The Lagos Channel Management (LCM), a joint venture company between the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and…
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Clearing agent, 46, faces N670,000 fraud charge
A 46-year-old clearing and forwarding agent, Bamidele Ibironke, was on Thursday arraigned in Lagos for allegedly…
US Congress increases funding for seaport programmes
Significant increases for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Harbour Maintenance Tax operations and maintenance activities and…
Piracy on the increase in South East Asia
A few weeks ago the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) reported an increase in the number of…
Maersk Line, Hamburg Sud most reliable, says Drewry
Maersk Line and Hamburg Sud are ranked as the two most reliable container shipping carriers by…
Odfjell CEO bows out
Chief Executive Officer and President of the Norwegian shipping company Odfjell, Jan A. Hammer is going to…
Automation: Australian maritime union battles DP World
The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) says they will take protected action against terminal operator DP…
Egypt needs legal reforms for Suez Canal hub to succeed
The consultant on a project to develop the Suez Canal says cumbersome Egyptian government bureaucracy could…
Indian mission in Dubai assists 100 stranded sailors
Nearly 100 crewmen aboard 13 ships stranded near the UAE ports have been assisted by the…
Agents panic as Customs deploys armoured tank to PTML
There was apprehension at the PTML Command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) yesterday when armed officers…
Abdullahi, Bello, Okpo, Ogbeifun nominated for Maritime Man of the Year award
Maritime Media Limited, publishers of Nigeria’s premier maritime journal, Shipping World magazine and organisers of the…
2015 Election: Customs places officers on high alert at borders
As preparation for the 2015 general election draws near, Controller, Ogun Area Command of the Nigeria…