The Senate has directed the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) to work with the Nigeria Customs…
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CMA CGM, Cosco, Evergreen, OOCL unveil “Ocean Alliance” agreement
China COSCO Shipping and France’s CMA CGM sought to reinforce their growing global scale in the…
500 feared dead in Mediterranean shipwreck
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Wednesday it feared around 500 migrants…
Tug owner to pay USD1m ransom for kidnapped crew
The owner of the hijacked tugboat Brahma 12 has agreed to pay a ransom in the…
Grim outlook for liner shipping as continued weak market pushes carriers to the brink
The shock waves from the collapse of a top-20 container line such as Hyundai Merchant Marine…
Four El Faro Crew’s Families Settle with TOTE Maritime
Four more families of the deceased crew members aboard the ill-fated cargo ship El Faro have…
Hong Kong March volumes slide again
The port of Hong Kong continues its downward spiral with a 8% drop in March throughput…
HHI records 42pct drop in Q1 orders
South Korean shipbuilding major Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. (HHI) saw a 42.2 % fall in new orders for…
OPEC freeze failure could hasten oil’s recovery
Saudi Arabia’s increasingly bitter dispute with Iran is now being played out in the oil market.…
Abdullahi: Nigerian ports are very competitive, only smugglers import through Cotonou
Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mallam Habib Abdullahi has declared the nation’s port concession…
SON DG begs FG to return to ports; needs 10,000 staff to execute mandate
Acting Director-General, Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Paul Angya, has appealed to the Federal Government to…
Customs revenue drops by N2.7bn at Tin Can Port
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Tin-Can Island Command, has recorded a revenue shortfall of N2.7 billion…