EU interior ministers on Thursday discussed ways of ensuring that private rescue boats working off Libya…
Author: Ships & Ports
Hong Kong seizes largest ivory haul in 30 years
Authorities in Hong Kong this week made their largest haul of contraband ivory in more than…
Group seeks legislation backing fair treatment of seafarers
London-based Seafarers Rights’ International (SRI) has called on governments to look at ways to implement locally-binding…
UAE asks abandoned sailors to sue employers
Sailors abandoned by their companies must take their employers to court, the chief of UAE’s Federal…
Bangladesh scrapping tax likely to be postponed
The attempt to reverse the recently imposed 15% value added tax (VAT) on ships being sent to Indian ship-recycling…
Myanmar to explore deep seaport potential
The topic of Myanmar’s port development will be discussed at the 15th ASEAN Ports & Shipping…
COSCO Shipping expects first-half profit on improving market
China’s COSCO Shipping Holdings expects to post a profit of around 1.85 billion yuan ($272 million)…
Tompolo loses bid to stop N46bn NIMASA fraud trial
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday dismissed the suit filed an ex-militant, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo,…
FG to publish names of treasury looters
The Federal Government has announced plans to publish names of treasury looters as ordered by a…