Dutch shipowners to benefit from €250m fund

  Dutch shipowners will now be able to benefit from a newly-inaugurated EUR250 million (USD275.5 million)…

Egypt to get first dedicated roro terminal

  Japanese shipping company Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) said it will participate in a consortium…

Freight container prices hit 3-year low

  Newbuild prices of freight container boxes hit a three-year low at the end of 2019,…

Customs to go paperless in two years, says Ali 

  The Comptroller General of Customs, Hameed Ali, has expressed confidence that the Nigeria Customs Service…

How seafarer died in kidnappers’ den — V.Ships 

  A kidnapped seafarer of the oil tanker MV Duke was provided with medical help by…

Italy-bound migrants rescued in the Mediterranean

  No fewer than 500 migrants were rescued in the Mediterranean by two boats run by…

Singapore starts temperature checks for Wuhan coronavirus at seaports

  In an effort to combat the spread of the coronavirus Singapore has started temperature screening…

Coronavirus: Seafarers face screening in China, Singapore

Seafarers calling at Chinese ports are advised to wear masks and take precautionary measures to avoid…

Cruse liners dropping Shanghai sailings over coronavirus

  World’s major cruise liner companies have pulled their planned sailings from Shanghai amid efforts to…

3 missing after towing vessels collide on Mississippi River

  Three people are missing after two towing vessels collided on the Mississippi River near Luling,…

FRSC to impound trucks carrying unlatched containers

  Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Boboye Oyeyemi has declared any flatbed trailer carrying…

Ship catches fire in Gulf of Aden

  A fire broke out onboard a Panamax bulk carrier while the ship was sailing in…