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Over 21m Nigerians Fully Vaccinated Against COVID-19, Says FG
Nigeria has fully vaccinated a total of 21,236,404 of its eligible population with COVID-19 vaccine. Executive Director of the National...
Monday Interview: “No one expected indigenous terminal to perform to this extent”
“Very soon we will take action against the shipping companies who have regard for their workers” In this interview with Shipping Position Daily, the President General of Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria; Comrade Adewale Adeyanju talks about salient issues affecting...
China’s First 24,000 TEU Containership Delivered To Evergreen
Evergreen has taken delivery of its newest containership, Ever Alot, which its Chinese builders are highlighting as both the world’s...
Boost In Orders For Ships Below 8,000 TEU Drives Order Book To 17.3% Of Fleet
In October 2020, the order book for new container ships bottomed out at 8.4% of the combined trading fleet. For...
Shipping Costs Soar As Russian Fallout Upends Fuel Flows
The dislocation of global fuel markets after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has boosted the cost of shipping products such as...
HMM To Charter Pair Of 7,700 Teu Dual-Fuel Newbuildings From 2024
South Korean flagship carrier HMM is to charter two 7,700 teu containerships reportedly ordered from HJ Shipbuilding & Construction by...
International Chamber of Shipping Board Appoints Emanuele Grimaldi as Chairman
The board of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has appointed Emanuele Grimaldi, President and Managing Director of Grimaldi Euromed...
Fitch Predicts Port Congestion Will Prevent Container Shipping’s Return to Normal in 2022
Fitch Ratings is calling for another solid year for container shipping industry earnings as port congestion will continue to prevent...
US President Biden Signs The Ocean Shipping Reform Act Into Law
President Joe Biden has signed legislation aimed at cutting overseas shipping prices, calling the new law another move by his...
SEAFARERS DAY 2022: Yet Another Day For The Neglected Nigerian Seafarer
What has now become an annual ritual of celebrating the world’s seafarers actually started in 2010. It was in that...
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