A U.S. West Coast port strike is pushing up shipping freight rates as delays in offloading…
Author: Ships & Ports
IMO Secretary-General reiterates need for action to address unsafe migration by sea
Following the events of recent days in which more than 2000 migrants were rescued from the…
Greece tops global shipowning by value in 2014, US fastest growing
Greece remained the world’s largest shipowning nation by value of its fleet in 2014 according to VesselsValue.com,…
Clearing agent defiles 7-year old girl
A clearing and forwarding agent has been arrested by the police for allegedly defiling a seven-year-old…
Botched NLC election: Maritime workers demand thorough investigation
The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has described as unacceptable and a big embarrassment, the…
APC raises alarm over withdrawal of Customs, Immigration personnel from border posts
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has raised the alarm over what it called a strange directive…
Arik Air staff caught siphoning fuel from aircraft
Three Arik Air workers have been arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos siphoning…
Osborne residents tackle Fashola over jetty operation
Residents of Osborne Foreshore Residential Estate II, Ikoyi, Lagos are currently in court seeking to stop…
Nigerian Navy gets four new warships
The Director, Naval Information, Commodore Kabiru Aliyu, has said the Federal Government has procured four warships…
Pirates plant bomb on oil tanker
A bomb was placed on board Thai oil tanker by a group of pirates, who had…
Italy saves over 2,000 Mediterranean migrants
Four migrant smugglers armed with Kalashnikov guns threatened one of the Italian coastguard’s motorboats involved in Sunday…
Baltic Dry Index closes week 24 points under 1986 lowest level
The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) ended last week at 24 points below its 1986 low, closing…