The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has said that it has perfected plans to introduce the modern trucking system in the nation’s maritime industry in partnership with Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA).
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—- Operators blame NIMASA, NNPC, fault Cabotage Law, others Scores of Nigerian vessels are currently lying idle and rotting away on the high sea due to a shortage of cargoes or lack of maintenance.
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Following the chaotic traffic situation caused by empty containers blocking intra and inter-city roads in Apapa, maritime workers in the country have given a 14-day ultimatum to one of the leading terminal operators, APM Terminal, to clear the roads of its empty containers.
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The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) says it has commenced a 24-hour operation for analysing cargo manifests and issuing debit notes to shipping agents.
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Twenty-eight ships laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods are expected to arrive at Apapa and Tin-Can Island ports in Lagos from June 28 to July 10. The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) said this in its publication, “Shipping Position’’, a copy of which was made available on Wednesday in Lagos. NPA said that the ships contained petrol, buck […]
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Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN), has urged the federal government’s on rehabilitation of the nation’s access roads to the ports in order to save workers from untimely death.
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In a bid to attract large vessels into Nigeria and increase revenue for the federal government, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has acquired four tugboats at the cost of $30 million (N9.27).
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–Throughputs fall below minimum benchmark –Operators, survey seek friendly policies Cargo handling operations at the nation’s ports are at a low ebb, as cargo throughputs have fallen below the Guaranteed Minimum Tonnage (GMT). The benchmark was captured in the agreement entered by the Federal Government and the concessionaires 10 years ago.
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The Managing Director of the Lagos Deep Offshore Logistics, Dr. Amy Jadesimi, speaks about the potential of the maritime sector and LADOL’S $500m investment in a vessel-fabricating facility expected to generate 50,000 jobs and attract $10bn private sector investment: How has it been running LADOL for eight years? As the Managing Director of LADOL, I have a very broad charge. […]
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The Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) is poised to unlock an unprecedented estimated private sector investment of about $30b in the next few years. The BMW was adopted in order to control and manage ships ballast and sediments. This will help reduce the harmful effects on the marine environment that are spread through aquatic […]
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