By Marcus Hand from Singapore Back around 2002 – 2003 the fear of the rise of Chinese crewing was…
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N1.5bn contract scam: Court jails ex-NIMASA DG Temi Omatseye 5yrs
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos today sentenced a former Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime…
FG planning regional force to deal with Niger Delta militants
The Federal Government is building a regional and global security alliance against the resurgent Niger Delta…
Minister decries overlapping functions of maritime agencies
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbe has decried the overlapping functions of agencies…
Governors back Buhari on fuel price hike
The Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) has declared support for the increase in the price of petroleum…
Nigerian Navy cooperating with neighbouring countries on maritime crimes – Ibas
The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas has said the Navy is boosting…
5 workers seized by JTF over pipeline bombing released
The five pipeline surveillance workers seized by the Joint Task Force (JTF) in the Niger Delta…
Trader docked over N700,000 fraud
A trader, Wahab Kadiri, who allegedly failed to refund N700, 000 value of the tiles he…
EgyptAir crash: Plane debris found floating on Mediterranean Sea
An EgyptAir flight from Paris to Cairo made two sharp turns before plunging into the Mediterranean…
Chile port chief fired over oil spill
Chilean state-owned energy company Enap announced the dismissal of the head of the Quintero port, located…
China shipyards continue to see new orders rise in first four months
China’s shipyards have continued to see newbuilding orders rise over the first four months of this…
Falling iron ore volumes spell bad news for embattled capesize market
Declining volumes of iron ore shipments this year combined with a continue growth in the supply…