The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Tuesday donated 50 computers to the National Agency for Food,…
Author: Ships & Ports
JTF arrests 28 suspects, destroys illegal refineries
The Joint Task Force in the Niger Delta, Operation Pulo Shield, said it has apprehended 28…
NIWA to partner more private ferry operators in Lagos
National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has promised to make the inland water transportation busy and safer…
Alleged fraud: PPMC denies summon by Senate
The Pipeline Products and Marketing Company (PPMC) said its Managing Director was never summoned by the…
Dozens of ships delayed as section of Houston ship channel remains closed
More than 60 ships have been delayed since a section of the Houston Ship Channel was…
ITF Seafarers Trust renews support for humanitarian response to piracy
The International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) Seafarers Trust has renewed its funding for the Maritime Piracy…
Charities call for end of unlawful Seaman Guard Ohio crew detention
Maritime charities Human Rights at Sea (HRAS) and The Mission to Seafarers (MtS) have issued a…
Jan De Nul orders world’s most powerful cutter suction dredger
Luxembourg-based dredging and marine construction specialist Jan De Nul Group says it has placed an order…
Vessel owners cautioned over scam in Port Said
Marine insurer Skuld is advising continued vigilance for masters, crew and vessels calling at Egyptian ports and…
Three ships aground as storm wreaks havoc along Dalmatian coast
Three cargo ships ran aground off Dalmatian coast, Croatia Friday afternoon as violent storm rages throughout…
Addressing the global shortage of seafarers
There is, said the president of the UK Chamber of Shipping the other day, “a global…
Need to ensure safety on our waterways
Boat accidents are more frequent, and more severe, in second- and third-world countries, where overcrowding goes…