South Korean shipbuilding major Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. (HHI) saw a 42.2 % fall in new orders for…
Author: Ships & Ports
OPEC freeze failure could hasten oil’s recovery
Saudi Arabia’s increasingly bitter dispute with Iran is now being played out in the oil market.…
Abdullahi: Nigerian ports are very competitive, only smugglers import through Cotonou
Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mallam Habib Abdullahi has declared the nation’s port concession…
SON DG begs FG to return to ports; needs 10,000 staff to execute mandate
Acting Director-General, Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Paul Angya, has appealed to the Federal Government to…
Customs revenue drops by N2.7bn at Tin Can Port
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Tin-Can Island Command, has recorded a revenue shortfall of N2.7 billion…
NPA inaugurates public procurement committee, to immunise staff against meningitis
The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority, Mallam Habib Abdullahi has called for synergy among the…
Nigeria cannot be a dumping ground for vessels, says NIMASA
The Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dakuku Peterside has reiterated Nigeria’s…
Singapore, PIL lead in fleet value
Singapore owners control nearly 2,000 deep-sea going vessels with a total value of USD 35.4 billion,…
Containership scrapping to pick up in 2016
Containership scrapping is expected to intensify in 2016 as charter market demand for Panamax ships is bound…
Antwerp gets off to another strong start after a record year in 2015
The port of Antwerp handled 53,265,552 tonnes of freight in the first three months of this…
China’s biggest LNG carrier launched in Shanghai
China’s biggest liquified natural gas carrier has been launched in Shanghai. The ship will carry about…
2016 World Maritime Day focuses on indispensability of shipping
This year’s theme for World Maritime Day is “Shipping: indispensable to the world”. The theme was…