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Customs, FRSC sign MoU on data sharing to curb vehicle smuggling
The Nigeria Customs Service and the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Tuesday signed a…
Coast Guard moves to combat sexual misconduct at sea
In a recent effort to combat sexual misconduct in the maritime industry, the U.S. Coast…
Brazil probes U.S. firm over Amazon River port project
Brazilian federal prosecutors are investigating transactions involving grains trader Cargill and a Brazilian partner after…
Strike: Union asks maritime workers to resume work
The President-General, Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN), Comrade Adewale Adeyanju has directed maritime workers…
Anti-narcotics chiefs seek specialised courts for drug, money laundering
Heads of National Drug Law Enforcement Agencies, Africa (HONLAF) have called for the setting up…
Hapag-Lloyd hikes shipping charges to Nigeria by $100 per container
German container shipping line Hapag-Lloyd has announced a new General Rate Increase (GRI) of $100…
Man dies after whale collides with boat
One man died and another was in hospital on Saturday in Australia after a whale…
Customs’ monthly revenue rises to N343bn
The acting Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adeniyi, said the Nigeria Customs Service has surpassed…
Chinese ports exceed 200 million TEUs in 2023 so far
Container volume at China ports rose by 4.8% between January and August, compared to the…
Lampedusa receives first migrants in a week
A small group of Tunisians arrived by boat on the Italian island of Lampedusa on…
ITF recovers $118.5m in unpaid seafarer wages
The International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) has recovered $118.5 million in wages to seafarers in…