Shipping industry under threat in Strait of Hormuz

Recent attacks on a number of vessels and the seizure of a British- registered tanker undermine…

IMO 2020 starting to rock oil market

They may still be six months away, but new rules on marine fuels are already sending…

Attracting cargoes to Eastern ports

  Eastern ports are the seaports located in Calabar, Port Harcourt, Onne, Warri, Sapele, Koko, and…

Panama City and what you should know about Panama Canal

An engineering marvel connecting two oceans, easing trade routes and employing 10,000 Panamanians in over 600…

Heeding the caution in Nigeria’s economic projections

The projections by numerous economists, both international and local, on Nigeria’s 2019 growth, have been cautiously…

Whither the local content in Nigerian shipping?

For the past decade, the common refrain listed among the top challenges in Nigeria’s maritime sector…

When Nigeria’s N9.3bn no longer secures its oil pipelines 

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) recently announced an alarming increase in the spate of pipeline…

Somali region once riddled with pirates sees peaceful power transfer

By Abdiqani Hassan and Omar Mohammed A region of war-ravaged Somalia elected a new president on…

Nigeria’s bloated recurrent expenditure  

  There is a proven correlation between declining economic growth and sluggish investment in Africa, research…

State-sponsored rice smuggling

Three Cameroonians were last week arrested with 16 Nigerian accomplices, trying to smuggle in 834 bags…

Maritime Development: The missing piece in President Buhari’s policy document

In campaigning for the 2019 Polls, President Muhammadu Buhari, recently launched his policy document dubbed Next…

Weighing the accounting implications of IMO 2020

Earlier this year, the Moore Stephens international member firm in Greece published ‘Owners’ Dilemma’, a thought…