Brazilian seafarers freeze strike action

Brazilian seafarers have decided to suspend their strike action while they vote on a possible agreement…

Singapore plans to develop ports in Iran

Singapore plans to participate in projects to construct and develop ports in Iran, according to a…

China to build Panama port

Panama is set to receive its first container terminal designed to handle post-panamax vessels in Colon…

China, Australia to launch new shipping service

China’s Rizhao Port Group and Australian Great Southern Shipping have joined forces to create a new shipping partnership…

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…