The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has been directed by the Federal Government to re-open the land…
Author: Ships & Ports
Pirates hijack Iranian fishing vessel off Somalia
Earlier last week pirates hijacked an Iranian fishing vessel in the waters off the coast of…
Boat carrying Olu of Epe’s son, five others drown after voting
Kunle Adewale, a son of the Olu of Epe, and five others drowned on Saturday in…
Yemen shuts down ports amid air strikes
Yemen shut down all major ports on Thursday amid bomb strikes launched by the Saudi Arabia.…
Panama Canal Authority looking into fourth set of locks
The Panama Canal Authority is seriously studying construction of the fourth set of locks on the…
Ukraine arrests Turkish cargo ship over Crimea port call, threatens crew with jail
Ukrainian authorities have arrested a Turkish-owned cargo ship and detained its captain over a visit it…
Hapag-Lloyd sinks into red
German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd posted a net loss for 2014 of EUR603.7 million, a considerable dip from EUR97.4 million…
2015: FG reopens sea borders
The Federal government has reopened all the country’s sea borders barely a day after closing them…
Jonathan flags off Gas Industrial Park project in Delta State
Nigeria may be set for a major gas revolution with the flag off of the Gas…
PPPRA cuts petrol imports by 50%, scarcity worsens
A day to the presidential election, long queues of motorists resurfaced in the few filling stations…
APM Terminals Apapa wins NPA safety award
APM Terminals Apapa has been named the “Most Environmentally Conscious Port Operator at the Lagos Port…
CRFFN to create electronic platform to check quacks
The Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) said it will soon create…