Maritime
2 days ago
Eighteen years after the Federal Government approved the development of seven Inland Dry Ports (IDPs) across the country, only two are operational. According to the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), the two functional IDPs are the Dala Inland Dry...
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The African Association of Professional Freight Forwarders and Logistics of Nigeria (APFFLON) has urged government regulatory agencies in the maritime industry to collaborate with stakeholders through capacity-building workshops...
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APM Terminals’ West Africa Container Terminal (WACT) has commissioned its new Container Freight Station (CFS) at Onne Port, Rivers State, to support streamlined processes for import and export operations
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The President of the National Council of Managing Directors of Licensed Customs Agents (NCMDLCA), Lucky Amiwero, has reached out to President Bola Tinubu, seeking his intervention to ensure the Nigeria Customs Service
2 days ago
Trucks Transit Parks (TTP) Limited has deactivated 83 trucks from the electronic call-up system, known as ETO, for various infractions committed by truck owners and drivers.
2 days ago
The Tin Can Island command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have revealed that syndicates operating within West and Central Africa are involved in smuggling arms
3 days ago
Shippers and manufacturers have expressed concerns over the impacts of exchange rate scarcity, cumbersome clearing processes, increased service charges and the overall rising cost of operations at ports.
10 Mar
Stakeholders in the marine sector have called on the Federal Government to factor them into the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGI) as the government moves to explore CNG an alternative fuel for powering vehicles in Nigeria.
8 Mar
Barely three days after the Customs’ exchange rate for calculating duties at the seaports was reduced to N1,544.081/$, it has been reviewed upward to N1,560.511/$.
6 Mar
The unsafe practices of boat operators have continued to endanger the lives of 14 million commuters that patronise the Lagos State waterways transport system yearly. Boat mishaps have become a normal occurrence on Lagos waterways
6 Mar
Nigeria has failed to implement the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) decarbonisation plans in the maritime sector resulting in over N100 billion lost yearly to the high cost of diesel to power the ports.
6 Mar
The President of the Nigerian Licensed Ship Chandlers Association, Dr Martins Enebeli, has said the country loses $15 billion on ship chandling and allied services yearly due to harsh operating environment, inadequate access to capital
6 Mar
A maritime lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, (SAN), Mrs. Jean Chiazor-Anishere, has urged the House of Representatives to assist in formulating a national Blue Economy Policy or strategy for sustainable ocean resource management and development.