The consortium building the expanded Panama Canal Grupo Unidos por el Canal (GUPC) announced on Wednesday…
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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…
Abuja-Kaduna rail line ready for commercial use in July – Amaechi
Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has assured that the federal government under President Muhammadu…
NNPC owes JV partners $7b, says NAPIMS
International Oil Companies (IOCs) in the Joint Ventures production are being owed $7 billion by the…
Italian court upholds Costa Concordia Captain’s 16-year prison sentence
A 16-year prison sentence for the former captain of the Costa Concordia cruise liner for his…
French survey vessel detects pings from crashed EgyptAir plane’s black box
A French search vessel has picked up signals from one of the black boxes of EgyptAir…
China detains tanker in oil smuggling probe
Hong-Kong-flagged CSC Friendship has been detained by Chinese officials within an investigation into suspected tax evasion on…
Chinese teenager found in airliner luggage hold at Dubai airport
A 16-year-old Chinese was found hiding in the cargo hold of an airliner at Dubai airport,…