The U.S. merchandise-trade deficit unexpectedly widened in December to a fresh record as imports continued…
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Former Comptroller-General of Customs, Hamman Kojoli, is dead
A former Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Hamman Kojoli, is dead. Family sources…
Pirates attack ship in Gulf of Guinea
A bunker tanker has been attacked by pirates in the Gulf of Guinea off the…
300 migrants rescued off Spain’s Canary islands
Spain’s sea rescue service on Wednesday picked up more than 300 migrants trying to reach…
Seafarer Happiness Index hit by Omicron restrictions
The Seafarer Happiness Index fell in the fourth quarter of 2021 as further COVID-19 restrictions…
Agents shut Kirikiri terminal after fatal crane accident
The Kirikiri Lighter Terminal chapter of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) on…
Court remands two for trespassing on Lagos airport
An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court, on Wednesday, ordered that Michael Elendu, 27; and Godwin Lorngohol, 35,…
Chinese ports handled 15.55bn tonnes, 282m TEU in 2021
Cargo and container throughput at China’s ports registered stable growth in 2021, data from the…
Navy arrests 7 stowaways in Lagos
Naval Officers attached to the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) BEECROFT have arrested seven Nigerian stowaways…
Maersk to tackle air pollution at ports with ship-charging buoys
Maersk plans to install hundreds of offshore charging stations around the world to allow vessels…
Bangladeshi migrants on boat to Lampedusa die of hypothermia
Seven Bangladeshi migrants who were on a boat from Libya heading for the Mediterranean island…