U.S. Navy Releases First Photos of Chinese Spy Balloon’s Debris
The U.S. Navy has released the first photos of debris from the Chinese spy balloon that was shot down off the coast of South Carolina over the weekend, according to…
US Agency Orders MSC to Justify Fees as Reform Act Enforcement Increases
The U.S.’s Federal Maritime Commission continues to put bite into the Shipping Reform Act passed in 2022 which sought to crack down on the fees and unreasonable business practices of…
Exercise Obangame Express 2023 Kick-off: Nigeria, US, other Navies Mobilize armaments
Nigeria’s Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Auwal Gambo, yesterday at the Naval Dock Yard in Lagos, kicked off Exercise Obangame 2023 (OE23) with the US Navy leading 450 participants…
FG To Eliminate Double Taxation of Jetty Operators
Transportation Minister, Mu’azu Jaji Sambo, has disclosed the readiness of the Federal Government to eliminate double taxation and harmonise taxes paid by jetty operators in furtherance of the Ease-of-Doing-Business policy in the country. He said this…
10 Rescued As Fishing Trawler Collides With MSC CORUNA
The Nigerian Navy Ship Beecroft, on routine patrol in the Lagos channel, rescued 10 crew members of a Nigerian fishing trawler named OLOKUN XII which had capsized on Monday morning after colliding with…
Court backs NIWA on inland waterways control as LASWA maintains stand on safety regulation
A Federal High Court in Port Harcourt Rivers State, last week ruled that management and control of Inland waterways in Nigeria remain exclusively within the control of the National Inland…
FEC approves $2.59bn for Badagry Seaport
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved 2.59 billion dollars for the development of Badagry Deep Seaport in Lagos State. The Minister of Transport, Muazu Sambo, made this known to State House…
Lady Jane, Onne Port, and Musa Danjuma’s Comet Shipping Agencies: An Interview
The berthing of Lady Jane at Onne was the result of favourable market forces and NPA’s ready infrastructure – Danjuma The recent call of Mv Lady Jane, the largest container vessel…
Carrodano’s Review of Jean Chiazor Anishere’s Essays in Admiralty
The Resource Curse and Nigeria’s Albatross: Like Oil, Like Shipping Against the news this week of massive oil theft in the Niger Delta, we revisit the prognosis by the Group…
Felicity Ace Sinks with $400M in Lost Cars During Tow off Azores
The car carrier Felicity Ace transporting nearly 4,000 cars for the Volkswagen Group sunk this morning, March 1, near the Azores, nearly two weeks after the vessel was devastated by a fire.…