German shipping company, MST Mineralien Schiffahrt Spedition und Transport GmbH (MST), was sentenced and ordered to pay…
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Nigeria records 8 per cent rise in gas production
A total of 230.35Billion Cubic Feet (BCF) of natural gas was produced in the country in…
NIMASA Fraud: EFCC files fresh criminal charges against Patrick Akpobolokemi
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed fresh charges against former Director-General, Nigerian Maritime…
‘FG will no longer bear cost of service charge for TSA payments’
Henceforth, the federal government will no longer bear the service charge on all payments to its…
Minister says Nigeria supports ECOWAS common tariff, customs union
Nigeria supports a Common External Tariff (CET) and Customs Union within the Economic Community of West…
Container explodes at Port of Los Angeles
U.S. officials are investigating an explosion inside an export-bound shipping container at a Port of Los…
US tightens controls on ships arriving from Iraq
The US imposed additional security measures on vessels arriving from Iraq as of October 26. The…
APM Terminals Bahrain eyes $32m IPO
APM Terminals Bahrain has revealed its plans to raise around USD 32 million through its planned…
Navy arrests four for rice smuggling
The Nigerian Navy has revealed how four men shipped in N6 million worth of rice into…
Piracy affects 26% of seafarers seeking support
More than a quarter of those seeking support from the Sailors’ Society’s Crisis Response Network (CRN)…
Crane collapses at South Africa’s Port Elizabeth
A large gantry crane at South Africa’s Port Elizabeth collapsed in heap of metal during strong…
Panama Canal sets new tonnage record
The Panama Canal has set a new annual record for the total amount of tonnage that…