US Federal Maritime Commission sets up regulatory reform taskforce 

The US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) is setting up a regulatory reform task force in line…

Clarksons reports profit dip

Amid challenging shipping markets, London-based provider of integrated shipping services Clarkson PLC (Clarksons) recorded a profit…

Banks agree to delay Seanergy’s loan payments

Marshall Islands-incorporated dry bulk owner and operator Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. has obtained waiver and deferral…

Port of Helsinki opens new terminal

Finnish Port of Helsinki opened West Terminal 2, a new terminal designed for fast scheduled ferries,…

Environmental regulation in focus from IMO scribe opens Panama maritime conference

On Sunday IMO secretary general Kitack Lim inaugurated the Panama Maritime XIII World Conference and Exhibition,…

Kidnappings in Nigeria, others create 44% global maritime crime surge

Maritime kidnaps across the globe surged by 44 percent in 2016, in part driven by an uptick of…

SON uncovers four-storey buildings filled with expired products, arrests importer 

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has caught a cosmetics and wine importer suspected of changing…

Encomiums as NPA image-maker, Ajayi bows out of service 

The General Manager, Public Affairs, Nigerian Port Authority (NPA), Chief Michael Kayode Ajayi has bowed out…

Buhari directs Osinbajo to head delegation on Niger Delta crisis

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to head the special presidential delegation charged…

NSA bans Kaduna-Abuja helicopter shuttle

The planned helicopter shuttle service from Kaduna to Abuja by some helicopter companies has hit brick…

Malabu Scandal: Court ruling on Shell, Eni’s bid to take over OPL 245 stalled

Ruling on two applications seeking the return of OPL 245 to two multinational oil companies, Shell…

Don’t blame China for substandard products in Nigeria – Group 

A group known as Goods Made in China Importers Association (GMIA) has advised Nigerians to stop…