Customs FOU Zone ‘C’ records N2.7bn seizure in 2015, arrests 316 suspects

The Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone C, Owerri of the Nigeria Customs Service recorded a total…

Ukraine to drastically overhaul customs processes in 2016

Moving containers through Ukraine ports will be significantly simpler in 2016 as a result of an…

Container shipping should expect industry-wide losses in 2016

Further widening of the supply-demand imbalance at the trade route level and insufficient measures to reduce…

Crude oil price crashes $27 per barrel

The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) basket price for oil may be closer to the…

Idle containership fleet up five-fold in 2015, says Alphaliner

The idle containership fleet rose five-fold in 2015 in the face of a difficult market according…

‘Shipping not for the faint-hearted in 2016’

Shipping will remain “volatile and uncertain” in 2016 thanks to unpredictable Chinese demand and a complex…

Asian shipyards face bleak year in 2016

For many Asian shipyards, 2015 was a brutal year. This year could be even worse. With…

The shipping market in 2015 and looking forward

By Peter Sand Global economy: menacing clouds in the sky cast a shadow on global economic…

EFCC operatives raid former Customs CG, Dikko’s residence

  Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) today raided the residence of former…

NSCDC secures court order to sell seized vessels

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has secured an interim order from the Law…

Customs collects N903bn in 2015, blames CBN for revenue shortfall

Comptroller General of Customs, Hammed Ali said the Nigeria Customs Service collected a total of N903…

Cocaine trafficking : NDLEA arraigns four

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Thursday arraigned four men at the Federal High Court…