Saudi Arabia to boost maritime sector with $8.8bn

Saudi Arabia’s maritime sector is set to receive a much-needed boost with a generous allocation of…

One dead, two missing as fire rages on chemical tanker ablaze off Hong Kong

A Vietnamese chemical tanker is on fire off Hong Kong following an explosion that has left…

MOL suspends cruise shipmaster following Guam incident 

Mitsui O.S.K. Passenger Line, a part of Japan’s shipping major MOL, has suspended the Master of one…

EU asks Italy, Spain to align port taxation

The European Commission has proposed that Italy and Spain align their taxation of ports with state…

NLC holds nationwide protest today over minimum wage

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) said it will hold a nationwide protest on today (Tuesday) over…

FIRS nets N5.3trn from taxes in 2018

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has declared it collected a total of N5.32 trillion from…

MSC Zoe: 220 containers located bottom of North Sea

At least 220 of the 281 containers that fell off a Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) vessel…

2 dead, 7 rescued as cargo ship sinks off Turkey

Two crew members were killed on Monday after a Panama-flagged vessel, Volgo Balt 214 sunk off…

Why I want out-of-court settlement with Lagos over waterways control – Mamora

Sen. Olorunibe Mamora is the newly appointed Managing Director, National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA). In this…

Nigeria should take its place in intra-African trade

Africa’s first organized trade fair ended recently in Cairo, Egypt with the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank)…

Amaechi: 3 years of Buhari; people are dying, workers are crying 

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has allegedly been heard in an audio tape released weekend…

Stakeholders tag 2018 ‘a terrible year’ for maritime industry

Stakeholders in the maritime industry have described 2018 as a terrible year for operators. The stakeholders…