Category: Maritime

Oyetola advances plan to revive National shipping carrier

Adegboyega Oyetola The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has disclosed significant progress toward refloating a national shipping carrier to...

Thousands of U.S. Army paratroopers arrive in Middle East as buildup intensifies

    Buildup   Thousands ​of soldiers from the U.S. Army’s elite 82nd Airborne Division have started arriving in the Middle East, ‌two U.S. officials...

FG signs deal worth $746million for Modernisation of Apapa and Tincan Island Ports 

  .. Tinubu calls for nurturing of economic cooperation between Nigeria and UK   King Charles 111 and President Bola Tinubu0   President Bola Tinubu on...

The Battle for Kharg Island: The Gulf Flashpoint That Could Crash the World Economy

  In every modern war there is always one target that carries more meaning than geography. It becomes the economic artery of a nation, the lever that could bend the...

Iraq closes airspace for additional 3 days amid regional tensions

  The Iraqi Civil Aviation Authority on Tuesday announced a new 72-hour extension of the country’s airspace closure amid ongoing regional tensions. In a...

Maritime sector records 24.8% cargo growth in 2025 – NPA

  L-R: Minister of Marine Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola and Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Dr Abubakar Dantsoho,...

Trump promises protection for ships in Strait of Hormuz

  Protection U.S. President Donald Trump says he intends to secure shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, which is threatened by Iran, including with the U.S....

China

Iran to allow China pass through Strait of Homuz

  Barely Iran 24 hours after it announced closure of Strait of Homuz to vessels from all countries,Iran has granted an exception to China. A post on X handle...

Katagum, Nigerian Navy chief dies after brief illness

    Late Navy Chief of Operations, Rear Admiral Musa Katagum     Rear Admiral Musa Katagum, Chief of Operations at the Naval Headquarters (NHQ), has...

MOU on BUA-Dhabi Ports Park:Tinubu hails Nigeria-UAE industrial breakthrough

    President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commended the signing of a strategic Memorandum of Understanding between Nigeria’s BUA Group and UAE-based AD Ports...