Crew of seized ship allowed contact with families, says shipowner

  The crew of the Galaxy Leader commercial ship seized by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis last month…

Gambia returns nine stowaways who boarded ship at Tin-Can port

  The Gambia, on Tuesday, returned nine Nigerian stowaways who illegally boarded a ship out of…

Senegalese navy seizes 3 tonnes of cocaine from ship

  A Senegalese navy patrol boat has seized nearly 3 tonnes of pure cocaine from a…

PTML to receive largest Container-RORO ship Nov 27

  Nigeria’s and West Africa’s largest multipurpose roll-on-roll-off (RORO) terminal, the Port Terminal Multipurpose Limited (PTML),…

Turkish ship runs into sea mine in Black Sea

  A Turkish-flagged general cargo ship that was sailing on Thursday in the Black Sea en…

Australia bans Liberia-flagged ship for mistreating seafarers

  The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has banned the Liberian-flagged bulk carrier MSXT Emily from…

17 migrants dead, 100 rescued as ship sinks off Greece

  Greece’s coastguard said 17 migrants died early Wednesday after their boat capsized and sank off…

FG approves water project for Apapa port, ship waste facilities for Lekki

  The Federal Government has approved various projects including the refurbishment of water systems at the…

Pirates board another ship in Gulf of Guinea three weeks after hijacking tanker

  A tanker has been successfully boarded by pirates in the Gulf of Guinea, less than…

Guinea seizes 1.5 tonnes of cocaine on Sierra Leone-flagged ship

  Guinea seized more than 1.5 tonnes of cocaine from a Sierra Leone-flagged ship. The cocaine…

Navy hands over ship arrested for switching off AIS to NIMASA 

  The Nigerian Navy has arrested a tanker, MT Sea Eunice, for switching off its Automatic…

Seafarers seize ship in Senegal over unpaid salaries

  Four seafarers, with the support of the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), have seized a…