Seven weeks into the launch of operation ‘Hawk Descend’- an initiative by the Nigeria Customs…
Author: Ships & Ports
170 workers shred Costa Concordia
Just over one year since the Costa Concordia arrived in Genoa following its successful salvage,…
Greece agrees port privatisation deadlines
As part of its reforms-for-cash deal with international lenders, the Greek government has agreed deadlines…
Missing crew member of Liberian tanker found dead
The Greek coast guard has informed that the body of a missing crewmember of the…
IMO issues fresh condemnation of Mediterranean people smugglers
Recent incidents in which hundreds of migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean to Europe have…
Chinese authorities detain 12 over Tianjin explosions
Chinese authorities have detained 12 people over the deadly explosions in Tianjin port on 12…
About 3,000 rescued, 55 dead in Mediterranean in one day
Rescuers saved about 3,000 migrants but found more than 50 dead on boats near the…
Iranian fishing vessel and crew escape captivity off Somali coast
An Iranian fishing vessel and its crew have escaped after being held captive for five…
It is Hausas all the way in the maritime industry
Some stakeholders and Nigerians are beginning to raise eyebrows on President Muhammadu Buhari’s appointments into…
Nigerians, several others dead as two migrant boats capsize off Libya
A media based in London has reported that two boats carrying migrants capsized off the…
New Customs CG, Hameed Ali was Buhari’s Chief of Staff
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday approved the appointment of Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (rtd) as the new…
Pirates attack boat, abduct monarchs, security escort in Bayelsa
Unidentified gunmen suspected to be sea pirates on Wednesday, attacked two passenger boats and kidnapped three…