MARITIME

  Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, on Thursday, said that his administration would speed up the deep sea port project to improve the economy of the state, the country and the entire West African sub-region. Akeredolu made this known in Akure during the presentation of the implementation plan of...

  The Federal Government on Monday affirmed its commitment toward reducing cost of shipping to boost trade in Africa. Vice President Yemi Osibanjo made this known at the Sub-Regional Summit on Unfair Shipping Surcharges and High Local Shipping Charges at the Ports of West and Central Africa in Abuja. Osinbajo,...

  The Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala-Usman,  has urged women in the Maritime Industry to work together to  improve leadership opportunities in the sector. Bala-Usman made the plea when the executives of the Women in Maritime Africa (WIMAfrica) paid a courtesy visit to the NPA Headquarters in...

  The Management of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has approved the immediate redeployment of some Port Managers along with the appointment of a new Technical Assistant, Administration, to the Managing Director. The General Manager Corporate & Strategic Communications, Adams Jatto, made this known in a statement made available to newsmen...

The Director-General of Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Mr Alex Okoh has disclosed that the Terminal ‘B’ Warri Old Port concessioned to Ocean & Cargo Terminal Services Limited is for a 25-year period and will attract an annual lease fee of US$1,621,500, in addition to the entry fee and monthly...

  Mr Hassan Bello, Executive Secretary, Nigeria Shippers Council, on Sunday said the country was losing $9.1billion yearly on freight revenue that could have accrued to its treasury. He said the amount was being lost to foreign ships. Bello, who spoke on the feasibility of the proposed National Carrier, told...

  The National Bureau of Statistics has said that Nigeria’s total exports in the third quarter of 2017 stood at N3.57 billion, showing 13.19 per cent increase over the amount recorded in the second quarter. The NBS stated this in “Foreign Trade Statistics for the Third Quarter 2017’’ posted on...

Nigeria detained a vessel with crew members from countries including Pakistan, Indonesia and Ukraine for alleged theft of crude from a facility owned by Royal Dutch Shell Plc, the Navy said. The tanker, MT TECNE, was apprehended before dawn on April 25 while loading crude from the Afremo platform operated...

• Says FG committed to enhancing port efficiency, maritime security Vice President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has charged all African maritime administrators and regulators to speak with one voice at the global level as the continent addresses challenges facing the maritime space, noting that this will require cooperation amongst States and...

To make verification of Customs duty papers easy for the people, the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (Rtd) has released three telephone numbers that could be used to reach the help desk for immediate confirmation of the authenticity of the paper. The numbers are:...