Turkish officials seize over a ton of heroin aboard vessel 

Turkish security forces have seized one tonne and 71 kilograms of heroin on board an offshore…

More shipping lines suspend Qatar services

Taiwan’s Evergreen and Hong Kong’s OOCL said on Wednesday they had suspended shipping services to Qatar…

Kenya inks amendment to maritime piracy deal

Kenya has become the 13th signatory to the Jeddah Amendment to the Djibouti Code of Conduct,…

Call for EU-China axis to drive IMO climate deal

Shipowner bodies the ICS and ECSA have responded to the US withdrawal from the Paris Climate…

COSCO Shipping shuts down another dormant business

COSCO Shipping International (Singapore) has decided to formally dismiss of Cos Lucky Shipping Maritime, one of the…

New BIMCO President heads for digitalisation

The international shipping association BIMCO has elected a new president, who has set a goal to promote…

CMA CGM reduces carbon dioxide emissions by 4% in 2016

France’s CMA CGM shared that it has achieved a 4% reduction in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions…

Italy busts ring smuggling migrants from Tunisia in speedboat

Italy broke up a criminal ring smuggling migrants safely to Sicily for about 3,000 euros ($3,379)…

CBN to sell dollars to airlines, fuel importers

  Nigeria’s manufacturers, airlines, fuel importers and agriculture businesses will be able to buy dollars at…

Senate to investigate illegal Sahara migration

The Senate on Wednesday mandated its committees on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora to investigate causes of…

NEXIM ordered to refund $385,000 to marine transport company

An FCT High Court, Maitama, on Monday ordered the Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM) to refund $…

Debris from missing military plane with 106 soldiers, children found in sea

Pieces of a Myanmar military plane which went missing with more than 100 soldiers and family…