Looting of containers: Importer seek N200m restitution from Customs
An importer, Messrs Elopetx Resources Limited has petitioned the Comptroller-General (CG) of Customs, Dikko Abdulahi over alleged looting of three…
NISA seeks probe of banned oil tankers
Even as the global oil tanker industry association has asked the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to immediately lift the…
Shippers’ Council to reintroduce cargo tracking
About five years after it was suspended, the once controversial Cargo Tracking Note (CTN) may be on its way back.…
Drama at NIMASA as Jauro displaces Obi as Acting DG
After barely three days in the saddle, Barrister Calistus Nwabueze Obi who took over from Patrick Akpobolokemi as Acting Director…
Stakeholders set agenda for repositioning maritime sector
The Nigerian Ports Consultative Council (NPCC) has set agenda for the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari on how to reposition…
Customs boss urges automation to enhance clearance
The Comptroller-General of Customs, Alhaji Dikko Abdullahi, has urged the Nigeria Shippers Council (NSC) to ensure that shipping companies and…
ONICCIMA identifies power, distant seaports as bane of industrial growth
The Onitsha Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ONICCIMA) has identified poor power supply and transporting consignments from distant…
11 piracy attacks reported in Nigeria in six months – IMB
The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has reported that so far this year, 250 crew members have been taken hostage, 14…
Maritime Workers Union gives NPA July 30 ultimatum
The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has given the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) up till July 30 to meet…
APM Terminals Apapa sets new port productivity record
APM Terminals Apapa has set a new productivity milestone for container terminals in Nigeria. Whilst handling the 4,500TEU Safmarine Chambal…