Italy bans two Dutch migrant rescue vessels

A heated exchange erupted after Interior Minister, Matteo Salvini told more foreign NGOs operating migrant rescue…

8 crew evacuated from sinking Turkish freighter off Croatia

Eight crew members of Turkish cargo ship Haksa have been evacuated after the freighter started sinking…

Libya’s biggest oil ports stop pumping

Two of Libya’s biggest oil ports stopped loading on Thursday after clashes erupted between rival forces for control…

Captain of Russian tanker fined over safety failures

Captain of the Russian oil tanker Tecoil Polaris was fined over GBP 25,700 (USD 34,300) for breaching…

Panama Canal increases maximum draft for neopanamax locks

The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) increased the maximum allowable draft for vessels transiting the neopanamax locks…

US LNG exports reshaping global shipping flows

The tide has now shifted now shifted for US LNG exports resulting in a reshaping of…

Buhari to sign 2018 budget next week

  President Muhammadu Buhari will sign the 2018 budget next week. This was revealed Wednesday by…

Nigeria’s inflation drops to 11.61 % in May

By Omotilewa Quadri  The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the Consumer Price Index (CPI), which…

Navy destroys 1000 illegal refineries in Delta creeks

  The Nigerian Navy Ship, NNS DELTA, on Wednesday said it had destroyed over 1,000 illegal…

Nigerian airports records 28.25% passenger hike in Q1 

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), has disclosed that about 3.4 million passengers travelled through…

13 dead in Indonesia boat mishap

At least 13 people died when a passenger boat overloaded with holidaymakers celebrating Eid capsized off…

Italy: Migrants policy worries European shipowners 

European shipowners have raised concerns after Italy recently refused a humanitarian ship to disembark rescued persons in…