NNPC will continue to seek market expansion of Nigeria’s crude

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Monday said that it would continue to seek expansion…

Pirates kill Vietnamese crew member as regional hijackings rise

The killing of a crew member of a Vietnamese tanker by pirates yesterday marks a deadly…

Asia-Europe trade volumes continue upward trend

Mainlane trade volumes on the Asia-Europe headhaul route have risen by 8% in the first nine…

Mexican academic wins IMO Maritime Prize

Dr. José Eusebio Salgado y Salgado, Mexican academic and author of the Manual de Derecho Internacional…

Court orders payout to Somali pirates

A European court has ordered France to pay thousands of euros to a group of Somali…

US lawmakers approve bipartisan Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation bill

The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed H.R. 5769, the Howard Coble Coast Guard and Maritime…

End of the year, so what?

Sometimes being a writer totally sucks but then; writing gives one the unique opportunity of serving…

Dealing with Ebola

The Ebola outbreak in West Africa has already had a significant impact on the shipping industry. West…

Are Captains who abandon ships breaking the law?

The captain of the South Korean ferry that sank with hundreds of high school students aboard…

The Boko Haram threat at our ports

While the Islamic State (also known as ISIS or ISIL) has proclaimed its “caliphate” in Iraq…

Boko Haram: Police makes u-turn, says no threat to ports

Apparently embarrassed by the security implication the report of a possible attack on seaports in Lagos…

CRFFN threatens to jail quack clearing agents

Starting from January 2015, it will not be business as usual for clearing agents especially fraudulent…