Why expanding Africa’s port infrastructure is just a small part of the solution

  By Gael Raballand Senior Public Sector Specialist, World Bank The infrastructure throughout sub-Saharan Africa requires…

MCI Chile rolls out first containers

  World trade in perishable foods turns a page as Maersk Container Industry (MCI), an independent…

Idle boxship fleet passes one million TEU mark

  The global fleet of containerships above 500 twenty-foot-equivalent units made idle has breached the one…

Congestion hits Panama Canal as ships wait up to 11 days for passage

    The Panama Canal is still dealing with a high backlog of vessels waiting to pass through the…

China names seven offshore shipyards on ‘white list’

  China has issued its first batch of so-called ‘white list’ offshore shipyards, of which seven…

US, EU worried over Nigeria’s policy on foreign currency restriction

  The United States and the European Union have raised concerns at the World Trade Organization…

Troops arrest vandals, destroy 23 illegal refineries

  The military task force, Operation Pulo Shield (OPS) in the Niger Delta has said its…

Maritime workers threaten fresh industrial action over Apapa gridlock

  Less than two weeks after it suspended a three-day industrial action over non-payment of salary…

Fuel importers seek easy access to forex

  Operators in the downstream sector of the oil and gas industry have advised  the Central…

Migration: EU launches $2b emergency fund for Africa

  Leaders of the European Union formally launched an emergency trust fund for Africa yesterday with…

Congestion hits Panama Canal as ships wait up to 11 days for passage

  The Panama Canal is still dealing with a high backlog of vessels waiting to pass through the waterway,…

Idle boxship fleet passes one million TEU mark

  The global fleet of containerships above 500 twenty-foot-equivalent units made idle has breached the one…