Strong container demand pushes Maersk Line’s profit up

By Jite Eriabie  Danish shipping giant Maersk Line reported a net profit of USD 584 million…

Container rates dropped in final months of 2017 – Drewry 

Market share aggression among carriers saw spot rates collapse in the final months of 2017, damaging…

Boy, three others killed as container falls on Okada

A three-year-old boy and three others were killed on Wednesday when a containerised trailer lost its…

Camouflage, umbrellas found in container seized at Tin Can port, says Police

The Commissioner of Police, Western Ports Command, Apapa, Celestine Okoye on Thursday refuted claims that weapons were found…

Container volumes rise at PSA International

By Jite Eriabie  Singapore-based port operator PSA International handled 9.8 percent more container volumes in 2017,…

Singapore port container volumes grow 8.9% in 2017

By Jite Eriabie  Singapore container port handled 33.7m teu last year up 8.9% on 2016, however,…

APM Terminals waives charges on container for IDPs 

By Oluwatoyin Amao  Nigeria’s leading container terminal operator, APM Terminals Apapa Limited weekend waived handling and…

Shanghai port sets 40m TEU world container volume record  

By Jite Eriabie  Container throughput at China’s Port of Shanghai surpassed 40 million TEUs in 2017.…

Abidjan plans for 14,000-teu container ships

By Jite Eriabie  The chief executive of the Ivory Coast’s Autonomous Port of Abidjan – le…

Spainish Customs seize record $249m cocaine in container 

By Jite Eriabie  Spanish authorities have netted nearly six tonnes of high-grade cocaine worth €210 million…

Canada ships LNG to China in container

By Jite Eriabie   Canada has sent its first shipment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to China…

Customs intercepts container load of illicit drugs in Lagos 

  The Tin Can Island Port Command of the Nigeria Customs Service on Monday said it…