NDLEA intercepts 834.5kg illicit drugs en-route U.S. in Lagos

  The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested two persons for allegedly trafficking 191…

U.S. jails MSC crew member for role in record cocaine smuggling bust

  A former crew member on board MSC Gayane containership has been sentenced to more than…

U.S. issues new guidelines for cruise ships

  The U.S. Centre for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention on Friday issued new guidance to…

Senate confirms Tai as U.S. Trade Representative

  Katherine Tai easily won Senate confirmation as U.S. Trade Representative, putting the former congressional staffer…

U.S. piles pressure on container carriers to ease port congestion

  U.S. regulators stepped up the heat on ocean shipping companies and the seaport terminals some…

Iran tags U.S. move to seize oil shipment an ‘act of piracy’

  Iran said on Monday that a move by the United States of America to seize…

U.S. files suit to seize Iranian oil aboard tanker

  The United States has filed a lawsuit to seize a cargo of oil it says…

U.S. approves two more NSMVs for training ships

  The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) has announced authorizing the construction of two more National Security…

U.S. labels Houthis terrorists after attacks on oil tankers

  The U.S. has classified Yemen’s Houthis as a foreign terrorist organization following a series of…

U.S. combat ship intercepts vessel carrying $100m cocaine

  The littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords has seized suspected cocaine worth more than $100…

U.S. blacklists six companies, four ships over North Korea coal shipments

  The United States has blacklisted six companies, including several based in China, and four ships…

U.S. fines Singapore shipping company $12m for illegal discharge

  Singaporean shipping company Pacific Carriers Limited has been fined $12 million in a U.S. federal…