Founder National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF), Dr. Boniface Aniebonam has advised the Comptroller…
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Customs FOU Zone ‘C’ records N2.7bn seizure in 2015, arrests 316 suspects
The Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone C, Owerri of the Nigeria Customs Service recorded a total…
Ukraine to drastically overhaul customs processes in 2016
Moving containers through Ukraine ports will be significantly simpler in 2016 as a result of an…
Container shipping should expect industry-wide losses in 2016
Further widening of the supply-demand imbalance at the trade route level and insufficient measures to reduce…
Crude oil price crashes $27 per barrel
The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) basket price for oil may be closer to the…
Idle containership fleet up five-fold in 2015, says Alphaliner
The idle containership fleet rose five-fold in 2015 in the face of a difficult market according…
‘Shipping not for the faint-hearted in 2016’
Shipping will remain “volatile and uncertain” in 2016 thanks to unpredictable Chinese demand and a complex…
Asian shipyards face bleak year in 2016
For many Asian shipyards, 2015 was a brutal year. This year could be even worse. With…
The shipping market in 2015 and looking forward
By Peter Sand Global economy: menacing clouds in the sky cast a shadow on global economic…
‘The global economy in 2016 will offer abundance of challenges’
The global economy in 2015 saw some economies strengthen, while others—particularly emerging and developing economies—were squeezed…
What lies ahead of shipping and maritime in 2016?
By Marcus Hand from Singapore As we sail into 2016 it is fair to say that 2015 is a…
Manual processes aiding corruption in cargo clearance
The rapid rise in shipping container traffic in sub-Saharan Africa over the past two decades underlines…