Japanese shipbuilder secures orders for record 20,000 TEU containerships

Japanese shipbuilder Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. says it has secured newbuilding orders for 11 containerships with…

Indonesian chemical tanker missing after pirate hijack

An Indonesian-flagged chemical tanker Rehobot is missing after hijacked by pirates, but all the crew are…

MOL reports 15.7% drop in nine month profits

Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) reported a 15.7% drop in nine-month profits to JPY24.8bn ($202.4m) for the…

Hanjin Shipping stays in the red with a loss of $386m

South Korea’s Hanjin Shipping remained in the red in 2014 with a net loss of KRW423.3bn…

IMO talks on Ballast Water Management exemptions resume in May

The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has considered how to carry out exemptions and exceptions to the…

Houston port raises throughput bar

The Port of Houston Authority (PHA) handled more than 37 million tons of cargo in 2014, a…

Shonekan commissions ultra-modern APM Terminals Apapa Staff Building

Nigeria’s former Head of State and Board Chairman of APM Terminals Apapa, His Excellency Chief Ernest…

PTML wins World Customs Organisation merit award

Ports & Terminal Multiservices Ltd (PTML) has been decorated with the prestigious World Customs Organization (WCO)…

Customs intercepts pirated books, DVDs worth N1.5bn

The Apapa Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has impounded three containers of pirated…

Maersk giant breaks 18,000 TEU ceiling

Maersk Line’s Triple E container ship behemoth Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller left the Spain’s Port of Algeciras on…

Experts urge Nigerian marine engineers to seek more knowledge about turbochargers

Head of Service Station, Central Africa Area of ABB Turbo Systems AG, Pascal Blaise-Mooh, on Friday…

Diesel price cannot be reduced under current exchange rate — MOMAN

The Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN) on Friday said that the pump price of…