12-year-old girl missing after Thai ferry catches fire

A 12-year-old Israeli girl is missing after a passenger ferry exploded and caught fire off Thailand’s town…

Niger Delta quiet as militants weigh options after Jonathan defeat

The militant leaders who once wrought havoc in the Niger Delta oil industry have suddenly gone…

NIMASA’s incompetence, govt interference killed CVFF, says former NBA President

Against the backdrop of series of allegations that the Cabotage Vessel Financing Funds (CVFF) may have…

Man with earphone on killed by train in Lagos

A passenger train at Cappa area of Oshodi, Lagos, yesterday killed an unidentified young man with…

Two pirate attacks reported in April so far

Two pirate attacks have been reported to the International Maritime Bureau’s Piracy Reporting Centre in April…

Shell rakes in $2.437b from two oil blocks sale

The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) and other joint venture firms, Total Exploration…

Photo: AIG visit to the Lagos Port Complex, Apapa

L-R: ?Commissioner of Police, Maritime Services, Aderemi Opadokun; Assistant Inspector-General (AIG), Maritime, Mrs. Kalafite Adeyemi; Commissioner…

Photo: APM Terminals Mumbai, India

APM Terminals Mumbai, India. The terminal established a new record for Indian ports by handling a total…

Missing sailor: I survived by staying inside, rationing

The man rescued from a disabled sailboat off the North Carolina coast responded to critics of…

‘Thousands of lives will be lost in the Mediterranean unless governments take urgent action’

European and global operators of merchant ships have joined forces with seafarers’ unions to urge EU…

IMO to launch Caribbean women maritime association

The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) will launch its seventh Women in Maritime Association (WIMA) chapter in…

Firefighters douse fire on Russian nuclear sub

Russian emergency crews late Tuesday doused the fire on a nuclear submarine which had been undergoing…