Resettlement: Court orders Lagos government to negotiate with Otodo-Gbame residents 

Justice Adeniyi Onigbanjo of the Lagos State High Court has ruled in favour of residents of…

NDDC executes 742 projects in Rivers

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has completed 742 projects spread across the 23 local government…

Indonesia to build 10,000 barrels per day refinery in Nigeria

An Indonesian firm, PT Intim Perkasa Nigeria Ltd, a subsidiary of PT Intim Perkasa, Indonesia, has…

IMO announces ‘Seafarers Matter’ as theme of 2017 Day of the Seafarer 

  Support activities offered by ports and seafarer centres for those who work aboard ship will…

World’s first remotely-controlled commercial vessel tested in Copenhagen

Rolls-Royce and global towage operator Svitzer have demonstrated what is believed to be the world’s first…

Trump’s policy on Cuba to have limited effect on shipping

The impact of the reversal of policy toward Cuba announced by the US President Donald Trump is…

Global stock markets slide on oil price slump

European stocks sank on Wednesday, after losses in Asia and on Wall Street, as the energy…

Maritime industry needs better data sharing, collaboration

The maritime industry and broader ocean supply chain are suffering from major and costly inefficiencies due…

Carrier reliability up in May

Carriers’ overall on-time schedule reliability improved 4.7%, increasing from 58.6% in April 2017 to 63.3% in May…

Two shipping companies to pay $1.9m fine over illegal dumping

Two international shipping companies have pleaded guilty in U.S. federal court in Beaumont, Texas to violating…

Nigerian fuel retailer Nipco launches $16 mln offer for Mobil Oil shares

Nipco Plc has launched a 4.84 billion naira ($16 mln) offer for the shares it needs…

Lagos driver slaps policeman, threatens another with wheel spanner

A 35-year-old commercial bus driver, Amos Alade who allegedly slapped a policeman and threatened another with…