The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) will pay for legal support for the court appeal of the recently…
Author: Ships & Ports
TOTE settles El Faro claims with 10 families
Families of ten victims in the tragic sinking of the El Faro have reached a settlement…
Overcapacity concerns continue to push Baltic Index southwards
The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying industrial commodities, extended…
Customs sets N1trn revenue target for 2016
Comptroller-General of Customs, Hameed Ali, said that the Nigeria Customs Service has set one trillion naira…
Nigeria’s non-oil export volume in 2015 was $612m – NEPC
The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) says Nigeria’s total non-oil export volume in the first three-quarters…
Edike commends officers in Zone ‘A’, encourages them to redouble effort
Zonal Coordinator in charge of Zone ‘A’ of the Nigeria Customs Service, Assistant Comptroller General (ACG)…
Companies relocating from Apapa due to gridlock, says association
Many companies are said to be relocating from Apapa in Lagos State due to the gridlock…
Port police train officers on coping with emotional trauma at work place
Commissioner of Police, Western Port command, Mrs Hilda Ibifuro- Harrison has lamented the plight policemen and…
Somali pirates earn new cash by acting as escorts to the fishing boats they once hijacked
Somali pirates who raked in millions of dollars in ship hijackings have developed a lucrative new…
‘Colombians smuggled drugs into U.S. aboard Spanish navy training ship’
Two Colombians ran a major heroin and cocaine smuggling operation to New York aboard the Royal…
General cargo vessel sinks off Panama
Venezuela-flagged general cargo ship Alita sank off Colon, Panama, while awaiting scrapping at anchorage off Colon,…
Vessel order down 40% in 2015
Overall contracting of new vessels in 2015 dropped by 40% to 1,306 units from 2,162 in…