Buhari urges N/Delta communities to support govt’s clean-up efforts

President MuhammaduBuhari has called on Niger Delta communities, especially the youth, to support government’s efforts at…

ECOWAS wants Nigeria to establish commission for small arms 

The Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) has said that Nigeria remains the only member…

SGX makes $103.5m bid for the Baltic Exchange

SGX said on Thursday it had agreed with the Baltic Exchange to offer GBP160.41 in cash…

New measures against oil pollution effective from October  

The latest amendments to the MARPOL Annex I for the prevention of oil pollution are scheduled…

Swiber placed under judicial management

Singapore courts have approved an application to put Swiber and its subsidiary Swiber Offshore Construction into…

Containers fall overboard as MSC ship collides with crude carrier

The Panama-flagged Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) Dream II and containership MSC Alexandra collided in the…

Indonesian navy ready to take part in joint Malaysia-Philippines patrols

More progress is being made on the Southern Philippines piracy issue, with local media reporting that…

Transocean profits dwindle as customers cut offshore drilling  

Transocean Ltd.’s profit dwindled in the second quarter as the world’s largest offshore driller struggles to…

Lawsuits pile up against ailing STX Shipbuilding

South Korea’s financially troubled shipbuilder STX Offshore & Shipbuilding is facing some 25 civil lawsuits amounting to…

Keppel ‘strongly denies’ report alleging approval of bribery by top execs

Singapore’s Keppel Corp has staunchly defended allegations from a media report that its senior management backed…

ZIM is most reliable carrier in 2nd quarter  

Israel’s cargo shipping company ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. was the most reliable carrier during the…

Asian bookings of West African crude to slip lower in August  

Cargoes of West African crude oil sailing east are on track to fall in August on…