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“The situation (in Apapa) has resulted in the inability of drivers on those parked truck queues…

Nigeria’s policy summersault and foreign direct investment

Last month, precisely on November 6, 2018, the United States Consul-General in Lagos, Mr. F. John…

How has the maritime industry fared in 2018?

From the perspective of a freight forwarder, I can authoritatively say that 2018 has not being…

Expatriates, visiting seafarers to pay $2,000 for Nigeria ‘green card’ 

Reports emerged weekend that the Nigerian government has increased the cost of procuring the Combined Expatriate…

Maritime workers union inaugurates advisory council 

The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has inaugurated an advisory council as part of the…

ECOWAS single currency by 2020 a challenge, says Minister 

Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama has said that achieving the Economic Community of West…

Atiku picks holes in 2019 budget

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has picked holes in the 2019 budget proposal presented to a…

China COSCO Shipping executive commits suicide 

A senior executive of a unit of China’s state-owned shipping giant China COSCO Shipping Corp. fell…

Libya migrant rescue ship begs European port to take them in

A civilian ship with 33 migrants aboard rescued off the Libyan coast on Sunday appealed for…

ONE, PSA form joint venture container terminal in Singapore

Singapore-headquartered and Japanese-owned ONE has formed a joint venture with PSA Singapore for a four mega-container…

K Line gets new CEO  

Yukikazu Myochin has been appointed the new Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Japanese…

Turkey evacuates crew from grounded cargo ship

The Turkish coast guard has evacuated the crew members of the general cargo ship Natalia, which…