The outlook for the Asia-West Africa trade is improving, but there is much ground still to…
Author: Ships & Ports
Global container shipping capacity crosses the 21m TEU barrier
The global containership fleet hit 21m teu of capacity this month, however, fleet growth has slowed…
U.S. Navy plane crashes off Japan
A U.S. Navy transport plane carrying 11 people crashed in the Philippine Sea south of Japan…
African airlines need $150bn to acquire aircraft
By Jite Eriabie The President African Development Bank (AfDB) Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, says African aviation needs financing…
IOM: 160,000 migrants cross Mediterranean into Europe in 2017
More than 160,000 migrants and refugees arrived in Europe in 2017 having crossed the Mediterranean Sea,…
Army raids Rivers militants’ camp, ‘uncovers human skulls’
The Nigerian army says it recovered cache of arms and seven decomposed human skulls after it…
US arrests two Chinese oil executives in Africa bribery scandal
By Jite Eriabie US authorities have arrested Hong Kong’s former home affairs secretary and the ex-foreign…