The Gulf of Guinea is the most dangerous region in the world for seafarers, according to…
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Lagos-Calabar railway project: FG, CCECC sign $11.12bn MoU
The Federal Government and China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding…
Nigeria to repackage export to Europe
The Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS) on Thursday announced new measures to ensure that more of…
FIRS shuts Atlas Petroleum over $1.5m tax liability
An enforcement team of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Thursday, shut the headquarters of Atlas…
APM Terminals to acquire full ownership of Aarhus facility
APM Terminals has reached an agreement with joint venture partner Aarhus Service Holding for the purchase…
Greek lawmakers approve sale of Piraeus port to Cosco
The sale of the majority stake in the Greek port of Piraeus to China’s port operator…
US ports to benefit from VW settlement cash
US ports could benefit from Volkswagen’s (VW) settlement with the US federal government and the California…
Demolition of panamax boxship up sharply in 2016: Bimco
The demolition of containerships almost increased by three-fold in January-May 2016 period compared to the year-ago…
EU Commission probes Italy’s state aid for Naples Port
The European Commission has opened an indepth probe to verify whether direct grants of EUR 44…
Oil and commodities shrug off Brexit slump
Oil approached the end of last week down slightly on a midweek rally but still well…
2,900 migrants died while trying to cross Mediterranean in 2016 – IOM
Nearly 2,900 migrants have died trying to reach Europe by crossing the Mediterranean Sea, making the…
Mandatory container weighing comes into force today
A new regulation requiring the verified gross mass (VGM) of all seaborne containers to be submitted…