20 migrants died in Mediterranean on Saturday: survivors to U.N

A total of around 20 migrants are feared to have died trying to cross the Mediterranean on…

Dutch consortium to develop 3D printing of ship propeller

Marking a major step forward in the application of 3D printing in the maritime sector, Netherlands-based…

Malaysia Customs seizes 330 smuggled tortoises

Malaysian customs seized 330 endangered tortoises smuggled from Madagascar and worth about 300,000 dollars, at Kuala…

Union demands release of arrested Benin dockworkers

The International Dockworkers Council (IDC) has called for the unconditional release of the 20 sacked, fined…

Saudi Arabia ratifies BWM treaty

Saudi Arabia has become the latest State to become a Party to the Ballast Water Management…

Italian container terminal sets record throughput

Italy’s La Spezia Container Terminal (LSCT), a container handling facility operated by Contship Italia Group, informed…

New orders at Chinese yards shrinks in four months  

New shipbuilding orders at China’s shipyards over the first four months have continued to shrink on…

COSCO Shipping shuts down dormant businesses

COSCO Shipping International (Singapore) has decided to strike off and formally dismiss two of its dormant subsidiaries, Cos Fair…

Petronas signs MoU to explore LNG bunkering

Malaysian oil company Petronas said on Tuesday it has signed an agreement with Gas4Sea partners, comprising…

NSCDC nabs 120 suspected vandals in 5 months

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Lagos State Command, said it had arrested 120…

WEST Africa Crude: Nigerian grades weaken on sweet grade oversupply

Buying interest for light sweet Nigerian grades was limited on Tuesday and traders said differentials were…

Price of rice falls-NBS

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said the average price of imported rice decreased by 7.22…