Nigerians imported vehicles worth $4 billion in 2012, out of which 67 per cent were fairly…
Author: Ships & Ports
FG to invest N7.4trn in developing inland water transport infrastructure
As part of its determination to bridge the infrastructure gap in Nigeria’s inland waterways sub-sector, the…
Shippers’ Council seeks new regulatory powers
Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC) may soon acquire new powers, far beyond what it has been noted…
No Ebola virus at Seme, says NIS boss
The Comptroller of Nigeria Immigration Service, Seme Command, Comptroller Domyil Barko, has said that there is…
Owner of overloaded Bangladesh ferry arrested on murder charges
A special Bangladesh anti-crime unit on Wednesday arrested the owner of a ferry that sank in…
Reefer box capacity to rise 20% over five years
Reefer capacity available across the global container shipping fleet will increase by more than a fifth…
Angola LNG down to skeleton crew over repairs
The trading arm of Angola’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project is making deep cuts to…
Mississippi re-opens after multi-vessel collision
The Mississippi River has been re-opened to all traffic following a multiple vessel collision. The Maltese-flag…
Singapore’s July box volumes flat at 2.95m TEU
Container throughput in the port of Singapore remained unchanged in July on a year-on-year comparison, according…
Ebola: Filipino seafarers prohibited from disembarking in Nigeria, others
Filipino seafarers will not be allowed to disembark in countries in West Africa with confirmed cases…
Truck crushes motorcyclist to death in Apapa
Commercial motorcyclists, popularly called Okada, on Tuesday, barricaded the Mile two end of Oshodi/Apapa protesting the…
Patience Jonathan inaugurates fishing vessel in Poland
First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, has inaugurated a research and fishing vessel, expected to reposition the…