EFCC re-arraigns Ahmadu Ali’s son for subsidy fraud

Two oil marketers and an oil marketing firm were brought before a Lagos State High Court…

Privatisation: BPE clarifies concession of old Warri Port

The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) says it has the authority to privatise or concession any…

Rivers Port embarks on renovation

Rivers Port Complex has embarked on some renovation of its facilities to enhance the productivity. The…

FG unveils 2015 rice import allocations

Nigeria’s rice import target  for this year has been reduced to 1.3 million metric tonnes. In…

Photo: STCW Convention

Participants from West African countries including Nigeria, Cape Verde, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Senegal and…

Maersk to place $1.7b container ship order

Maersk Line is currently in talks with South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (DSME)…

Costa Concordia wreck arrives in Genoa

The wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship has been safely towed to the Port of Genoa…

CEO of Sewol operator gets seven years

The CEO of the company that operated the ill-fated Sewol ferry got a seven-year prison sentence after…

China ports container volumes projected to grow at 6% until 2030

Container throughput at the ports in China are projected to grow at 6% on average each…

How long shall we continue in darkness?

The other day I came back home from work tofind that PHCN had cut my electricity…

Ship losses reach 10 year low

Hoegh Osaka lies on its side after being deliberately ran aground on the Bramble Bank in…

General Buhari should investigate CVFF – Umar

Alhaji Aminu Umar is the Acting President of Nigerian Shipowners’ Association (NISA). In this interview with SHIPS & PORTS DAILY‘s Babalola Yusuf, he…