Some 90,000 TEU of cellular capacity was consigned to lay-up in the past two weeks,…
Author: Ships & Ports
APM Terminals wins “Port operator award”
APM Terminals has been named the winner of the 2015 Lloyd’s List Global Awards “Port…
Pirates board chemical tanker off Malaysia
A chemical tanker was boarded by pirates on Thursday while en route some 1.5 nautical miles…
Shell stops crude export from Forcados
The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) operated Joint Venture has declared force…
Customs confiscates N226m contraband in one week
The Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone ‘C’ of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Owerri, said…
US Coast Guard offloads $41m worth of drugs in Miami
U.S. Coast Guard offloaded approximately 1,100 kilograms of cocaine and 4,420 pounds of marijuana,…
Shell to axe 1,300 jobs in Malaysia
As the downturn in the oil and gas industry continues to bite Shell is axing…
APM Terminals to bid in Mexico port expansion
The ports division of Denmark’s A.P. Moller-Maersk, APM Terminals is looking to participate in the…
Ports of Ningbo and Zhoushan complete merger
Ningbo Port Group has completed the merger with Zhoushan Port Group, creating the world’s busiest…
Container freight rates fall 31% on Asia-Europe trade route
Shipping freight rates for transporting containers from ports in Asia to Northern Europe fell 31 percent…
Indonesia expects $34m in shipbuilding investments this year
Indonesia’s Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) expects some IDR500bn ($34m) of investments to come into…
NIMASA Ag DG, Jauro defends Tompolo’s contract
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), has said that the deal between the…