‘Maritime varsity will grow capacity, create employment’

Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa has declared that the predominance of conventional universities in Nigeria…

Nigeria, India trade volume hits $16.36bn

The Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Amb. Ajjampur Ghanashyam, said on Saturday that the bilateral trade…

SON donates transformer to ANLCA

The Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON), over the weekend donated a 100KVA transformer to the Association…

NCS destroys N 875,317 contraband in Sokoto

The Sokoto/ Zamfara/ Kebbi Area Command of Nigeria Customs Service ( NCS), on Monday destroyed contraband,…

Photo: Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa with the Pro Chancellor, Nigeria Maritime University, Prof. Viola Onwuliri

Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa in a warm handshake with the Pro Chancellor, Nigeria Maritime…

Italy’s north refuses to take more migrants as international flotilla rescues 5,900

The regional president of the northern Italian region of Lombardy has refused to accept any more…

UNHCR launches USD13m appeal for Asia boat people

The UN refugee agency has launched an appeal for USD13 million to help with the needs…

Shanghai to implement new fuel standard for ships as SIPG eyes German ports

Shanghai is planning to establish its own fuel standard for ships in an effort to reduce…

Indonesian yard tax exemption awaiting president’s approval

The long-awaited Indonesian government plan to exempt shipyard companies from value and import taxes to make…

The faltering National Automotive Policy

The new National Automotive Policy has been described as a deliberate government effort to rescue the…

Study: Mega-ships not that mega after all?

With the ever greater inflow of mega-ships in the global fleet it seems that the cost savings…

Why do containers get lost at sea?

Containerization has reformed the ocean transportation of cargo becoming the standard method of moving goods across…