Video shows Captain Francesco Schettino trying to flee Costa Concordia

Prosecutors in an Italian court released video yesterday purportedly showing captain Francesco Schettino boarding a lifeboat…

UK port seizes 300kg of cocaine

Cocaine with a likely U.K. street value in excess of £40 million ($62.7 million) has been…

India: Parliament passes two bills on shipping industry, ship workers

The Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Bill, 2013 and the Merchant Shipping (Second) Amendment, Bill 2013, which were…

Exxon, Rosneft scrap Arctic OSV charters as Russia sanctions bite

Exxon Mobil Corp. and OAO Rosneft terminated contracts for five service vessels operated by Norway’s Siem…

Police warns of Boko Haram attack at Lagos port

The Nigerian Police Force, Western Ports Command yesterday sounded the alarm over possible threat from the…

I smuggled drug to give my children education

A suspected smuggler arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency attached to the…

CRFFN introduces freight forwarding course in 8 tertiary institutions

The Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) said on Tuesday it had…

ANLCA advises customs agents to adopt int’l best practices

National President of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANCLA), Prince Olayiwola Shittu, on Monday advised freight…

Navy arrest 17 suspected oil thieves in Lagos, JTF destroys 23 refineries in Bayelsa

The Nigerian Navy yesterday in Lagos said it arrested 17 persons suspect to be oil thieves on…

Journalist to launch book on maritime capacity building

All is now set for the official public presentation of a book titled ‘Maritime Capacity Development…

Customs reopens NAHCO, cautions against unruly behavior

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) today reopened the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO) terminal that was…

India: Parliament passes two bills on shipping industry, ship workers

The Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Bill, 2013 and the Merchant Shipping (Second) Amendment, Bill 2013, which were…