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02 Oct

UN shipping agency urges more women to climb aboard, fuel sustainable growth

Welcome to IBCN Blog. The historically male-dominated shipping industry should clear the decks for a new generation of women, whose empowerment would help fuel economic growth, and speed up the drive towards “safe, secure, clean and sustainable shipping”. That’s according to the International Maritime Organization, IMO, which has made empowering women the theme for this year’s World Maritime Day, celebrated on Thursday. “This provides an opportunity to raise awareness of the importance of gender equality, in line with the United [...]

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13 Jun

Iran decries ‘cowardly attack’ on oil tanker off Saudi coast

An Iranian government spokesman has described as “cowardly” an attack on its oil tanker, which was hit in Red Sea waters off the coast of Saudi Arabia on Friday. “Iran is avoiding haste, carefully examining what has happened and probing facts,” spokesman Ali Rabei was quoted as saying by the official news agency, IRNA. He said Iran would respond after the facts had been studied. “An appropriate response will be given to the designers of this cowardly attack, but we will wait until all aspects of [...]

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13 Jun

US ‘concerned’ over untrackable China ships carrying Iran oil

The White House has warned Chinese shipping companies against turning off their ships’ transponders to hide Iranian oil shipments in violation of United States sanctions, two senior administration officials said. “We’ve been messaging very heavily to the shipping companies, you don’t want to do this, it’s not worth it,” said one official, who spoke to Reuters news agency on condition of anonymity. “It’s incredibly dangerous and irresponsible behaviour.” China is the largest remaining buyer of Iranian oil after US President Donald Trump reimposed sanctions on Tehran’s [...]

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13 May

Pan-African e-logistics firm begins operation in Nigeria

KINDLY SHARE THIS STORY Ife Ogunfuwa Pan-African electronic logistics company, Lori, has announced its expansion to Nigeria in a bid to extend its footprint across Africa. This is coming 10 months after the company completed a successful pilot in Nigeria with some top cargo companies including Olam, Honeywell Flour Mills and Flour Mills Nigeria, the company said in a statement by company on Tuesday. The firm said the expansion was a massive opportunity for it to facilitate and connect technology innovation, smart policy, [...]

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