The port of Singapore has posted lower container throughput in January compared to the year-ago period,…
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U.S. concerned by China using non-navy boats in South China Sea
China’s increased reliance on non-naval ships to assert its claims in the South China Sea is…
Baltic index climbs above 300
The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, rose…
Panama Canal crack fixed
A large crack that threatened the delivery of the Panama Canal expansion and pushed its planned…
Buhari spares maritime agencies; sacks chief executives of NRC, BPE, SON, 23 others
President Muhamadu Buhari yesterday sacked 26 chief executives of agencies and departments of government. A statement…
Customs intercepts arms, ammunition at Tin Can Port
The Tin can Island Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted a 40-foot container…
NPA staff rule at 4th Ships & Ports Table Tennis tournament
The 2016 edition of the Ships & Ports Table Tennis Tournament held in Lagos with fanfare…
Nigeria is committed to free trade, Buhari assures WTO
President Muhammadu Buhari said on Monday in Abuja that Nigeria remains fully committed to free international…
Piracy declines in Gulf of Guinea as oil price deters looters
Piracy in West Africa’s Gulf of Guinea has declined as the price of oil plunged to…
No offers for Nigeria’s crude
Offers for Nigerian crude oil dipped on Friday as a high proportion of oil for March…
Customs solicits Police support in anti-smuggling operation
The Comptroller, Federal Operations Unit, Zone A, Ikeja of Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), has called for…
Further shipping downgrades likely in 2016, says S&P
Standard and Poor’s (S&P) anticipates downgrading several of its 16 rated shipping companies during 2016, particularly…