Egypt’s New Suez Canal will open on Aug. 6, its overseer said on Saturday, a project…
Author: Ships & Ports
US bans cruises-to-nowhere
The US-based cruise operator Carnival Cruise Lines has confirmed that it will no longer offer the…
Smugglers attack Customs operatives, injure three
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Western Marine Command, Lagos yesterday said it would track down some…
We’ll revamp Rivers seaports, Wike assures investors
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has promised investors in the state of his administration’s readiness to…
Pirates raid Nigeria Police armoury, seize weapons
Armed pirates attacked the Nigerian Marine Police Armoury in Calabar, Cross River State yesterday, seizing a…
DPR alerts public on fake DPR officials
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has cautioned filling station owners and other oil marketers against…
NIMASA DG, 38 others bag UNIPORT PhD
Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Patrick Akpobolokemi and 38 other…
Customs personnel, spouses donate to Borno IDPs
Personnel and spouses of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Friday donated relief materials to Internally…
More knocks for Australia’s migrants push-back policy
Australia would have stooped to a “new low” if reports that its navy paid people-smugglers bound…
Panama jails 2 North Korean seamen 12 years for arms smuggling
The North Korean captain and the first officer of the freighter, which was caught trying to smuggle…
China’s capsized river boat: official death toll 442
The final death toll rose to 442 as the last bodies were found from a riverboat…
Activists detained while trying to block Shell’s rig
Greenpeace activists trying to block the departure of Shell’s drilling rig Polar Pioneer to Alaska have…