Stowaway incidents rise in South Africa 

Gothenburg-based marine insurer The Swedish Club has issued an urgent stowaway advice for shipowners to prevent…

Man remanded over illegal possession of 33,000 ltrs of crude oil

A Lokoja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Friday remanded a 23-year-old man, Abubakar Ibrahim, in prison for…

Western Marine Command impounds contrabands worth N430m in 10 months

The Western Marine Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said that it has impounded various…

Maersk keen on Sri Lanka port container terminal

Denmark’s Maersk Group, which operates the world’s biggest container shipping line, is interested in developing a…

India invests in safety training at Alang shipbreaking yard  

The Indian Ministry of Shipping has unveiled the first financial boost for capacity building and safety training…

Dubai sets up Emirates Maritime Arbitration Centre

Dubai last week launched a special arbitration centre dedicated to resolving disputes in the maritime sector,…

Port of Liverpool opens new deepwater L2 container terminal  

The new £400m Liverpool2 (L2) container terminal was officially opened on Friday in the presence of…

Bourbon sees offshore market hitting bottom    

France-based Bourbon Offshore is hoping that the market for offshore oil and gas marine services has…

EFCC confirms return of N1bn by former Customs CG, Dikko Abdullahi 

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday confirmed a report published by SHIPS & PORTS on Thursday…

13 die in boat mishap, tanker fire in Niger 

A total of seven people have died in a boat mishap on River Gbako in Katcha…

Navy tells militants to embrace dialogue

The Nigerian Navy has asked the Niger Delta militants to embrace dialogue and stop bombings of…

Nigeria to reduce importation of dairy products 

Nigeria is on its way to limiting importation of milk as it forms alliance with West…