Bourbon loses $299.1m in 2016 in worst crisis for offshore marine in 40 years 

Offshore vessel owner Bourbon reported a hefty loss of EUR279.6m ($299.1m) for 2016 in what it…

China newbuilding orders in January-February period spike 133% 

Newbuilding orders at Chinese shipyards have risen strongly over the first two months of this year…

Hong Kong port recovers with 26% rise in container volumes 

Coming off a very low base set in 2016, Hong Kong Port saw February throughput spike…

Ship broker Clarksons eyes acquisitions

Shipping firm Clarksons is “keeping an eye out” for potential acquisitions as it sees signs of…

Comrade Adewale Adeyanju elected MWUN President-General

Former President, Dockworkers Branch of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN), Comrade Adewale Adeyanju, has…

Fire guts NAFDAC office in Lagos, destroys warehouse

The office of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in Oshodi,…

Bolloré’s shipping manager wins Maritime Table Tennis Tournament 

The Shipping Manager of Bolloré Logistics in Nigeria, Sunday Otaru, on Saturday emerged winner of the…

Fire engulfs South African Airways office at Lagos airport

Another fire outbreak yesterday at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos causes panic and temporarily…

Lagos: Reflecting on port-city relations

By Simeon Akin Omole The correlation between ports and urbanization has been a focus of interdisciplinary…

We’ll increase physical examination at Apapa – Jubril

Comptroller Musa Jubril is the Controller, Apapa command of the Nigeria Customs Service. In this interview…

Challenges on the path to making cargo handling and terminal operations efficient and competitive – the freight forwarder’s perspective

By Dr. Boniface Aniebonam   Ports are no longer seen as mere gateways or doorways to…

Do you support Customs seizing vehicles over non-payment of duty?

I support Customs seizing vehicles on the road over non-payment of duty especially at this time…