The strike action called by Nigeria’s two powerful oil unions, PENGASSAN and NUPENG has been called…
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Lawmakers accuse IOCs of evading NIMASA levies
The House of Representatives yesterday mandated its Committee on Maritime Safety, Administration and Education to investigate allegations…
Mintah: Political will required for implementation of sustainable national single window
Political will and the right governance is required to build an effective and sustainable national single…
Customs rejigs officers at Apapa Command
The Apapa Area Command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has redeployed a number of officers heading…
Oil workers ground NNPC over unbundling
Offices of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) were yesterday shut nationwide as workers of the…
APM Terminals completes billion dollar Spanish acquisition
APM Terminals has completed the USD1billion acquisition of Spanish Grup Maritim TCB’s port and rail interests.…
South Korea, China crack down on North Korean vessels. impose further bans
North Korea has been hit with a new wave of sanctions affecting its maritime industry as…
Dutch Coast Guard seizes 1.2kg cocaine, arrest 7 aboard roro vessel
About 1,200 kilograms of cocaine was seized and seven people arrested aboard a roll-on-roll-off cargo ship named Oceanic 1 in…
Panamanian ports forecast low growth in 2016
On the Atlantic side, Evergreen’s Colon Container Terminal (CCT) grew by 57.1% to 789,663 teu thanks…
CMA CGM’s profit edges down in 2015
French container shipping major CMA CGM has reported a volume growth of 6.3% year-on-year in 2015,…
Navy plans to establish own maritime university, operational base in Lake Chad
Less than two months after the Federal Government scrapped a maritime university created by the country’s…
Nigeria, Benin reactivate joint border patrol
Nigeria and the Republic of Benin have agreed to reactivate the joint patrol of the borderline…