Malaysia containership collision owners to pay $223,565 clean-up bond

Each of the owners of Wan Hai 301 and the APL Denver involved in the collision…

Oak Spirit delivers first US LNG to Japan  

Oak Spirit, a liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier, delivered the first cargo produced in the contiguous United…

Winner of maritime essay competition says ‘I am overwhelmed’

A young architect, Sarafadeen Mayowa Bello has emerged best overall winner of the 2016 Ships &…

NEPZA approval ramps up Maritime Africa Economic City

The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) has granted license to Nigeria’s largest and most ambitious…

Past govts extravagant spending caused economic recession – former Minister

A former Minister of Land, Housing and Urban Development, Chief Nduese Essien, has attributed the current…

Fire destroys property, goods at Lagos Island market 

A seven-storey building known as Brazas Plaza, located at the Balogun market extension in Lagos Island,…

Importation of drugs remains banned, says FG 

The federal government says drugs, and other pharmaceutical products, are prohibited from being imported into Nigeria,…

Gunman kills 5 at US airport

A gunman opened fire on passengers at Fort Lauderdale Airport in Florida on Friday, killing five and…

Oil spill response continues in Singapore after containerships collide

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore has reported “good progress” in cleaning up an oil…

Chad shuts border with Libya

Chad said it has closed its long border with Libya and will deploy troops to the area…

Flight MH370: Search to end within two weeks

Malaysia’s Transport Minister, Liow Tiong Lai, on Friday said that the search for the missing Malaysian…

Canada rules out Arctic drilling extensions for Exxon and BP amid moratorium

The Canadian government says it won’t grant extensions to exploration licenses for Exxon Mobil Corp., BP…