India is about to launch a cabinet-approved plan to keep surveillance on shipping in the Indian…
Author: Ships & Ports
Clearing agents threaten indefinite strike action over Apapa gridlock
The Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) said the country loses over N5billion daily to…
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…