Climate Change: Over 50000 cargo ships run on low-grade, heavy bunker fuel – ITF
The shipping industry needs to set ambitious targets to help prevent global climate catastrophe as over 50,000 cargo ships on the world’s oceans, the majority […]
Month: October 2021
Mogadishu port authority must act to save our lives – abandoned seafarers
Eleven seafarers trapped aboard the Haj Abdulla (IMO 7702114) are at extreme risk, with the ship taking on water off Mogadishu, Somalia. The International Transport Workers’ Federation […]
Prioritize world of work in Paris climate agreement implementation – ILO
Ahead of the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference – which opens on 31 October – the International Labour Organization has called on countries to prioritize […]
Port Security: British High Commission seeks collaboration with NPA
The British High Commission has solicited a joint collaboration with the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) in the areas of port security. The British Deputy […]
World Container Index decreased 2% to $9.7 per 40ft container
The World Container Index decreased 2% to $9,669.47 per 40ft container this week, according to Drewry’s weekly assessment of cargo index. The assessment released for […]
SON adopts 35 standards to combat corrosion in maritime and petroleum industries
Corrosion is a source of worry mostly for the oil and gas industry and maritime industry in Nigeria and worldwide. It inhibits standards of oil […]
SIFAX Inland Container Terminal handles 33,500 TEUs
SIFAX Group has disclosed that SIFAX Inland Container Terminal at Ijora in Lagos has recorded over 33,500 TEUs in its first year of operations. The […]
APM Terminals rolls out truck appointment system
APM Terminals says it will become the first container operator in Liberia to roll out a truck appointment system for container pick-up and drop-offs from […]
Konecranes to host AGM in 2022
One of the leading port equipment manufacturers globally, Konecranes Plc has disclosed that its Annual General Meeting will take place on Wednesday, March 30, 2022. […]
How trade can help world in combating climate change – WTO
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) says trade plays an important role in combating climate change because its rules govern taxes, tariffs, subsidies, regulatory measures and […]