Drewry: Bigger ships to continue pressuring freight rates

Westbound Asia to Mediterranean volumes have been disappointing thus far in 2017, but shipments heading in…

DP World, Port of Fujairah end concession deal

Dubai-based port operator DP World and the Port of Fujairah have reached an agreement to terminate…

169 Gambian migrants return home

About 169 Gambian migrants on Wednesday returned home, after journeying across the Sahara in harsh conditions.…

Customs aiding smuggling of rice into Nigeria, says official 

A former Director of Press, Federal Ministry of Information, Peter Dama, says up to 100 truckloads…

River Niger boat accident death toll rises to nine 

The death toll from the River Niger boat accident that occurred on Friday has increased to nine with…

Abuja airport runway ready today — FAAN

The Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) Engr. Saleh Dunoma, has said…

FG spends N84m transporting passengers between Kaduna and Abuja 

The Federal Government has spent over N84 million for the transportation of air passengers between Kaduna…

2,074 migrants plucked from Mediterranean Sea 

An Italian coast guard spokesman said 19 rescue operations by the coast guard or ships operated…

IG orders dismantling of illegal revenue roadblock nationwide

The Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has ordered the removal of all illegal road blocks by…

Singapore’s first LNG truck to ship loading facility ready for operations

Singapore LNG Corporation Pte Ltd (SLNG) and Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) jointly launched…

Royal Navy escorts Russian warships through channel

The HMS Sutherland monitored Steregushchiy-class corvettes Soobrazitelny and Boiky as well as a Russian support tanker…

Crude tanker deliveries hit two-year quarterly high 

Global VLCC, Suezmax, and Aframax fleets each grew more in the period from January through March…