Cover Piracy: Russian, Nigerian authorities search for abducted seamen The Russian Embassy in Nigeria is collaborating with the government to track down the location of crew members taken hostage from the “MSC ... By maritimemagJanuary 16, 20190
Cover China Dismantles Major Ivory Trafficking Syndicate Chinese authorities have confirmed the capture and repatriation of the last of three of the key players in a massive ivory smuggling syndicate ... By maritimemagJanuary 16, 20190
Cover TSB: SBI Carioca Grounded Due to Ineffective Communication The bulk carrier SBI Carioca grounded in October 2017 due to ineffective communication and conflicting information, according to a report released by the ... By maritimemagJanuary 16, 20190
Cover Cottoning on: Chinese seed sprouts on moon A small green shoot is growing on the moon in an out-of-this-world first after a cotton seed germinated on board a Chinese ... By maritimemagJanuary 16, 20190
Cover China’s US trade surplus hit record in 2018 but tariffs bite China’s trade surplus with the United States hit a record high last year but the country’s imports and exports fell in December ... By maritimemagJanuary 15, 20190
Cover FG REPOSITIONING MARITIME INDUSTRY TO BETTER NIGERIA’S ECONOMY – SGF The Federal Government is working to position the Nigerian maritime sector for the growth of the Nigerian economy. The Secretary to the Government ... By maritimemagJanuary 15, 20190
Cover Minister summons firm for abandoning road The firm handling the construction of Mararaba Mubi-Michika-Madagali road in Adamawa, Rhas Nigeria, has been summoned for abandoning the project. He was ... By maritimemagJanuary 14, 20190
Cover ANLCA CRISIS: Police commissioner intervenes Tayo Oladipupo The Lagos state Commissioner of Police, Edgal Imohimi has intervened in the lingering internal debacles tearing the Association of ... By maritimemagJanuary 14, 20190
Cover Jellyfish ‘invasion’: Thousands stung in Australia Highly venomous jellyfish have stung more than three thousand people on Australia’s northeastern shores in just a few days, authorities said Monday, forcing ... By maritimemagJanuary 9, 20190
Cover Lagos to clamp down on illegal traders on rail lines Determined to prevent further deaths among the traders along rail lines, the Lagos State Government has ordered a clampdown on their illegal ... By maritimemagJanuary 8, 20190
Cover Smuggling: Customs impound Dangote truck, declare driver wanted The Adamawa-Taraba Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has impounded a truck belonging to the Dangote Group, which was caught with ... By maritimemagJanuary 8, 20190
Cover Dry Container Business losses Maersk Container Industry Maersk Container Industry (MCI) is exiting the dry container manufacturing business to focus on growing its cold chain business. Currently, one out of ... By maritimemagJanuary 7, 20190
Cover Fire Breaks Out on Board Hapag-Lloyd’s Boxship, Crew Safe A fire broke out in one container on the deck of the German-flagged containership Yantian Express on Thursday, January 3, and spread to ... By maritimemagJanuary 7, 20190
Cover Pirates abduct 6 Russian sailors Six Russian Sailors have been abducted by pirates off the coast of Benin, the Russian Embassy in the West African nation said on ... By maritimemagJanuary 6, 20190
Cover The Ocean Clean-up Experiences Structural Malfunction The Ocean Cleanup system suffered a structural malfunction late on December 29, 2018, and CEO Boyan Slat says the plastic cleanup ... By maritimemagJanuary 6, 20190
Cover Naples mayor offers to welcome in stranded NGO migrant boat Naples is ready to defy Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini and let in a charity-run ship carrying 32 migrants that is blocked in ... By maritimemagJanuary 5, 20190
