Executive Secretary/CEO, Nigerian Shippers’ Council, Hassan Bello (right) welcoming the Comptroller General of Customs, Hameed…
Author: Ships & Ports
U.S. Navy sailor, wife plead guilty to selling heroin on warship
A U.S. Navy seaman and his wife pleaded guilty on Thursday in a Virginia federal…
We don’t want others to leapfrog us, says Maersk CEO
The shipping industry might be suffering a tough period of overcapacity but chief executive of…
Over 20 tons of hashish found stashed inside cargo ship in Italy
Italian authorities have seized more than 20 tons of hashish hidden inside the hull of…
Shipping getting anti-competitive for smallest countries, says UN
Shipping mergers are leaving an increasing number of countries serviced by too few suppliers to…
Green giant makes maiden call to APM Terminals Zeebrugge
The second of United Arab Shipping Company’s (UASC) six ordered 18,800 TEU capacity Ultra-Large Container…
U.S. halts Arctic drilling under Obama administration
The U.S. Interior Department has cancelled the two remaining Arctic oil and gas lease sales…
Transport Ministry is broke; cancels World Maritime Day celebration
These are not the best of times for the Federal Ministry of Transport (FMOT) and…
$181m Debt: Nigeria delays plan to cut gas supply to Ghana
Nigeria will delay a plan to drastically cut gas exports to Ghana from Friday while…
NIMASA reiterates commitment to trade facilitation
The Acting Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Haruna Jauro has…
Diezani Alison-Madueke: Scaring the golden face of a lost era
By Leo Sobechi She was a central player in the immediate past administration. As such,…
Brazil stinks over capsized livestock carrier
A port town in northern Brazil has been brought to a near standstill more than…