CMA CGM slams low sulphur surcharge on Chinese ports

French container shipping company CMA CGM is implementing low sulphur surcharge from/to the ports of Shanghai…

Piracy affects 26% of seafarers seeking support

More than a quarter of those seeking support from the Sailors’ Society’s Crisis Response Network (CRN)…

Panama Canal sets new tonnage record

The Panama Canal has set a new annual record for the total amount of tonnage that…

Nigeria drops on World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business ranking

  Nigeria has dropped a spot on the latest World Bank Ease of Doing Business ranking.…

Minimum wage: Labour sets for showdown, rejects governors’ N22,500 offer 

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has rejected N22,500 as the minimum wage adopted by state governors.…

Atiku faults FG’s plan to sell national assets

The Abubakar Atiku campaign organization has described plan by the Federal Government to sell some public…

Trade misinvoicing cost Nigeria $2.2bn – Report

A new study by Global Financial Integrity (GFI), says that the potential loss of revenue by…

CMA CGM concludes acquisition of Containerships

    French liner shipping major CMA CGM Group on Wednesday completed the acquisition of Finland-based…

EU states agree draft tariff rates on WTO quotas post-Brexit

EU ambassadors agreed on Wednesday draft tariff rates that the bloc will apply to quotas of…

Ship runs into crane at Port of Barcelona 

A fire erupted in the Port of Barcelona after a ship collided with a loading crane…

Pirates open fire on LPG tanker off Congo

A group of armed pirates attacked an LPG tanker carrying out bunkering operations on Monday, 101…

IMO eyes tougher measures to reduce marine plastic litter from ships

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has adopted an action plan which aims to enhance existing regulations and…