As part of efforts to enhance port operations and expeditious cargo evacuation, Seaport Terminal Operators Association of Nigeria (STOAN) has called on the Federal Government to fix the port access roads and other unprofessional activities on the port corridor. The …

Nigeria is set to enhance its preparedness and maximize gains in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) as economic and trade experts converge for a summit on Wednesday, this week. The stakeholders will be converging at the instance of …

The Nigerian Maritime Law Association (NMLA) has congratulated the Federal Government of Nigeria, the Federal Ministry of Transportation, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the Nigerian maritime community on the recent launching of the assets of the …

The first Edition of the Maritime Writes Project, which received entries from female members of the public, aged 15 and above, would run its creative writing training/workshop from June 19 to June 27, 2021, organizers have announced. Its Project Coordinator …

A recent increase in the cargo handling charges by management of Port Terminal Operators Limited in Port Harcourt has sparked criticisms by importers and their freight agents who insist that there is no justification for an increment. Efforts by the …

By Kenneth Jukpor In a bid to ensure expeditious cargo evacuation and ease access to Tin Can Island Port, President Muhammadu Buhari has stated that Lagos-Ibadan-Kano rail line will be connected to the port in Lagos. President Buhari revealed this …

By Kenneth Jukpor President Muhammadu Buhari has described the Deep Blue Project as the benchmark for maritime security among nations in the West and Central African region. The Nigerian President made this claim while commissioning the project today in Apapa, …

The Senate Committee Chairman on Culture and former governor of Imo state, Owelle Rochas Okorocha has encouraged the leadership of National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA) to exploit its template of progressive electoral transition process devoid of rancrour in …

President Muhammadu Buhari will, on Thursday next week, perform the official launch of the assets under the Integrated National Security and Waterways Protection Infrastructure, also known as the Deep Blue Project. As part of preparatory efforts for the launch, the …

Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has begun processing the Expression of Interest (EOI) of over 1,100 bidders for 2021 railway capital projects. The exercise which commenced at the Railway headquarters in Lagos on Thursday, is an open one with bidders assessed …

As part of the preparative and protective measures to have a seamless exercise in the shipment of cargoes from Lagos ports to Onitsha river port, the Managing Director of National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Dr. George Moghalu paid a working …

Taking its drive for maritime capacity building to the younger generation, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) visited Premier Academy School, Lugbe, in Abuja, to mark this year’s Children’s Day. NIMASA donated educational materials to the school as part …

As part of efforts to enhance waterways transportation in Lagos, the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) is set to license boat operators and build capacity for boat captains operating on the Lagos waterways. This was disclosed by the General Manager, …

By Kenneth Jukpor Seaport terminals have appealed to the federal government to speedily conclude the construction of port access roads, having identified the roads as the biggest challenge increasing the cost of doing business at Lagos ports. The operators made …

Former President of the Association of Nigeria Customs Licensed Agents(ANLCA), Prince Olayiwola Shittu has linked the perennial gridlock on the Apapa access roads to the presence of too many petroleum products tank farms close to the roads. Speaking at the …

By Kenneth Jukpor Amid plans by the federal government to acquire scanners at the seaports, a former President of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) Prince Olayiwola Shittu has decried excessive politicking in the process. Shittu, who was …

The Chairman of Skyway Aviation Handling Company (SAHCO) PLC, Dr. Taiwo Afolabi has been conferred an Award of Excellence by the Presidential Diary Magazine at the 5th Anniversary Conference and Award ceremony of the magazine held in Abuja. The prestigious …

APFFLON, CREFFPON also reject increment By Kenneth Jukpor Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has distanced itself from Ports and Terminal Multipurpose Limited (PTML) proposition to increase its terminal handling charges by 50 percent. Despite some freight forwarding associations at the PTML, …

By Kenneth Jukpor The high spate of truck accidents in Nigeria has been attributed to the utilization of expired trucks with over 90 percent of such vehicles having exceeded the 30-year expiration period, according to the Federal Roads Safety Corps …

As the Ports and Terminal Multipurpose Limited (PTML) Terminal, Tin Can Island Port Complex, Lagos, increased its handling charges by 50 percent, freight forwarding practitioners at the terminal have expressed support for the review. While similar increment in charges usually …