Tanzania’s Dar es Salaam port to handle 25 pct more cargo in 2015, says President

Cargo volumes at Dar es Salaam port are expected to rise as much as 25 percent…

UK Chamber takes a closer look at human error

The UK Chamber of Shipping has taken a closer look at what constitutes ‘human error’, the…

US gets first female cruise ship captain

Celebrity Cruises, part of Royal Caribbean International, has appointed a San Francisco native Kate McCue to…

Kill NNPC before it kills Nigerians – El-Rufai

“NNPC (Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation) must die!” were the stern words of the Governor of Kaduna…

New service chiefs unveiled, Ibas heads Navy

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Service Chiefs and National Security Adviser (NSA) to…

Police moves to revive marine unit

The Nigeria Police has said that it is looking into the challenges faced by its marine…

Court jails Pakistani 18 months for heroin importation

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday sentenced a Pakistan citizen, Iftikhar Arslan, to a…

NDLEA nabs fake official

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kwara State Command, has apprehended a 37-year-old man, Samuel…

Photo: Hassan Bello and Etienne Rocher

Executive Secretary/CEO of Nigerian Shippers’ Council, Hassan Bello and Managing Director, Tin Can Island Container Terminal…

Greece’s latest bailout proposal includes shipping sector tax hikes

The Greek government sent a package of reform proposals to its euro zone creditors on Thursday…

Francophone countries in West and central African brainstorm on maritime administration

The heads of maritime administrations of French-speaking west and central African countries gathered in Abidjan, Cote…

IMO sec-gen inaugurates new Russian training centre

Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), Koji Sekimizu has inaugurated a Transas simulation complex for…