All vessels face an imperative to rescue distressed people at sea, setting aside political and commercial…
Author: Ships & Ports
MOL forecasts massive full year loss as it restructures dry bulk and box shipping
Despite reporting a nine-month profit of $110.22m Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) is forecasting a massive loss…
Singapore issues first LNG bunker supplier licenses
As it moves towards starting LNG bunkering Singapore awarded two supplier licenses to Pavilion Gas and…
Damen bags first Aussie dredger contract
Damen Shipyards has inked a contract with Australia’s Gippsland Ports for a Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger…
What is your take on the recent directive by the Customs CG that all officers’ declare their assets?
We believe that most of these customs officers are corrupt, so I believe the directive that…
What do you know about NIMASA?
As I have heard and read, NIMASA is the top promotional and regulatory maritime agency.…
Cyber attacks – coping with new threats to the maritime world
By Michael Grey, London “From rock and tempest, fire and foe, protect them where so ever they go”…
Trucks that fail to meet minimum standards will be barred from the ports soon
Chief Michael Kayode Ajayi has served in various capacities at the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA). He…
Customs officers must declare their assets
The recent directive by the Comptroller-General of Customs, Hameed Ali to all officers and men of…
Cash crunch, NPA and its lessees
By Bolaji Akinola These are tough times for government and private businesses. Even publicly quoted companies…
Four confirmed dead as boat capsises in Lagos
Four people have died after a commercial boat taking them to Lekki area of Lagos capsised…
39 migrants drown off Turkey
At least 39 migrants, including several children, have drowned trying to cross the Aegean Sea from…