track to fall in August on…

Of legislators and ‘Vagabonds in Power’ 

By Yinka Adeosun   Thirteen years after the enactment of the Lagos State Street Trading and Illegal…

No love lost

Infrastructure funds can be a lifeline for port finance, but the feeling is not reciprocated. Barry…

What should be done to curb the influx of substandard products into the country?

Nigeria has groaned under the burden of influx of fake and substandard products into the country…

Does sinking shipping market mean end for ultra-large newbuild orders?

As ocean carriers reel from a disastrous first half this year, they seem to have lost…

Do you think Customs CG, Hameed Ali has done enough so far to restructure the Service?

As far as I am concerned, I have not seen any impact so far. Everything is…

Time for evolving effective intermodal transport system in the country

Last week, the maritime media was awash with news about the bad shape of the Ijora…

Customs impounds 26 containers of tyres, arrests clearing agent

  The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Hameed Ali, said on Friday that the…

‘Nigeria imports 90% of expired rice’

The Comptroller General of the Nigerian Customs Service (NSC), Col. Hameed Ali (rtd) has said that…

Asia-Europe spot freight rates bounce back

The downwards trend line in Asia-Europe spot freight rates has finally been reversed, data from World…

Amaechi urges ECOWAS communities to unite in fighting natural disasters

Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has urged the National Meteorological Services of the Economic Community…