SHIPPERS GUIDE

Egg supply business also known as egg distribution business involves the sourcing and supply of eggs to individuals, supermarkets, hotels, shops and companies. It is a very lucrative business that anyone can start to make massive profit. The business is ...

Not many people involved in shipping business understand that shipping containers must meet certain international standards. However, this week’s edition of Shippers Guide is dedicated to container standards and procedures for inspection. Shippers Guide is the learning page of MMS Plus. ...

It is good news that more Nigerians are beginning to use cooking gas for various domestic cooking purposes. That will help decrease the problems of deforestation and help conserve our natural forests and prevent potential disasters that is inherent with ...

Barr. (Mrs.) Jean-Chiazor Anishere is the President of African Women in Maritime (WIMAFRICA). She presented this paper recently on the challenges as well as emrging opportunuities for women operating in the maritime sector after the coronavirus pandemic. Enjoy it:   ...

If you have been following the news since the world first became aware of the coronavirus pandemic in January of 2020, you are most likely also aware of the brouhaha surrounding the planned global deployment of the 5G network; public ...

By Oloyede Iretioluwa, NYSC Associate at Solola and Akpana Introduction Prior to the enactment of the Suppression of Piracy and Other Maritime Offences (SPOMO) Act in 2019, there was no such law in Nigeria addressing the activities of sea pirates ...

Considering the lockdown of the country at the early stage, when veterinarian needs and animal feed production, supply and distribution chains may be affected and toll milling services unavailable, fish and livestock farmers, especially the medium to large-scale ones, may ...

Shippers Guide is the learning page of MMS Plus. Here we answer the five W’s and H of several issues in the shipping industry. This week’s edition focuses on the uses of sound in communication, navigation and transmission of data ...

Ship breaking  Ship breaking or ship demolition is a type of ship disposal involving the breaking up of ships for either a source of parts, which can be sold for re-use, or for the extraction of raw materials, chiefly scrap. ...

On Thursday, the 27th of February, 2020, Nigeria confirmed its first case of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Lagos State. The patient, an Italian citizen who works in Nigeria who returned from Milan on the 24th. After spending the night in ...

Nigeria loses a lot by having its airspace dominated by foreign carriers, which operate over 95 per cent of international flights. Specifically, the country losses huge forex, its training intuitions are under patronised and as a result the country does ...

The ongoing outbreak of coronavirus in China may affect garlic shipments into the U.S. and result in a shortage of garlic supplies, which firstly is to push the prices up. But then the question will arise: who will be able to ...

Turbulence makes most people nervous, but it’s rare to be hurt by it and it definitely doesn’t mean there’s a problem with the plane! There are lots of ways to handle turbulence calmly. Learning how to prepare for your flight, ...

Although airplane hangars have been around since the dawn of flight, the hangars of today are more complicated and costly than ever before. Numerous technological advancements, shortened project schedule requirements, and increased regulatory oversight have made the management of a ...

By Okuneye Moyosola Capt. Prekeme Porbeni is a retired Pilot and a Former Director of Operations of the Defunct Nigerian Airways. In this interview with MMS Plus newspaper, Capt. Porbeni sets the 2020 agenda for the nation’s aviation industry, analysing ...

By Okuneye Moyosola Prince Adeyinka Bakare is the President General of the Nigerian Association of Air Freight Forwarders and Consolidators (NAFFAC). He is also a Governing Board member of the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN). In ...

By Okuneye Moyosola Booking cheap flight tickets online (or if you prefer with your agent) is a luxury many can only wish for, it is difficult and at times almost impossible with the continually unstable prices of airline tickets. However, ...

An airline pilot operates a plane’s engines and controls to navigate and fly the vessel. He or she also checks hydraulic and engine systems for pre-flight safety and monitors fuel consumption and aircraft systems in-flight. Prospective pilots must satisfy a ...

By Okuneye Moyosola Mrs. Jemilat Jawulaa Mahamah is the President of Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA), Ghana. She spoke to MMS Plus at the 25th Anniversary and Magazine Lunch of WISTA, Nigeria. In this interview, she harps on ...

  By Prof. Bamidele Badejo   INTRODUCTION  The overall importance and relevance of Transportation in the national economy of any nation be it developed or developing one is quite essential. Hence, efforts are constantly put in place by all stakeholders ...