11 crew members missing as Bourbon offshore vessel sinks in Atlantic

  11 crew members are missing and three have been rescued after a Bourbon anchor handler…

US sanctions Russian ships for delivering fuel to Syria

  The U.S. Department of the Treasury has announced new sanctions against Russian entities and vessels…

US sanctions COSCO over Iran trade

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has sanctioned a total of six Chinese companies, including COSCO…

UK ports receive funds to prepare for Brexit

16 ports across England will receive a share of a multi million funding pot to help…

Gunmen in police uniform kidnap wife of NRC Managing Director

  Francisca Okhiria, the wife of the managing director of Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Fidet Okhiria…

Independence Day: FG declares Tuesday public holiday

  The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, October 1, 2019, as a public holiday to mark…

Navy hands over suspected illegal petrol dealers to NSCDC

  The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Lagos command, said another seven suspected illegal…

IMF names Kristalina Georgieva as its new Managing Director

  The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday formally selected Kristalina Georgieva of Bulgaria to be only…

P&ID scandal: Court grants bail to former petroleum ministry director

  The Federal Capital Territory High Court has granted bail to a former director of legal…

10 wedding party guests die as boat sinks in Bangladesh 

  The number of deaths from Tuesday’s boat capsizes in Bangladesh’s North-East Sunamganj district has risen…

Boeing pays $1.2m per victim to families of Lion Air crash 

  Boeing has reached settlements with 11 families of victims from October’s Lion Air crash, the…

CMA CGM launches 23,000 TEU LNG-powered containership

  CMA CGM has launched the first of its groundbreaking 23,000 TEU LNG-powered newbuildings. Chairman/CEO of…