A Panama-flagged product tanker identified as Tamaya 1 has beached ashore near Robertsport, northern Liberia coast, according…
Author: Ships & Ports
Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia to coordinate against militant pirates
Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines agreed on Thursday to conduct coordinated maritime patrols after a spate…
Bureau Veritas buys UK consultant TMC Marine
Classification society Bureau Veritas is buying UK-headquartered international consultancy TMC Marine. TMC has been providing pre…
‘Al Qaeda in Yemen poses growing threat to shipping’
Al Qaeda’s Yemen branch remains a powerful force and poses a growing risk to merchant ships…
EU Shipowners want reward for progress at Alang shipbreaking yards
Ship recycling practices in Alang, India, are gradually improving, the European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) says,…
Hanjin to get additional funds from creditors for restructuring
South Korea’s Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction (HHIC) is set to receive an additional KRW120bn ($103.1m)…
ICS to seek for balance in York Antwerp rules
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) plans to push for an improvement on the present system of the York…
N754.7m Fraud: NIMASA Assistant Director testifies against Akpobolokemi, others in court
An Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) witness, Mrs. Olamide Odusanya, yesterday testified that the former…
Investment inflow into Nigeria drops to nine-year low –NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) yesterday released the capital importation report for the first quarter…
Maersk Group’s quarterly profit down by 86pct
Danish shipping and offshore energy conglomerate Maersk Group reported its profit at USD224 million for the first…
Customs seeks Navy’s support to fight smuggling at sea
Zonal Coordinator in charge of Zone ‘A’ of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Assistant Comptroller General…
EU tasks Nigeria on commodity export
The European Union has urged Nigeria to increase export of agricultural produces like rubber, cocoa and…