U.S. navy sends two ships to support relief efforts in Gulf of Mexico 

  By Jite Erabie The U.S. Navy is sending two ships to the Gulf of Mexico…

Hurricane Harvey: 22 oil tankers waiting to unload off Texas

By Jite Erabie  22 oil tankers are stranded off Texas coast as they are unable to…

Seafarers’ stranded for two years in Kenya port, says AoS 

By Jite Eriabie  A port chaplain in Mombasa, Kenya, has spoken about how the crew of…

Damen shipyard grounded over workers’ protest

By Jite Eriabie  Workers at Damen’s Romanian subsidiary Damen Shipyards Galati have staged a protest, which…

Mumbai port reopens gates after disruption by heavy downpour 

By Jite Eriabie  Mumbai ports and terminals are now returning to normal operations, following several days…

139 illegal immigrants deported from Libya

No fewer than 139 Nigerian immigrants who try to illegally cross to Europe through the Mediterranean…

Top quotes of the day

  By Muyiwa Sonuyi “They broke my teeth. They broke my hand. I have been here…

Bad roads: We are constrained, says Fashola 

  The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, says his ministry is constrained, appealing…

Buhari presides over first FEC meeting in four months 

  President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday presided over the federal executive council (FEC) meeting. This is…

Libya rescues nearly 500 off Tripoli 

By Jite Eriabie  Libya’s coastguard rescued nearly 500 migrants on Tuesday at sea west of the capital Tripoli,…

STX blast: South Korea charges nine for negligence 

By Jite Eriabie  Nine people have been charged with negligence within the framework of an investigation into the deadly…

ZIM delivers profit in Q2 

By Jite Eriabie  Driven by a positive trend in the container shipping industry, Israel’s shipping company Zim Integrated Shipping…