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Striking Workers Paralyse ZIM Over Takeover Fears 

  Operations at Israeli carrier ZIM Integrated Shipping Services have ground to a halt after hundreds of unionised workers walked out in protest over job security concerns linked to its…

Customs Suspends Agents’ Licence Fee Hike

  The Nigeria Customs Service has backed down on its controversial plan to raise customs agents’ licence fees, restoring existing rates after talks with industry leaders. Under the shelved proposal,…

Customs Clears Air on Exchange Rates for Trade Valuation

  The Nigeria Customs Service has firmly dismissed claims that it manipulates foreign exchange rates for import and export valuation, stressing that every rate applied on its digital clearance platform…

14 Wedding Guests Drown in Kebbi Boat Disaster

  A joyous wedding journey turned to heartbreak in Kebbi State on Monday as a crowded boat carrying celebrants capsized on the river at Gumbi village in Yauri Local Government…

BUA, AD Ports, MAIR Forge Strategic Partnership on Sugar, Logistics

  In a significant move to reshape regional food supply chains and industrial logistics, BUA Group, AD Ports Group and MAIR Group have signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding to…

Epstein Files: DP World Chairman Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem Resigns

  DP World has been thrust into global scrutiny after its long-serving chairman, Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, last week resigned with immediate effect following mounting controversy over alleged links to…

NIMASA, NUPRC Forge Alliance to Boost Maritime, Energy Investment Climate

  Nigeria’s drive to strengthen investor confidence and ease of doing business in its critical maritime and upstream petroleum sectors received fresh momentum as the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety…

MSC Surges Past 7.2 Million TEU to Cement Global Container Shipping Dominance

  Geneva-based Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has crossed another historic threshold, pushing its total containership capacity beyond 7.2 million TEU and reinforcing its status as the world’s largest container carrier.…

Hapag-Lloyd Nears Landmark Takeover of Zim in $3.5bn Deal Talks

  German shipping giant Hapag-Lloyd AG is in advanced negotiations to acquire Israeli carrier Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd, in a move that could reshape the global container shipping hierarchy.…

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Oyetola: On the Crest of Maritime History

  By Chima Nwana The introduction of the new Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was a bold step in the right direction. It…

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Merging NIMASA with Customs, FIRS dangerous

  By Dr. Ade Dosunmu  My attention has been drawn to speculation purported to have emanated from the Presidential Policy Advisory group erroneously classifying the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety…