German shipyard delivers world’s first fully LNG-powered cruise ship

Carnival Corporation has taken delivery of the world’s first cruise ship to be fully powered by…

Has the 8th National Assembly impacted positively on the maritime industry?

Of all the Senate committees since 1999, we have not had a maritime committee that has…

Former Chairman of Nigerian Shippers’ Council dies in Kogi 

  By Omotilewa Quadri  A former Chairman of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) Governing Board, Salihu…

NBS: Nigeria’s FDI increased in Q3

Nigeria’s Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) rose by 50.75% in the third quarter of 2018, according to…

Nigeria Immigration Service deploys gunboat to enhance sea patrol 

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) said on Tuesday that it had deployed a gunboat in Cross…

5,000th neo-panamax transits Panama Canal 

The Panama Canal has seen the transit of its 5,000th neo-panamax vessel through the waterway, reaffirming…

We’ll sanction any maritime agency that deviates from its budget – Yerima

Senator Ahmed Rufai Sani Yerima is former Zamfara State Governor and current Chairman, Senate Committee on Marine…

Import documents falsification and the Nigerian economy

Director-General of the Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON), Osita Aboloma recently warned importers of goods and…

That nobody may eat from dustbin

By Ace Omozuwa The prevalence of food poverty in Nigeria is tempting me to assume that…

CBN adds fertiliser to list of 41 items barred from forex access

  The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Monday barred official foreign exchange allocation to fertiliser…

Trading begins on shares of APM Terminals Bahrain 

APM Terminals Bahrain, the operator of Bahrain’s Khalifa Bin Salman Port (KBSP), was listed and traded…

ITF dockers launch aggressive plan to improve safety

The Dockers’ Section Occupational Safety and Health Working Group of the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF)…