Baltic Exchange CEO to step down

  Chief executive of London’s centuries old Baltic Exchange, Jeremy Penn will step down next year,…

Hapag-Lloyd advances plans for $500m IPO

  Hapag-Lloyd AG, Germany’s biggest shipping line, is seeking to raise $500 million from the sale…

19,224 TEU MSC Maya christened in Antwerp

  Swiss container line Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) christened its fourth 19,224 TEU container ship – MSC Maya…

Singapore announces new initiatives to promote maritime careers

  Singapore is rolling out new initiatives to promote careers in the maritime sector, with an…

Nigerian companies in trouble as CBN forex measures backfire

  Nigerian companies making anything from soap to tomato paste could run out of raw materials…

Police moves to boost port security over fresh Boko Haram threat

  The Commissioner of Police in charge of Western Ports, Mrs. Hilda Ibifuro-Harisson has advised port…

There is too much officialdom in the port – Usifoh

  Val Usifoh is the Chairman, Shipping Association of Nigeria (SAN). The highly respected maritime expert…

Stakeholders lament rejection of Nigeria’s food export

  The rejection of some of Nigeria’s exported food items by the European Union is not…

Transocean linked to Petrobras Bribery scandal for the first time

  Transocean Ltd., the world’s largest offshore rig contractor, is being linked for the first time…

NSCDC destroys 10 illegal refineries, seizes 42 oil tankers

  The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) said it destroyed 10 illegal refineries in…

NUPENG issues 7 days ultimatum

  The Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has issued a 7- day…

Photo: World Maritime Day celebration at IMO Headquarters in London

  Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Koji Sekimizu (left) interacting with teenagers at the…