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…

Witness tells court how Akpobolokemi, others converted N1bn to personal use as EFCC arraigns Tompolo, others over N47bn fraud

The Federal High Court in Lagos yesterday heard that a former Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety…

NLNG in fresh bid to settle tax dispute with NIMASA

There are fresh plans to settle the tax dipute between the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety…

CSO blows whistle on fraudulent marine practices

A civil society group – the Niger Delta Youth Coalition on at the weekend alerted the…

NIMASA, MPA Singapore forge new partnership

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the Maritime and Ports Authority (MPA) of…

Fake navy officer declared wanted

The Nigerian Navy yesterday declared wanted a certain “Captain Olugboyega Olubiyi Ayokunle” for impersonating the Force…

Navy accuses Tompolo of sponsoring resurgence of militancy in Niger Delta

In response to the upsurge in piracy and other criminal activities in the Niger Delta region…