Truck drivers have commenced a strike action to protest against the restriction of their movements to…
Author: Ships & Ports
NIMASA partners British military on capacity building
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has expressed its readiness to partner with the…
Customs destroys 1,583 cartons of poultry products seized waterways
With the continued onslaught against importation of frozen poultry product by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS)…
NAFDAC urges exporters to improve quality, packaging of food export
Director General, National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Dr. Paul Orhii has urged…
Naval Chief unveils new strategy to tackle maritime crime
The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, in one of his first major…
Royal Navy could have unmanned, 3D-printed surface ships by 2030
Britain’s navy could be using a fleet of unmanned surface and underwater vessels and small 3D-printed…
APM Terminals buying Spanish operator Grup Maritim TCB
APM Terminals is on the acquisition trail buying a majority stake in Barcelona-based Grup Maritim TCB…
UN expects 450,000 Mediterranean Sea refugees in 2016
The U.N. refugee agency expects the number of refugees fleeing across the Mediterranean to Europe to…
Port of Hong Kong marks double-digit volume dip
Total cargo throughput at the Port of Hong Kong dropped 11% year-on-year to 68.4 million tonnes…
UK immigration policies hamper maritime industry recruitment
The widening skills gap in UK’s shore-side maritime sector is being exacerbated by the country’s restrictive…
Sweden to introduce tonnage tax
The government of Sweden has proposed the introduction of a tonnage tax system aiming to level…
Dubai courts Greek shipowners and operators
The Dubai authorities are courting Greek shipowners looking for alternatives to their homebase as they face…