Cargo – City Business News

March 4, 2026 No Responses

Nigerian Ports Attains 24.8 Per Cent Cargo Throughput Growth In 2025

Ports Industry in Nigeria delivered one of its strongest performances on record in 2025, with sweeping gains in cargo volumes, container traffic, vessel size, and transhipment activity, according to the 2025 Operational Performance Report released by the Nigerian Ports Authority...

February 10, 2026 No Responses

Ports And Cargo Takes Stock Of 2025, Targets Expansion in 2026

Ports and Cargo Handling Services Limited, a subsidiary of SIFAX Group, has attributed its operational rebound in 2025 to a deliberate strategic decision to refocus its business on general cargo and break-bulk handling.The improved performance followed a major...

February 8, 2026 No Responses

PEBEC, NPA Conclude Stakeholder Engagement On 7-Day Cargo Dwell Time

The Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC), in collaboration with the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), has concluded a three-day high-level stakeholder engagement in Lagos aimed at streamlining port operations and enhancing the ease of doing...

November 6, 2025 No Responses

Apapa Customs Unveils Electronic Cargo Tracking System

The Apapa Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has launched the Electronic Cargo Tracking System (ECTS), a digital innovation aimed at enhancing national security, boosting revenue generation, and facilitating seamless trade across Nigeria’s ports.The...

September 16, 2025 No Responses

Customs Automates Overtime Cargo Clearance

As part of measures to decongest Seaports and boost transparency, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has unveiled automated system for clearing overtime cargo.According to the NCS,consignees can now apply for an additional 90-day extension, as provided by Secti...

July 1, 2025 No Responses

NAHCO, Delta Airlines Brainstorm On Cargo Security, Operational Efficiency

To foster enhanced collaboration between both organizations, the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc (NAHCO Plc) hosted a business meeting with Delta Airlines, on Monday, June 30, 2025, at its Head Office in Lagos. The agenda centered on strategies fo...

December 17, 2024 No Responses

Ethiopian Airlines, Air Congo Seal Partnership

Ethiopian Airlines, on Tuesday, announced partnership with the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for the establishment of Air Congo.Air Congo’s operations began with two Boeing 737-800 aircraft, serving domestic markets, starting with ...

August 9, 2024 No Responses

Shippers Council, NRC Seal MoU On Cargo Evacuation From Seaports

As part of measures to facilitate cheaper and efficient carriage of cargoes from the seaports to the hinterlands across the country, the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) and the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) have sealed a Memorandum of Understanding (Mo...

May 25, 2024 No Responses

Qatar Airways Cargo Transports Six Lions To South Africa

Qatar Airways Cargo has assisted Animal Defenders International in transporting six young lions from the illegal wildlife trade to the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary in Johannesburg. Known as the “Kuwait 6”, the males Muheeb, Saham, Shujaa, Saif, and females Dh...

February 25, 2024 No Responses

SIFAX Group Explains Minimal Disruption After Fire Incident At Port & Cargo

This is to inform all stakeholders of Ports & Cargo Handling Services Limited, a subsidiary of SIFAX Group, that there was a fire incident at our facility located at the Tin Can Island Port, Apapa, Lagos, on Saturday, February 24,...

January 31, 2024 No Responses

Etihad Cargo Attains IATA CEIV Lithium Batteries Certification

Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Airways, has achieved the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) Centre of Excellence for Independent Validators Lithium Batteries (CEIV Li-batt) certification. The carrier is the third M...

January 19, 2024 No Responses

Shippers Council Boss Lauds Ports & Cargo On Investment, Dedication

The newly appointed Executive Secretary/CEO, Nigerian Shippers Council, Mr. Pius Ukeyima Akutah (MON)has expressed satisfaction over the impact Ports & Cargo Handling Services Limited, the flagship company and subsidiary of SIFAX Group has had on...

January 2, 2024 No Responses

SAHCO TAKES OVER ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES GROUND HANDLING SERVICES

Skyway Aviation Handling Company (SAHCO) PLC has won the contract to take over the ground handling services to one of the world’s foremost airlines, Ethiopian Airlines at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria. Under th...

November 29, 2023 No Responses

Qatar Airways Cargo, IATA Conclude One Record Hackathon in Qatar

Qatar Airways Cargo and IATA have concluded the first-ever One Record Hackathon in the Middle East, in Doha, Qatar. 17 teams from around the world came together for a thrilling 28 hour competition to submit highly sophisticated and innovative solutions...