China shipbuilders 10-month new orders plunge 62%

  China’s shipbuilding industry continues to be challenged as newbuilding orders chart a downward trend over…

NIMASA generates $30m monthly, says Jauro

  Acting Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Haruna Baba Jauro has affirmed…

Reps probe AMCON over sale of tank farms in Apapa

  The House of Representatives on Tuesday moved to probe the Assets Management Company of Nigeria…

NPA pledges support for electronic call up system for truckers

  The Nigerian Port Authority (NPA) has lauded the initiative of an electronic call-up system being…

Pirates demand N24m for kidnapped seafarers

  Two employees of the Atlantic Shrimp Company have been killed by pirates off Bonny, the…

ECOWAS, US sign $221m deal over election

  The Economic Community of West African States and the United States Government have expanded their…

Photo: 2014 Ships & Ports Annual National Essay Competition in Apapa, Lagos

L-R: Winner, 8th Ships & Ports Annual National Essay Competition, Ojo Taiye; representative of the Executive…

Porous border: Bane to sustaining fight against smuggled poultry products- Customs

  The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) seems overwhelmed by efforts to combat importation of smuggled poultry…

NCS PAAR project wins NITDA 2015 best e-governance project

  The Pre Arrival Assessment Report (PAAR), a clearance tool introduced by the Nigeria Customs Service…

Stop intimidating your officers, we’re not in military regime, lawyers, others tell Customs boss

  Maritime lawyers and other stakeholders have cautioned the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS),…

West African nations look to Seychelles ‘successful piracy prosecution model’

  Having played a pivotal role in countering maritime piracy around the Horn of Africa and…

US sues UK-based marine services firm over alleged overbilling scheme

  The US government has joined a lawsuit alleging that the UK-headquartered marine services contractor Inchcape…