The chief executive of Maersk, the world’s biggest shipping company, has warned that conditions for global…
Author: Ships & Ports
Court orders release of nine Asteris crewmembers
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the release of nine seafarers that were…
Govt screens for Zika at airports, borders
Nigeria is now on high alert over the Zika virus ravaging parts of the world. Already,…
Woman vomits cocaine at Abuja airport
A 48- year-old mother of three children, Mrs. Saidat Bola Hassan, has been arrested by operatives…
Photo: Transport Minister Rotimi Amaechi
Transport Minister Rotimi Amaechi emerging from the National Assembly Complex shortly after defending the Transport Ministry’s…
New FOU Zone ‘A’ Customs boss vows to stop arrest of containers on highway
Concerned about incessant complaints over officers intercepting containers on the highway, newly appointed Controller, Federal Operations…
FG begins distribution of relief materials to IDP camps as Customs inaugurates committee
Comptroller-General of Customs, Hameed Ali has inaugurated a committee tasked with the distribution of relief materials to Internally…
US Congress passes Customs bill streamlining import duties
U.S. lawmakers in the Senate has passed a US Customs and Border Protection bill that will…
Drones will forever change how pirates operate on the high seas
Criminals at sea are already going high tech, using GPS and bootleg submarines to plan attacks…
Ports prepare for mandatory weighing of containers
Felixstowe in the UK has become the latest port to confirm that it will offer a…
ILO group slams Australia for undermining cabotage
The Seafarers’ Group at the International Labour Organization (ILO) has strongly criticised the Conservative Australian Government…
Baltic dry index logs first gain of 2016
The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, rose…