The Nigerian Navy has arrested and seized 627 bags of smuggled foreign parboiled rice and 57…
Author: Ships & Ports
Customs seize 80,055 litres of bad diesel
Operatives of the Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone A of Nigeria Customs Service have intercepted two…
At least six dead after migrant boat sinks off Turkish coast
Six people including children drowned when a boat carrying migrants from Lebanon destined for Italy sank…
Saudi ports record over 14% growth in container throughput volumes in August
Saudi ports recorded a 14.48 percent increase in container throughput volumes to 942,621 twenty-foot equivalent units…
Crew of Chinese cargo ship kill two Nigerian stowaways, throw 12 others overboard off Liberia
Two Nigerian stowaways have drowned while 12 others have been rescued by fishermen after they were…
Piracy: EU extends naval presence in Gulf of Guinea to February 2024
The European Union (EU) has extended its naval presence in the Gulf of Guinea under the…
Typhoon forces China’s largest ports to suspend operations
China’s major seaports are preparing for what could be a direct hit from the 12th typhoon…
Shanghai port breaks daily container volume record
Daily container handling volume at Shanghai port has exceeded 160,000 TEU, hitting a new high. The…
Six Syrian refugees found dead on boat reaching Sicily
Six Syrian refugees, including three children, were found dead on a migrant boat that arrived…
Exchange rate: Customs hikes duties, levies on imports
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has increased the official exchange rate it uses to calculate import…
Minister orders NIMASA to deploy idle N50bn floating dock
The Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Jaji Sambo, has charged the management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration…