By Charlie Bartlett from London Until relatively recently, Somali pirates were the scourge of East-West trade, operating in a…
Author: Ships & Ports
Time for Nigerian Ports Authority to become a corporation
By Lanre Badmus Last August while on a visit to the Port of Lome, I overhead…
Do you support that the former Destination Inspection Service providers take over maintenance of scanning machines at the ports?
I am very much in support that they take over. Customs hands are filled with…
Kudos to Senators on Apapa gridlock intervention
Their very busy schedules in recent times as a result of the screening and confirmation…
S. Korean Supreme Court upholds prison sentence for Sewol ferry operator boss
The South Korean Supreme Court has upheld the verdict against the head of Sewol ferry…
Fresh lawsuit slammed on El Faro owners and operators
Family of another crew member of the ill-fated container ship El Faro, which sank off…
Two vessels arrested in Malaysian waters for illegal oil transfer
Two vessels suspected of carrying out illegal ship-to-ship oil transfer were arrested by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement…
U.S. opens oil export gateway to Mexico as shale supplies build
The dam holding back U.S. crude exports is cracking. For the first time in 40…
Northern Sea Route, Panama Canal to become major shipping lanes for LNG supplies to Asia
The Northern Sea Route (NSR) and Panama Canal transits to Asia are forecast to become…
Five children die, 34 missing as boat sinks
An extensive search was underway off a Greek Island on Thursday for at least 34…
UK’s Royal Navy Warship Arrives Nigeria
HMS Lancaster, one of the Royal Navy’s state of the art Type 23 Duke Frigates arrived…
Customs retires 29 more senior officers, bringing total to 34
In addition to the five Deputies Comptroller General of Customs who were said to have…