The Business and Maritime Writers Association of Nigeria (BUMWAN) has honoured WACT with an excellence award…
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French President Macron’s Chief of Staff indicted over MSC links
French President Emmanuel Macron’s Chief of Staff has been indicted by the national financial crimes prosecutor over…
Maersk Container Industry announces new CEO
Søren Leth Johannsen has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of Maersk’s reefer container…
Maritime Cup draws to hold on Tuesday
The draws of the 2022 Annual Maritime Cup Football Competition will hold in Lagos tomorrow.…
It is the common man’s hope — Nigerians kick against plans to ban ponmo
Many Nigerians have opposed plans by the Nigerian Institute of Leather and Science Technology (NILST), Zaria,…
12 sailors die of food poisoning on ship off Vietnam
At least 12 sailors on a Chinese-flagged cargo ship have died of suspected food poisoning off…
Anger as Biden administration approves Jones Act waiver for Puerto Rico
The American Maritime Partnership (AMP), representing most of the U.S. domestic maritime industry including ship operators,…
FG set to make formal declaration of Ondo Deep Seaport
The Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Jaji Sambo, is expected to soon formally make a ‘Port Declaration’…
Independence Day: FG declares Monday public holiday
The Federal Government has declared Monday, October 3, 2022, as a public holiday to mark Nigeria’s…
UK earmarks £60 million for clean shipping
The UK Government is launching a £60 million (approximately $64.7 million) clean maritime competition aimed at…
Container volume at major Chinese ports drops 12.3%
Following a slowdown of growth in late August, container volume at eight major Chinese ports further…
NPA asks contractors to hasten repair work on Lagos ports roads
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has appealed to the contractors handling ongoing repairs on the two…