The hijacked Singapore-registered oil tanker, Success 9, has been recovered and escorted to Abidjan port in Ivory Coast last Saturday, five days after it was captured by pirates, approximately 300 nautical miles south…

The relative calm in the Gulf of Guinea appears to have been broken with reports of an ongoing incident with unknown boarders attempting to seize control of a product tanker…

The world’s largest container shipping line, MSC, has taken delivery of the new world’s largest box ship, in terms of capacity, the 24,346 teu scrubber-fitted MSC Irina, according to The…

The Loadstar is reporting that French container carrier CMA CGM, already spreading its wings by entering the air cargo and logistics markets, is looking to charter four vessels, in an attempt…

Belgian prosecutors are confirming that they are investigating an armed assault that took place aboard a bulker arriving in port last week, according to The Maritime Executive (TME). Details are…

The Federal Executive Council yesterday approved the Electronic Cargo Tracking System for use in all Nigerian commercial ports as a device to monitor vessel movements and curtail oil theft. The Minister of…

Africa, with its relatively young demographic and rapidly developing economies, is emerging as a new source of personnel for the maritime industry, according to The Maritime Executive. In an announcement…

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…

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…

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…