Singapore puts automated port development front, centre
Photo: Screenshot from YouTubeSingapore PM Lee giving the National Day Rally 2022 speech. Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong highlighted the development of the world’s largest automated container port in…
Revised seafarers’ welfare part of new NIMASA Act, says DG
From left: Mallam Baba Musa of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council; Engr Bob Yousuo, Nigerian Merchant Navy; President General Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria; Comrade Adeyanju Adewale, DG, NIMASA, Dr Bashir…
COSCO’s newest bulker transports cars outbound from China
Bulker transports cars to increase efficiencies: COSCO Shipping Wisdom is the first bulker outfitted to also transport cars. COSCO Shipping’s newest bulk carrier departed China late last week on its…
MOWCA: Nigeria, Senegal move to optimise Africa’s trade…Canvass regional integration
The Nigerian Ports Authority NPA and its Senegalese counterpart; Port Autonome De Dakar under the auspices of the Maritime Organisations of West and Central Africa MOWCA, have agreed to work…
Indian Ocean high risk designation to be withdrawn end of 2022
*Source: The Maritime Executive Africa Somalia end of high risk designation for shipping EU NavFor protects commercial shipping in the region (EU Naval Force - Somalia). Further reflecting the progress…
Egypt’s deal for Indian wheat stands, not shipped yet – Minister
Egypt’s supply Minister said on Monday an agreement to buy wheat from India still stood despite recent curbs on Indian exports, although the grain had not yet been shipped. India,…
FIRS issues infrastructure tax credit certificate to NLNG
From left: Deputy Managing Director of NLNG, Mr Olalekan Ogunleye receives the Tax Credit Certificate from the Executive Chairman of FIRS, Muhammad Nami in Abuja recently. The Federal Inland Revenue…
UK inflation: Food costs push price rises to new 40-year high
Soaring food costs have pushed UK inflation into double digits for the first time since 1982, with prices continuing to rise at their fastest rate for more than 40 years.…
2023: No plans to jettison electronic transmission of results, INEC assures
Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Mahmood Yakubu. The Independent Electoral Commission has assured that it has no plans to jettison the electronic transmission of election results in the 2023…
LADOL’s five years of ISO 9001 compliance excites stakeholders
Managing Director/CEO, LADOL Free Zone, Dr. Amy Jadesimi. Stakeholders of LADOL Free Zone were in high spirit last week after the company once again passed its ISO 9001 audit with…
