China’s Rizhao Port Group and Australian Great Southern Shipping have joined forces to create a new shipping partnership…
Author: Ships & Ports
Port operation not affected as Maritime Workers Union joins NLC strike
The nationwide strike action embarked upon by a faction of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) yesterday…
FG raised fuel price because Nigeria is broke – Lai Mohammed
The Federal Government on Wednesday summed up the reasons for the all-time increase in the pump…
NIMASA to review maritime security strategy
Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside has said that the agency is…
Agip suspends production in Bayelsa oil field
The Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) has shut down production on its trunkline attacked by gunmen…
France returns artifact illegally exported from Nigeria
France has officially presented to Nigeria the Nok Terracotta that was repatriated after it was…
China overtakes Philippines as largest source nation for seafarers
The latest Bimco/ICS Manpower Report contains the interesting nugget that “China is thought to have overtaken…
Pirates Prevented from Boarding Boxship in Gulf of Aden
A number of pirates were repelled from boarding a container ship as they approached the vessel…
Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines join hands on maritime terror
Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines will start jointly monitoring the Celebes Sea in response to a…
Hong Kong April box volumes down 9%
The Port of Hong Kong continues it’s downward trajectory, with throughput falling 9.3% to 1.58million TEU…
El Faro’s ex-Captain raises ship stability issues
Former El Faro master, Capt. Jack Hern took the stand Tuesday during the second day of…
Maersk investors get 24% richer as ‘perfect storm’ warning ends
Just four months after analysts warned of the “perfect storm” pummeling shares in A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S,…