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Maersk Line scraps 8 Panamaxes
Maersk Line has sent eight of its Panamax containerships to be recycled in shipbreaking yards in…
Rice smuggling thrives in spite of ban
The smuggling of rice through the land borders has continued to thrive in Badagry area of…
Imported ready to eat foods flood Nigerian markets
When the Tin Can Island Command of the Nigeria Customs Service disclosed recently that it…
From Libya with tears: The story of a trafficked Nigerian woman
Miss Peju Akins (pseudonym) was offered a poisoned chalice in a Lagos church in January, 2015;…
Expanded Panama Canal marks 500 ship transits since opening
More than 500 ships have now transited the expanded Panama Canal less than six months after…
Sifax boss wins Yoruba Cultural Award
The Group Executive Vice Chairman, Sifax Group, Dr. Taiwo Afolabi has been honoured with a Yoruba…
Musician docked for assaulting railway security officer
A musician, Anthony Aneka, who allegedly gripped the uniform of a security officer, Isyaku Suleman, while…
Immigration repatriates 769 illegal immigrants in Cross River
The Comptroller, Cross River State Command of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mrs Funke Adeuyi, says…
Port of Rotterdam calls IMO emissions plans ‘not challenging enough’
Drawing battle lines over shipping and CO2 emissions the Port of Rotterdam is calling on the…
U.S. clears The Alliance vessel-sharing agreement
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has completed its review of the proposed vessel-sharing alliance “THE…
Japanese shipyards see near sevenfold decrease in 2016 orders
Japanese shipbuilders received 85 percent less export ship orders in fiscal year 2016 to date compared…