Importers who receive their goods at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos have lamented the suspension…
Author: Ships & Ports
First commercial vessel call at APM Terminals New Maasvlakte II facility
The 4,360 TEU capacity Sealand Eagle became the first container vessel to call the new Maasvlakte…
Navy acquires war ships to fight maritime crimes
In its renewed fight against maritime crimes in the country and the Gulf of Guinea, the Nigerian…
Pirates kill three JTF soldiers in Bayelsa
Dare-devil gunmen suspected to be sea pirates have attacked and murdered three soldiers attached to the…
Mediator is sought for West Coast port labor impasse
Port employers said slowdown at West Coast ports in the United States of America, including those…
NALPGAM warns against indiscriminate siting of gas facilities
The Nigerian Association of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketers (NALPGAM) has warned that the growing indiscriminate siting…
Nicaragua announces start of China-backed canal to rival Panama
Nicaragua announced the start of work on a $50 billion shipping canal, an infrastructure project backed…
Obama signs USCG and Maritime Transportation Act
The U.S. President Barack Obama signed into law on December 19 the Howard Coble Coast Guard…
U.S. Navy to scrap historic aircraft carrier
The U.S. Navy says it has awarded the contract to scrap the decommissioned ‘Ranger’ (CV 61)…
CMA CGM to improve its offer between Europe, the Mediterranean and West Africa by specializing its EURAF 1 and EURAF 2 services
In order to continue improving its offer and to meet its African and European clients’ needs,…
Sifax Group donates N100m to Jonathan’s re-election campaign
The Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of Sifax Group, Dr. Taiwo Afolabi has joined the league of big…
Our cadets don’t seat on bare floor, MAN Oron explains
The Maritime Academy of Nigeria, Oron has refuted claims that some of its cadets sit on…