‘Nigeria loses $300m annually as vessels berth offshore’ 

A former Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Temisan Omatseye, on Monday said Nigeria…

Private armed guards on board vessels illegal, says FG

  The Federal Government has said that it is illegal for private security guards to carry…

Navy hands over seized vessels to EFCC 

  The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Delta on Thursday handed over two impounded ocean-going vessels to…

Navy foils pirate attacks on two vessels in Lagos, Bayelsa

  The Nigerian Navy Thursday said it foiled attacks on two merchant ships in Lagos and Bayelsa waters. …

3,000 vessels cross Expanded Panama Canal 

By Jite Eriabie  More than 3,000 vessels have now transited the Expanded Panama Canal less than…

Iran cites change in U.S. navy behavior in Gulf

An Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander said on Monday that U.S. vessels patrolling the Gulf had changed…

Iran says warplanes warned off two western vessels during drill

The vessels approached the area of the drills early on Monday to monitor Iranian ships, said…

FG approves purchase of vessels to curb illegal fishing 

  President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the purchase of monitoring vessels to reduce unregulated fishing and…

Canadian introduces law on wrecked, abandoned vessels

By Jite Eriabie  The Canadian Government has introduced legislation that would add additional pressure on shipowners…

EFCC to auction forfeited petroleum products, vessels

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it will auction petroleum products and vessels seized from…

Vessels grounded as inclement weather devastates Durban port 

By Jite Eriabie  Severe weather has wreaked havoc on the Port of Durban grounding three vessels…

Bourbon keeps 100 supply vessels stacked in H1 

By Jite Eriabie  Bourbon kept 100 offshore supply vessels in lay-up in the first half of…