The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) urged the US President Barack Obama to assign federal mediators to…
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Denmark arrests former OW Bunker manager wanted in Italy
Denmark has arrested a former manager of collapsed ship fuel supplier OW Bunker and intends to…
The true essence of Christmas
As is with any festival, Christmas has many traditions and customs, which are being carried forward…
Trade balance of developing and developed countries continues to converge, UNCTAD statistics show
Developing economies ran a combined merchandise and services trade surplus for 2013 of $177.6 billion, the…
NIMASA is not empowered to utilize the CVFF in its custody
Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Ziakade Patrick Akpobolokemi…
US coast guard medevac tanker crew member
The U.S. Coast Guard Sector New Orleans medevaced a Filipino crewmember from a tanker 23 miles…
Ex China Shipping Development manager gets six years in prison
Shanghai No.1 Intermediate People’s Court found Mao Shijia, former general manager of China Shipping Tanker Company, a…
MAN Oron cadets sit on bare floor for lectures
Thirty-five years after its establishment, the Maritime Academy of Nigeria (MAN), Oron, Akwa Ibom State is…
Reps to probe purchase of warships by Tompolo
The House of Representatives said on Thursday that it would investigate the circumstances surrounding the six…
Oil price crash: East Africa profits from Nigeria’s loss
Investors targeting Africa are looking east as an oil-market rout depresses economic growth prospects in Nigeria…
FAAN suspends cargo flights to Lagos airport
All cargo flights have been suspended at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, the Federal…
Another clearing agent docked for fraud
A clearing agent, Olufemi Akinjobi, 41, on Friday appeared before a Shomolu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos,…