Commission probes Italy’s ports tax exemptions

  The European Commission announced it has opened an in-depth investigation into tax exemptions granted under…

South Korea returns to top spot in shipbuilding orders

  South Korea recaptured the top spot in global shipbuilding orders last month, industry data showed,…

Sierra Leone-flagged freighter catches fire off South Korea

  A Sierra Leone-flagged freighter with 13 Russian crew aboard caught fire while transiting the Sea…

China’s export container shipping index drops in October

  China’s container transport for export purposes saw an overall decrease in October, according to the…

Customs arrests nine smugglers in Katsina 

  Nine suspected smugglers have been arrested in the last 10 days trying to smuggle various…

NPA writes lawmakers, insists on Lagos safe anchorage cancellation

  The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has written a letter to the National Assembly kicking against…

Substandard tugboats, barges on waterways worry NIWA

  The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has decried the use of substandard tugboats and barges…

Nigeria’s inflation hits 11.61% in Oct

  Higher food prices after borders with neighbouring countries were closed in a crackdown on smuggling…

Malaysia bans open-loop ship scrubbers ahead of IMO 2020 rule

  Malaysia has prohibited the use of open-loop scrubbers by ships plying Malaysian waters, as Southeast…

The hidden culprits of Apapa gridlock

  To the average Nigerian, the traffic nightmare notoriously known as the ‘Apapa gridlock’ is caused…

Maersk’s former COO appointed CEO of MSC

  A.P. Møller–Mærsk’s former Chief Operating Officer, Søren Toft, who resigned from the largest shipping company…

Maersk: Container volume slipped in Q3 

  The third quarter of 2019 saw growth in the global container volumes slip to 1.5%…