The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has restated its commitment to ensuring effective marine…
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Chinese ports exceed 90 million TEU in the first four months of 2022
The container throughput of China ports for the period January – April 2022 has slightly increased…
Nigeria’s Q1 2022 GDP rises by 3.1%
Nigeria’s economy grew 3.11 per cent in the first quarter of 2022, the National Bureau of Statistics…
China relaxes COVID-19 rules for its seafarers returning home
China is loosening quarantine restrictions overseas for Chinese national crews returning home at the end of…
Chief engineer pleads guilty to cover-up, illegal ship discharge
The Chief Engineer of a foreign flagged bulk carrier has pleaded guilty in U.S. court to…
Amaechi is deceptive, APC chieftain blasts ex-Minister
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Niger State, Jonathan Vatsa has accused former…
Importers groan as naira slides to N610 per dollar
The naira slid to N610 to a dollar over the weekend at the parallel market in…
NDLEA arrests Amaechi, impounds cocaine hidden in 12 tyres at Port Harcourt airport
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 24 parcels of cocaine concealed in 12…
Stakeholders demand dissolution of parastatal boards ‘hurriedly’ inaugurated by Amaechi
Stakeholders in the maritime industry have called on the Federal Government to dissolve the Boards of…
Navy arrests 22, recovers 6m litres of stolen crude
The Nigerian Navy said it’s operatives on internal security operations in the Niger Delta region have…
ILO adopts new minimum wage for seafarers
A subcommittiee of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) has agreed to raise the minimum wage for…