The Association of Tour Boat Operators and Water Transport of Nigeria (ATBOWATON) on Thursday urged the…
Author: Ships & Ports
Grounded MT Seychelles Patriot Still Stuck
MT Seychelles Patriot has clocked up over a week aground in the middle of the Amazon…
Container Shipping: Is the strong level of demand sustainable going forward?
DEMAND Two key trading lanes attract attention these days: one being the major battlefield today –…
MRV: Ship owners ask EU co-legislators not to preempt CO2 progress at global level
European ship owners are concerned by the intention of the Italian Presidency of the Council to…
Why Nigeria’s election year may see a spike in pirate attacks
At a shipping conference in Copenhagen last Tuesday, intelligence experts voiced a curious hypothesis about pirate…
Britain deploys ship to fight Ebola in West Africa
The UK Ministry of Defence is ramping up its efforts in the fight against Ebola with…
Denmark lobbies for IMO Sec-Gen position
Denmark and its maritime industry are lobbying to get the top position at the International Maritime…
Port police boss admits deplorable state of Kirikiri barracks
The new Commissioner of Police in charge of Western Ports, Mrs Hilda Ibifuro-Harrison has decried the…
Boat mishap kills 15 teenagers in Kano
Tragedy struck on Monday in Kano State when a boat mishap occurred at Jobawa village in…
NATO counter-piracy flagship trains new Somali Coast Guard
The Task Force 508 of NATO’s counter-piracy operation, Operation Ocean Shield, on Sunday and Monday conducted…
Natural gas projected as fastest-growing global fuel by 2040 – expert
Mr Oladotun Isiaka, General Manager, Deep water Operations, ExxonMobil Nigeria Unlimited, says natural gas will be…
Erosion damages rail tracks in Ilorin, cripples train services
Mr Rasheed Gbadamosi, the District Manager, South West Zone of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), says…