3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (322+ words) These incidents are a tragic reminder that innocent seafarers continue to bear the human cost of geopolitical conflicts. Seafarers are civilians carrying out an essential service to the global economy and should never become victims of violence. IBIA strongly condemns…...

5+ hour, 16+ min ago   (390+ words) 14 de septiembre de 2026 • 3 min de lectura The controversy between Cosco Shipping Ports and the Supervisory Agency for Investment in Public Transport Infrastructure (Ositrán) over the supervision of Chancay port continues. The terminal operator affirmed that it will continue to challenge…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (945+ words) Four regions – the Strait of Hormuz, the Red Sea, the waters off Somalia, and the Black Sea – are now simultaneously active theatres of danger, on a scale the shipping industry has not seen before. Vessels and seafarers are being trapped…...

15+ hour, 37+ min ago   (278+ words) The United States Government has commended Nigeria for maritime security reforms that led to the lifting of a 12-year Condition of Entry, CoE, restriction on Nigerian vessels calling at U.S. ports. The Special Adviser to the Minister of Marine and Blue…...

18+ hour, 33+ min ago   (662+ words) Sunday, September 13, 2026 13 September 2026 2:40 pm WAT APM Terminals Apapa, Nigeria’s largest container terminal, is stepping up efforts to ease persistent bottlenecks in the country’s export logistics chain, targeting a significant increase in rail evacuation and introducing round-the-clock barge operations in Q4 2026. The…...

19+ hour, 30+ min ago   (659+ words) As the federal government intensifies efforts to diversify the economy and increase non-oil exports, APM Terminals Apapa has unveiled an aggressive logistics strategy to tackle bottlenecks hampering Nigeria’s export trade, targeting the evacuation of 60 per cent of export containers by…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (488+ words) The Dangote Group is preparing for a major expansion of its maritime operations, with annual vessel movements expected to rise from about 300 to nearly 1,800 as its refinery and other industrial businesses scale up. That evolution has fundamentally changed its logistics…...

1+ day, 39+ min ago   (1530+ words) Sunday September 13, 2026 12:57 pm ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Colombo International Maritime Conference this year has aimed at taking the island nation as one of best logistic hubs with a fundamental shift in the current operational model, while improving the efficiency. The goal…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (370+ words) Maersk is preparing to place orders for approximately USD 9 billion for up to 42 LNG-powered container ships. The new vessels include 12 ships of 24,000 TEU (first time in this size), 24 vessels of 19,000 TEU, and 6 of 18,600 TEU. With USD 18.5 billion in cash available…...