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Author: Ships & Ports
9 Reasons 2015 Was a Green Year in Shipping
We live in an increasingly Globalized society where exchange of goods and services is easy, affordable…
Do you think the completion of the truck holding bay at Tin Can Island port will solve the traffic problem in Apapa?
It may take off the pressure from the road but that is as far as the…
‘Staff morale was very low, due processed abused before I took over NIMASA’
In this interview, Acting Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Haruna Baba…
A shipwreck possibly containing $17bn worth of lost gold has been found off Colombia, and everyone wants a piece
By Charles Penty In 1708, the Spanish flagship San Jose was sunk by a British squadron…
Reflections on the Yuletide Season
As is with any festival, Christmas has many traditions and customs, which are being carried forward…
Four bodies found on Turkish ship
Four bodies have been found on board a Turkish-flagged ship that was sent from Taiwan back to Turkey,…
Maersk Line, WMU join forces on maritime business integrity and corruption awareness
Maersk Line has partnered with the World Maritime University (WMU) in a unique higher education project…
ICS urges more action on shipping emissions regardless of COP21 outcome
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) is urging further support of CO2 reduction measures at the…
Switzer inks 10-year Ichthys LNG towage contract
Switzer has bagged a 10-year towage contract with the Ichthys LNG project in the Port of…
South African ports become smart
All eight commercial ports across South Africa’s coastline are now using Transnet National Ports Authority’s (TNPA)…
EFCC invites Tompolo over alleged N13bn NIMASA university land fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday invited former Niger Delta warlord, Government Ekpemupolo, also…