The Chairman, Badagry Ship Repair and Maritime Engineering Company (BSMEC), Dr. Taiwo Afolabi said yesterday that…
Author: Ships & Ports
MAN, NACCIMA give condition to support reintroduction of CTN
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) and the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industries, Mines…
Oil theft: CSOs ask Buhari to tighten vessel clearance practices
A coalition of organised Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to take further…
MAN Oron suffering neglect, say ex-Councilors
President Muhammadu Buhari has been urged to put the Maritime Academy of Nigeria (MAN) in Oron,…
NCS seizes N197m contraband, arrests 30 suspects in Owerri
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone “C” Owerri, said it seized 48…
Singapore Transport Minister Lui to step down
Singapore’s Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew, a familiar face among the country’s shipping industry where he…
Hutchison Port workers continue protests despite orders to cease
Dockworkers at Hutchison Ports Australia have continued picketing ports in Sydney and Brisbane in protest against the…
Australia arrests 91 year-old man for smuggling cocaine
A 91-year-old Sydney man was used by drug smugglers to fly 4.5 kilograms of cocaine disguised…
El Niño drought forces Panama Canal draft restrictions
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) says it will set temporary draft restrictions on vessels transiting the…
New cranes to make Suez Canal Container Terminal Med’s largest at 5.4m TEU
The Suez Canal Container Terminal is augmenting its throughput capacity to 5.4million TEU in response to…
Evergreen orders 10 boxships
Taiwan’s Evergreen Group, the parent company of Evergreen Line has signed an agreement with compatriot CSBC…
Shanghai port moves higher box volumes in July
China’s Shanghai port has handled higher container throughput in July both on a year-on-year and month-on-month…