The prevailing macroeconomic indicators point to an economy in distress; no thanks to rising inflation…
Author: Ships & Ports
Drones becoming ever more popular in shipbuilding
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), or drones, as they are better known, are gaining in popularity in…
Do you support the lifting of ‘restriction’ on importation of rice through the land borders?
I know that with the lifting of the ban, rice importation will also suffer some…
Customs officials urge West Coast Shippers to use single window
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) directors on Friday urged West Coast brokers and forwarders that…
Living with paradoxes
Many port-cities around the world have presented ambitious port expansion plans to bridge the infrastructure…
Brazil deepens probe into alleged corruption at Petrobras
Brazil’s Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CPI) has recommended the deepening of investigations into 10 companies…
Maersk cuts 2015 profit forecast on sharp fall in container freight rates
Maersk Group has cut its profit forecast for the year by $600million due to the…
IPhones in Christmas stockings excites Asia’s exporters
It’s never too early to start your Christmas shopping, and Asian nations are starting to…
Dockworker crushed to death by containers in Finland
A dockworker was crushed to death when caught between two containers on deck of a vessel…
Sea change expected for New Zealand ports
Fierce competition between New Zealand ports and “raids” on neighbours’ export cargoes are expected to prevail…
Maritime workers suspend 3-day-old strike
The Maritime Workers’ Union of Nigeria (MWUN) on Saturday said that it had suspended its…
Dockworkers’ strike ground port operations nationwide
Dockworkers under the aegis of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) yesterday commenced an…