A Maritime Advocacy Group (MAG) has faulted a statement credited to the Chairman of the Economic…
Author: Ships & Ports
Last week of May deadliest in the Mediterranean Sea
Last week’s migrant death toll in the Mediterranean Sea is believed to be the biggest this…
Sudan mulls privatisation of ports
Sudan’s Ministry of Transport is reported to be considering privatising its seaports, something which has been…
Lithuanian shipping company’s liquidation begins
Klaipeda County Court has decided to declare the PC Lithuanian Shipping Company bankrupt and began the…
Court ruling could cast shadow over Brazil’s offshore oil sector
A Brazilian appeals court has ruled that a Liberian mortgage is invalid for a Brazilian-owned oil…
Six more ships head to Bangladeshi shipbreaking yards
A total of six vessels will soon land on the beaches of the substandard South Asian…
Expanded Panama Canal locks fully functional
The consortium building the expanded Panama Canal Grupo Unidos por el Canal (GUPC) announced on Wednesday…
U.S. East Coast ports record drop in volumes
Cargo volumes at U.S. East Coast’s two largest ports fell in April compared with a year…
Court orders status quo as firm challenges Cabotage Act
The Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered parties to maintain status quo pending the determination…
Niger Delta Avengers are criminals – N’Delta Leaders
Some prominent leaders of the Niger Delta region under the aegis of Concerned Niger Delta Leaders…
ILO to review labour standards, maritime convention
The International Labour Organisation has said that it will continue to review the existing labour standards…
Navy arrests three for maritime crimes
The Nigerian Navy has arrested three suspects for pipeline vandalism and related maritime crimes. The Director…