Nigeria Maritime Archives — Page 2 of 9

January 19, 2022 No Responses

Shippers’ Council Boss Tasks Funtua Port Concessionaires On standards

Executive Secretary, Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Mr Emmanual Jime, has urged the concessionaires of the Funtua Inland Dry Port to ensure they complied with the specifications for the construction of a dry port. Jime gave the advice when the concessionaire, led...

January 15, 2022 No Responses

Shippers’ Council Seeks Incentives To Boost Indigenous Shipowners Operations

The Executive Secretary, Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Mr Emmanuel Jime, on Friday said the council would pursue incentives that would boost indigenous shipowners operations. Jime said this when Dr Mkgeorge Onyung, President, Shipowners Association...

January 12, 2022 No Responses

Lagos Shippers To Monitor Cargo Defence Fund

The Shippers Association of Lagos State (SALS) on Tuesday said it would monitor the implementation of the Cargo Defence Fund to make it effective. The spokesperson for SALS, Dr Kayode Farinto, made this known at a news conference in Lagos. ...

January 9, 2022 No Responses

Navy Hands Over Impounded Vessel, 20 Suspects To EFCC

The Nigerian Navy on Saturday handed over impounded vessel – MTT4 and 20 suspected crude oil thieves to the officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Bayelsa State. Commodore Patrick Effah, the Commander, Nigerian Navy Ship So...

January 4, 2022 No Responses

NIMASA Begins Vessels’ Digital Manifest Regime At Seaports

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com — The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has commenced total digital manifest management regime for all vessels calling at all Nigerian Ports. A statement issued on M...

December 20, 2021 No Responses

NIMASA Renews Stevedoring Rates

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has reduced Offshore Cargo Handling and Operations and stevedoring rates. The Director-General, Dr Bashir Jamoh, stated in Lagos on Sunday that it was in furtherance of its efforts to mitigate the...

December 15, 2021 No Responses

APM Terminals Investment In Apapa Hits N180b

The management of APM Terminals, Apapa, Nigeria, has invested not less than $438 million ( N180 billion) in acquisition of modern cargo handling equipment. In a statement on Tuesday, the Manager, Mr Steen Knudsen, expained that the equipment are for seam...

December 9, 2021 No Responses

NIMASA DG Assures IGP of Support In Combating Maritime Crimes

Director-General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh has assured the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba of support and strengthened partnership in the fight against maritime crime. Jamoh at a...

November 27, 2021 No Responses

French Ambassador Scores Nigerian Navy High On Maritime Safety

The French Ambassador to Nigeria, Mrs Emmanuelle Blatmann, on Friday scored the Nigerian Navy high in its bid to curb maritime insecurity, especially piracy in the Gulf of Guinea. Blatmann, during a courtesy visit to the Western Naval Command, said...

November 10, 2021 No Responses

Shippers’ Council Visits Shipping Firms, Seeks Partnership

The Nigerian Shippers ‘Council (NSC) has sought the cooperation and collaboration of shipping companies as part of measures to drive efficiency, transparency and effectiveness of port processes. A statement issued by NSC head of Public Relatio...

November 9, 2021 No Responses

Group Decries Prolonged ANLCA Crisis

The Alliance of ANLCA, Western Zone, a faction from the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) has decried the lingering crisis in the association. Dr John Ofobike, the group’s Leader, said at a news conference in Lagos on Monday...

November 4, 2021 No Responses

NPPM Urges Development Of Inland Dry Ports

The Chairman of the Advisory committee of the Nigerian Ports Process Manual (NPPM), Prince Olayiwola Shittu, on Wednesday, urged the Nigeria Shippers’ Council to ensure the development of all Inland Dry Ports across the country. Shittu expressed optimism tha...

October 30, 2021 No Responses

Shippers To Improve Shipping Activities At Onne, Warri Ports

The Shipping Trade Practitioners Association of Nigeria (STPAON) has pledged to boost shipping activities at Cross River, Rivers, and Delta states, popularly known as the Eastern ports. The shipping ports are in Calabar, Onne and Warri, of the three respe...

October 29, 2021 No Responses

Amaechi To NIMASA: Consider Nigerian Institutes For Cadet Sea Time

The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, on Friday charged the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) to consider the country’s maritime training institutes when sending cadets for sea time. Amaechi said this at the flag-off ce...