COVID-19: SIFAX-boss proposes universities’ ICT infrastructure upgrade
From left: Group Head, Corporate Communications, SIFAX Group; Olumuyiwa Akande, Dean, Faculty of Education, Obafemi Awolowo University; Bola Omoteso,Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof. Professor Eyitope Ogunbodede, and Executive Director,…
NIMASA set to begin wreck removal…Hints on CVFF disbursement, others
From left: Minister of State for Transport, Senator Gbemisola Saraki; Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Dr. Magdalene Ajani; Executive Secretary/CEO, Nigerian Shippers Council, Emmanuel Jime; Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration…
World’s first CO2 capture plant installed on Japanese bulker
World's first carbon capture unit on an ocean going vessel Carbon Capture unit installed for testing on a Japanese bulker. A Japanese project to test carbon capture on ships has…
Report: Despite economies of scale, megaships come with mega risks
A large container carrier at one of Nigeria's port terminals in Apapa, Lagos. The containerised shipping industry's race for mega boxships is posing unique risks for the supply chain, particularly…
Two rescue vessels with 800 refugees trapped in Mediterranean
A crowded wooden migrant boat The migrant crisis in the Mediterranean continues to grow with two rescue vessels trapped at sea appealing for a port to accept the more than…
AfCFTA: Nigerian products must be standardised, competitive, says SON
Against the background of the ongoing implementation of African Continental Free Trade Area AfCFTA, which began January, 2020, the Standards Organisation of Nigeria SON, has said that it doing everything…
Synergy: Transport Ministry, NIMASA visit Nigeria’s Ambassador to DRC
From right: Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh; Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Transport, Dr. Ajani Magdalene; Nigeria’s Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of…
Container freight rates continue to soar
The rise in container freight rates continues unabated as the sector continues to battle a capacity crunch, port congestion and supply chain disruption. The Drewry composite World Container index increased…
COVID-19: Vaccination for international seafarers opens at Rotterdam Port
The Netherlands is piloting a scheme to vaccinate seafarers of all nationalities calling at the key port of Rotterdam. From today, 2 August, the vaccination programme, which is currently limited…
