Ports & Cargo handles $200m Kano-Maradi Rail project equipment
Some of the $200m Kano-Maradi Rail project equipment handled by Ports & Cargo Handling Services Limited PCHS. Ports & Cargo Handling Services Limited PCHS, a subsidiary of SIFAX Group and…
IMO’s ship recycling convention will fail to ensure sustainable recycling, NGOs warn
Environmental groups around the world have issued a warning that the International Maritime Organisation’s IMO Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, which will…
How seafarers are charged $50 to $7,500 Illegal recruiting fees
Mission to Seafarers file photo. Seafarer recruiting fees Seafarers reported in a new survey frequently being charged illegal recruiting fees to get their jobs. A new report is once again…
Oil rises as market weighs supply cuts against gloomy economic outlook
Oil prices rose on Tuesday as markets weighed supply cuts for August by top exporters Saudi Arabia and Russia against the backdrop of an uncertain global economic outlook. Brent crude…
Ogun plans massive power generation, distribution…Set to begin electricity vehicles’ conversion
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun. Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has said that his administration would take advantage of the newly signed Electricity Act that decentralised electricity supply…
Stolt-Nielsen loses appeal on MSC Flaminia fire
Stolt-Nielsen says it has set aside $155 million after a Court of Appeals upheld a ruling that Stolt Tank Containers is liable for a fatal fire onboard the containership MSC…
We’ll prioritise efficiency to boost trade facilitation, CG Customs assures
Ag. Comptroller General, Nigeria Customs Service, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi MFR. The newly appointed acting Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service Bashir Adewale Adeniyi MFR has assured that the service…
NIMASA disclaims fake employment website
Director General, NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh OFR. The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency NIMASA, has disclaimed a fake employment website purported to belong to the agency, saying it has…
NPA begins overtime cargo evacuation to decongest ports
A seaport terminal in Lagos. The Nigerian Ports Authority NPA, has commenced moves for the evacuation of overtime cargo from the various port terminals in order to decongest the port…
USCG takes control of debris, remains from Titan submersible
The Coast Guard has confirmed that it is taking custody of debris and presumed human remains recovered from the site of the lost Titan submersible on the floor of the…
