Bail denied for detained Advanfort crew in India

India’s High Court has refused bail for the 35 crewmembers of a U.S. owned private security…

Hanjin Shipping supported by $3.3 billion asset sale

Korean Air Lines Co Ltd plans to raise 3.5 trillion won ($3.33 billion) over two years…

Clearing agents threaten to expose corrupt customs men with video recording

Corrupt customs officials, particularly those at the centre stage of goods clearing procedures had better beware,…

Winners of 2013 Ships & Ports Essay Competition emerge

Nigeria’s leading maritime media firm, Ships & Ports Communication Company, has announced the winners of the…

NIMASA launches online portal to check quack seafarers

The Maritime Safety and Seafarers Standards Department of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA)…

PAAR: Customs fret over failure, continues sensitization tour

As part of efforts in ensuring that its newly developed Pre-Arrival Assessment Report (PAAR) regime succeeds,…

Naval warship returns to Lagos

Covering a total distance of 22,614 nautical miles, the Nigerian Naval warship, NNS Thunder, has returned…

NIA to deploy electronic platform against fake marine insurance certificates

The umbrella body for risks underwriting companies in the country, the Nigerian Insurers Association (NIA) has…

13 Injured after passenger ferry runs aground in North Carolina

The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), and partner agencies, on Tuesday commenced rescue efforts on a ferry…

China rejects over 500,000 tons of U.S. corn

China has rejected more than half a million metric tons of genetically modified U.S. corn in…

Finland’s Goverment acquires majority stake of Aker Arctic

With the threat of Aker Arctic leaving Finland to pursue more profitable pastures, Finnish Industry Investment…

Niger Delta pirates strike again

Niger Delta pirates strike again Abduct Ukrainian Captain and Greek Engineer Pirates have attacked an oil…