Armed pirates attacked two vessels in separate incidents on February 24 off the coast of Bonny Island, Nigeria, according to the IMB Piracy Reporting Centre. In the first incident, which occurred in the morning hours some 50 nautical miles off Bonny Island, some eight armed pirates in a speed boat chased a container vessel underway….
Pirates armed with guns boarded a product tanker approaching the Bonny Fairway Buoy, Nigeria, on March 6, 2018, the IMB Piracy Reporting Centre said. As informed, the crew raised the alarm and activated ship security alert system (SSAS) before mustering in the citadel. The Nigerian Navy was notified and patrol boats were immediately deployed to…
Located at the center of the Lagos Free Trade Zone, the deep sea port will feature three container berths, one dry bulk berth and three liquid berths. It would be capable of handling up to 2.7 million TEUs on an annual basis. Port developers are also expected to undertake dredging of the port channel to…