Reps query Okonjo-Iweala over import duty waivers

The House of Representatives has mandated the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, to produce a…

NIMASA restates commitment to seafarers’ welfare

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has restated its commitment to the general welfare…

Abia State to develop airport, seaport through PPP

Governor Theodore Orji of Abia State, last Monday, said the proposed Umuahia Airport and a seaport…

Perishable cargo airports to be ready mid-2014, says Oduah

The Federal Government has said that the export of farm produce from 14 Perishable Cargo airport…

My Man of the Year

The Federal Government’s port reform of 2006, laudable as it was, did not come without its…

Bad year for an ailing sector

Flipping through several reports and articles published in your soar-away maritime newspaper, SHIPS & PORTS DAILY…

Port of New York and New Jersey

The Port of New York and New Jersey is the port district of the New York-Newark…

Who is your Maritime Person of the Year 2013?

The end of every year provides a unique opportunity to honour individuals, organizations or ideas that…

2013: JTF killed 82 suspected pirates, nabbed 1,857 crude oil thieves in N-Delta, says Commander

The Joint Task Force in the Niger Delta, codenamed Operation Pulo Shield, said yesterday it killed 82 suspected…

17 bodies recovered in Benue boat mishap

Two days after the Boxing Day boat  mishap that claimed the lives of over 40 persons…

MWUN urges FG to review new import policies on rice, vehicles

The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN), has advised the Federal Government to review its planned…

Govt denies banning fish importation, plans new policy in January

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has denied that he authorised a…