Maritime
28 Feb
EYIS Resources Limited has trained members of the National Council of Managing Directors of Licensed Customs Agents (NCMDLCA) on the treatment, classification, interpretation and application of international trade procedures.
28 Feb
There are rising concerns that the disruptions in key global shipping routes following the crisis in the Red Sea, Suez Canal, Panama Canal and Black Sea, may signal unprecedented piracy challenges for global trade in the Gulf of Guinea (GoG).
28 Feb
There are calls for the review and amendment of the obsolete maritime agencies’ laws and regulations promoting foreign illegalities and hindering the sector’s alignment with the newly established Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy.
28 Feb
Nigeria has secured the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) United Kingdom (UK) grant to build a seafarers recreation centre that will serve as a rallying point for in-country and regional seafarers as well as those on board vessels during port calls.
28 Feb
Trucks Transit Parks (TTP) Limited has said it is awaiting government approval to deploy Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID)/E-tags and the E-Callup Interchange Transaction Number (EITN) at the Apapa and Tin Can ports
23 Feb
The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Gboyega Oyetola, yesterday, said the $800 million needed for rehabilitation of the country’s ports was almost ready.
21 Feb
The consistent hike in Customs duty exchange rates for clearance of goods at the ports is forcing bonded terminals, importers and agents as well as truck owners out of business.
21 Feb
A Lagos-based lawyer, Olajide Ajana, has explained that the Lagos State title of lands on waterways has failed since the Supreme Court struck out the Lagos State Government’s control of the waterways.
21 Feb
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Federal Operations Unit Zone ‘B’ Kaduna has intercepted trucks of expired and prohibited imported items worth N1.9 billion in Jigawa and Zamfara States from January 1 to February 16, 2024.
21 Feb
The Nigeria Marine Coastguard Volunteer Service (NMCGVS) has set out to curb deaths by drowning in various water accidents across Lagos State.
21 Feb
President Bola Tinubu has been urged to investigate intellectual theft and corruption undermining initiatives to modernise operations at the ports.
15 Feb
Nigerians received a shocking Valentine's Day gift yesterday as the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) raised the import duty exchange rate to N1,481.482/$1, which is a 2.56 per cent increase from the existing benchmark.