NIMASA disowns scholarship, employment scheme

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has dismissed as fraudulent an online platform purporting…

Rotterdam unions, employers reach deal on job security 

Dutch dockers’ unions FNV Havens and CNV Vakmensen concluded an agreement with the Rotterdam Port Authority…

Drewry: No respite for multipurpose fleet until 2018  

The demand outlook for the multipurpose vessel (MPV) fleet has not improved since the first quarter…

Families demand action as seamen spend 1,000 days in detention in India  

The families of a crew of 35 British pirate hunters locked up in India – including…

Armed robbers board ship in Guinean anchorage  

An anchored heavy lift vessel was boarded by six robbers armed with machine guns and knives…

Hike in Customs duty will lead to higher inflation – Stakeholders

The hike in import duty by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) will lead to higher inflation…

Buhari reconstitutes NNPC Board, removes Kachickwu as GMD

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the composition of the Board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation…

Nigeria loses top crude buyers to Angola

India’s international oil company, KBC, has booked several grades of Angolan crude for July, including Cabinda…

Greek shipping and oil magnate commits suicide

Shipping and oil pioneer Kyriakos Mamidakis, whose oil company filed for bankruptcy last month, killed himself…

Zimbabwe’s border post hit by violent protests over import ban

Zimbabwe’s busiest border post, which separates it with neighbouring South Africa,, was rocked with violence as…

Ex-Niger Delta militants protest unpaid stipends

Travellers were held up for hours at the Mbiama axis of the East-West Road, Rivers State,…

Nigeria’s economy slides into recession in Q2

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Friday reported that economic activities declined faster in June,…