South African approves Maersk Line’s Hamburg Süd deal

By Jite Eriabie  South Africa’s Competition Tribunal has cleared Maersk Line’s proposed acquisition of German liner company Hamburg…

Shell to supply bunker for LNG-powered ships 

By Jite Eriabie  Subsidiaries of Royal Dutch Shell have signed a long-term agreement with SIEM Car…

Damaged US warship John S. McCain heads to Japan for repairs

By Jite Eriabie  The U.S. Navy will repair the guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG…

UK tows dredger into harbour after explosion

By Jite Eriabie The dredging vessel, which suffered an explosion two nautical miles South of Dodman…

12 missing in tanker, fishing vessel collision 

By Jite Eriabie  A Hong Kong-flagged tanker identified as Brightoil Lucky was involved in a collision…

Storm threatens oil rigs in U.S. Gulf Coast

Bloomberg Tropical Storm Nate has formed off of Nicaragua, threatening to inundate Central America, shut oil…

Ship carries dead whale into New Zealand port 

New Zealand’s Tauranga Harbour welcomed a containership carrying a dead 14-meter whale on its front part on Wednesday. The whale,…

Poor state of port access roads worries cashew exporters

The National Cashew Association of Nigeria (NCAN) has called for urgent palliatives to the deplorable road…

Buhari seeks Senate nod for new CBN deputy governor, members of MPC

President Muhammadu Buhari has sent the name of  Aisha Ahmad to the Senate for confirmation as…

FG requires $16bn for deep seaports, rail projects, others – Amaechi

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi says the Buhari’s administration currently needs about $16bn to actualise some of the…

2017 budget: Senate rejects selective implementation of projects

The Senate on Thursday said it would not allow the Executive arm to embark on the…

Global air passenger traffic demand up 7.2 pct in August says IATA

Global demand for air travel rose 7.2 percent in August, up from the 6.8 percent growth…