The Federal Government yesterday vowed to protect the economy from any external shock that might arise…
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Spain abandons sea search for 20 missing migrants
Spanish rescue teams on Monday said they had called off their search for over 20 migrants…
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…