By Gael Raballand Senior Public Sector Specialist, World Bank The infrastructure throughout sub-Saharan Africa requires…
Author: Ships & Ports
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…