European Commission adopts proposal to simplify ship reporting

The European Commission has adopted a proposal with a view to increased harmonization of ship reporting…

Norwegian Bliss becomes largest passenger ship to transit Panama Canal 

Panama Canal on Monday welcomed Norwegian Cruise Line’s 168,000 gross ton Norwegian Bliss, the largest passenger vessel to…

I boarded ship through its propeller, says stowaway

Six stowaways were sentenced to serve 150 hours community service at Ajeromi General Hospital for illegally…

$6.5m ship purchase scandal: Court dismisses Labinjo’s suit against Ships & Ports

By Comfort Oseghale  A Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja on Thursday dismissed a N100…

NIMASA promises to deliver world-class ship registry

Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dakuku Peterside, has assured that…

UK releases report of ship grounding in UAE

The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has released its report into the groundings of the…

Two crew dead as gas leaks aboard COSCO ship 

Two crew members from a Hong Kong-flagged bulk carrier have died in what has been reported…

Italian court frees seized migrant ship

An Italian court has ordered the release of a Spanish charity ship that was seized after…

Court orders seizure of ship that crashed into mansion

By Jite Eriabie  The Maltese bulker Vitaspirit, which crashed into a historic waterfront mansion on the…

Armed pirates board ship off Bayelsa 

  A bulk carrier was chased down and boarded by pirates off Brass, Bayelsa State on…

FG repaired $2.8m ship with $18m – Late Mbu’s book

A former foreign affairs minister, Mathew Mbu, has narrated in his autobiography how the Nigerian government…

Pakistan port pulls containers from sea after ship scrapes another

Authorities in Pakistan’s southern port of Karachi have launched an effort to retrieve 21 containers knocked…