South Africa to prosecute Chilean shipping company for cartel conduct

A Chilean car shipping company has been referred to the Competition Tribunal of South Africa for…

Somali pirates launch first attack in two years 

For the first time in two years, suspected pirates have attacked two fishing vessels in the…

Samsung Heavy secures $970m FPSO order 

South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has received an order for the construction of a…

Hong Kong arrests another Nigerian woman with cocaine in her vagina

Barely three weeks after a Nigerian woman, Kudirat Afolabi, was executed in Saudi Arabia for drug trafficking, Custom…

Ukraine appeals detention of vessels, 24 sailors by Russia

Ukraine has submitted an appeal to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) requesting…

Panama Canal to welcome its biggest ever containership in May

The Panama Canal is set to welcome its biggest ever containership mid-May, according to Alphaliner. Taiwan’s…

Chinese firm signs contract to build $135m port in Bulgaria

China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC) has signed a $135.5 million Bulgaria port project construction contract with Logistic…

Pirates attack ship off Bonny, as Spanish warship rescues another 

Armed pirates have attacked a product tanker at anchorage off Nigeria, the International Maritime Bureau (IMB)…

Nigerian footballer arrested in India with hard drugs

A 40-year Nigerian footballer identified as Ikenna has been arrested by the authorities in India for…

Armed pirates attack ship off Nigeria

Armed pirates attacked an anchored product tanker off Nigeria on Monday, the International Maritime Bureau (IMB)…

India arrests Nigerian footballer with 10g of hard drugs

A 40-year Nigerian footballer identified as Ikenna has been arrested by the authorities in India for…

Attacks against ships drop to 12-year low in Asia 

Piracy and armed robbery at sea has dropped to lowest in 12 years with a total…