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Author: Ships & Ports
Containership pays almost $1m to cross Panama Canal
With the opening of the Panama Canal expansion in June, it was to be expected that…
Norwegian firm wants to build fish farm inside cargo ship
The world’s biggest Atlantic salmon producer wants to start farming fish inside a ship rather than…
Customs generates N18.6b at Lagos airport
The Murtala Mohammad International Airport (MMIA) Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in Ikeja, Lagos…
DPR, PPMC, PPPRA join PENGASSAN to down tool
Sequel to the memo to all chairmen and secretaries in the four zones and branches on…
NIMASA disowns scholarship, employment scheme
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has dismissed as fraudulent an online platform purporting…
Rotterdam unions, employers reach deal on job security
Dutch dockers’ unions FNV Havens and CNV Vakmensen concluded an agreement with the Rotterdam Port Authority…
Drewry: No respite for multipurpose fleet until 2018
The demand outlook for the multipurpose vessel (MPV) fleet has not improved since the first quarter…
Families demand action as seamen spend 1,000 days in detention in India
The families of a crew of 35 British pirate hunters locked up in India – including…
Armed robbers board ship in Guinean anchorage
An anchored heavy lift vessel was boarded by six robbers armed with machine guns and knives…
Hike in Customs duty will lead to higher inflation – Stakeholders
The hike in import duty by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) will lead to higher inflation…
Buhari reconstitutes NNPC Board, removes Kachickwu as GMD
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the composition of the Board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation…