The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone “C” Owerri, said it seized 48…
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Singapore Transport Minister Lui to step down
Singapore’s Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew, a familiar face among the country’s shipping industry where he…
Hutchison Port workers continue protests despite orders to cease
Dockworkers at Hutchison Ports Australia have continued picketing ports in Sydney and Brisbane in protest against the…
Australia arrests 91 year-old man for smuggling cocaine
A 91-year-old Sydney man was used by drug smugglers to fly 4.5 kilograms of cocaine disguised…
El Niño drought forces Panama Canal draft restrictions
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) says it will set temporary draft restrictions on vessels transiting the…
New cranes to make Suez Canal Container Terminal Med’s largest at 5.4m TEU
The Suez Canal Container Terminal is augmenting its throughput capacity to 5.4million TEU in response to…
Evergreen orders 10 boxships
Taiwan’s Evergreen Group, the parent company of Evergreen Line has signed an agreement with compatriot CSBC…
Shanghai port moves higher box volumes in July
China’s Shanghai port has handled higher container throughput in July both on a year-on-year and month-on-month…
Buhari queries Okonjo-Iweala over diversion of $1bn rail transport loan
President Muhammed Buhari yesterday asked the Ministry of Finance to provide explanations on the whereabouts of…
Shipping firm slams N200m suit on Nigerian Navy over detained vessel
An aggrieved company, Mercury Oil company, alongside four crew members, Folorunso Olayiwola, Joshua A. Arthur, Asabalahie…
Ghana overtakes Nigeria in yam exports
Ghana has overtaken Nigeria in yam exportation as the quality of the produce from Nigeria has…
Governor warns against ban on rice importation
Jigawa State Governor Muhammadu Badaru Abubakar has cautioned against the ban on importation of rice and…