Six suspected Somali pirates transferred to Seychelles for trial

By Jite Eriabie   Six suspected Somali pirates have been transferred to Seychelles after they were caught…

US sanctions 20 North Korean ships

By Jite Eriabie   In a latest wave of measures aimed at disrupting North Korea’s “illicit funding of its…

Indian Captain lived alone on ship for a year

By Jite Eriabie  An Indian captain was left to his own devices for a year on…

EU to step up migrant rights training for Libyan coastguard

By Jite Eriabie  The EU’s anti-trafficking operation is working to train Libya’s coastguard on how to…

China grants economic aid to Djibouti, site of overseas military base

By Jite Eriabie  China on Thursday offered loans to Djibouti, the site of its first overseas…

Search for missing Argentine submarine reaches critical phase 

By Jite Eriabie  The search for an Argentine navy submarine missing in the South Atlantic for…

Canada fines three ships for violating speed limit

By Jite Eriabie  Transport Canada has issued three more CAD 6,000 penalties to vessels for alleged…

Rice importation drops to 21,000 MT from 644,131MT in two years

The Federal Government yesterday said rice importation from Thailand had dropped from 644,131 Metric Tonnes to…

Asia-West Africa trade begin recovery 

The outlook for the Asia-West Africa trade is improving, but there is much ground still to…

Italy apologises for hasty burial of Nigerian women migrants

The federal government says the Italian embassy in Nigeria has tendered an apology for burying the…

Council restates commitment to controversial auto policy

The National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) has dismissed insinuations that the Federal Government has…

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…