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Latest Maritime News from MMS Plus including shipping news, cargo, ship port, and ship terminal
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Onne Terminal Receives 6, 606-Foot Capacity Vessel
The Onne Multipurpose Terminal in Rivers State has successfully hosted a 6,606-foot equivalent unit vessel named Kota Carum. The terminal…
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Customs Delivers Nine Containers Of Expired Drugs To NAFDAC
The Nigeria Customs Service, Kirikiri Lighter Terminal Command, said it handed over nine containers of expired pharmaceuticals to the National…
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NAPTIP, MMS WoFHoF Initiative Sign MoU On Human Trafficking In Maritime Sector
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons(NAPTIP) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) with the MMS Woman…
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$700m Ports Rehabilitation Project Suffers Delay
The $700m port rehabilitation project billed to commence in the second quarter of 2025 has been delayed by a few…
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Zamfara Airport To Begin Operations In Four Months – Gov Lawal
Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State has announced that the state’s airport is nearing completion and is expected to be…
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Tin Can Port Confers Awards On 5 Terminal Operators
The Tin Can Island Port(TCIP), one of the ports managed by the Nigerian Ports Authority(NPA) has recognized five terminal operators…
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Agents Seek Two-Year Validity For Brokerage Licence
The Africa Association of Professional Freight Forwarders and Logistics of Nigeria has recommended a two-year validity period for broking licences…
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Leverage NPA’s Easy Export Processes, Dantsoho Tells Traders
The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, has urged traders and the general public to explore…
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Shippers Council’s Ports Regulation Bill Gets NASS Approval
The Nigerian Shippers’ Council has announced that the Nigerian Port Economic Regulatory Agency Bill has been passed by the National…
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FAAN Engages Customs CG, NSA To Prevent Strike
The Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria has engaged with the Controller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Adewale Adeniyi, in…
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300 NIMASA Cadets Sail On Our Vessels, Says NMSL
The Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Shipping and Marine Services Limited has stated that about 300 cadets from the Nigerian Seafarers…
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NCAA Warns Airlines Against Deportation Of Nigerian Passengers
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority has cautioned international airlines on the increasing complaints from passengers who are transported halfway to…
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Onne Port Terminal Operator Plans Tariff Hike
The West African Container Terminal located in Onne River State has concluded plans to increase its tariff with effect from…
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Importers Pay $1.5bn War Risk Premium Despite Reduction In Piracy
Despite the reduction in piracy attacks in the Gulf of Guinea, importers paid $1.5bn as war risk insurance premiums on…
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Customs Intercept Vehicles, Others Worth N1.7bn
The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit Zone A, Ikeja, said it recorded 82 interceptions, including used vehicles popularly known…
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Apapa E-Call-Up System Boss Decries Sabotage
The Managing Director of the Trucks Transit Parks at the Apapa Ports in Lagos, Jama Onwubuariri, says cartels in government…
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Pharmaceuticals Now Exempted From Import Duty, VAT – Customs
The Nigeria Customs Service has announced a two-year exemption from import duty and Value Added Tax for critical raw materials…
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Terminal Operator Engages Shippers On Rail Connection
APM Terminals Apapa has engaged the agricultural commodities importers and exporters to better understand their logistics challenges and needs and…
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CMA CGM Suspends Hike In Shipping Charges
French shipping line CMA CGM has announced the suspension of its planned hike in shipping charges on Nigerian-bound cargoes due…
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Maritime Sector’s Excess Dollar Charges Worrisome – Shipping Association
The Shipping Association of Nigeria has stated that excess dollar charges in the nation’s maritime sector are worrisome. The Chairman…
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