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March 7, 2022 No Responses

APM Terminals Apapa Introduce Onsite Laundry Service For Employees

Nigeria’s largest container terminal operator, APM Terminals Apapa, has introduced onsite laundry services for the protective clothing of its employees. In a statement on Sunday, Terminal Manager of APM Terminals Apapa, Steen Knudsen, explained that the onsite laundry service is part of...

February 2, 2022 No Responses

How To Address Corruption At Seaports Through Coordinated Cargo Examination

By Fadipe — National Coordinator, Port Standing Task Team (PSTT), Mr Moses Fadipe, on Tuesday said that a Coordinated cargo examination would address corrupt practices at the ports. Fadipe made this known while addressing agents at the TinCan Islan...

January 24, 2022 No Responses

APM Terminals Apapa Is Transforming Into World-Class Facility, Says Klaus Laursen, Country Manager

APM Terminals Apapa, one of the largest container terminals in West Africa, is rapidly transforming into a world-class facility. Speaking in Lagos while reviewing the performance of APM Terminals Apapa in 2021, Klaus Laursen, Country Manager, said, “Over the...

January 13, 2022 No Responses

NPA To Receive 23 Ships At Lagos Seaports

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) is expecting 23 ships laden with petroleum products, food items and others from January 12 to Janury20, 2022. NPA, through its publication, `Shipping Position` explained on Wednesday that the ships are expected to arriv...

December 5, 2021 No Responses

NPA Projects Full Digitisation By 2025

Deliberate measures and investments are being undertaken to create a fully digital ecosystem in all the Nigeria’s port locations by 2025, Acting Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mohammed Bello-Koko has said. Acc...

November 13, 2021 No Responses

Jime: Outstanding Issues On Ibadan Dry Port Concessionaire Agreement Resolved

All outstanding issues in the Full Business Case (FBC) and concessionaire agreement that would drive Ibadan Inland Dry Port development had been resolved, Emmanuel Jime, Executive Secretary, Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC) has said. A st...

November 8, 2021 No Responses

NPA Boss Reiterates Support For Electronic Call Up System

Acting Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mr Mohammed Bello-Koko, has reiterates support for the electronic call-up system, also called ‘Eto’, the policy deployed to check congestion at the ports. Speaking in Lagos on Sunday, Bell...

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 24, 2021 No Responses

NPCC Seeks Support For Single Window At Nigeria’s ports

The Chairman, Nigerian Ports Consultative Council (NPCC), Otunba Kunle Folarin has called for the establishment of the National Single Window at the nation’s seaports. Otunba Folarin made the call when he led the Nigerian Ports Consultative Council (NP...

October 12, 2021 No Responses

Shipping: Amaechi Charges Committee To Eliminate Delays, Corrupt Practices

Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi on Tuesday In Abuja charged the Committee of Experts, Union of African Shippers Council (UASC) to ensure all elements of cost relating to delays, corrupt practices are eliminated from the system. Amaechi, who was re...

October 12, 2021 No Responses

Adesina Flays Extortions At Nigerian Seaports

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com — The President of Africa Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina has advised the Federal Government to clean up what he described as administrative bottlenecks at the nation’s seaports. Speaking on Monday...

October 12, 2021 No Responses

Adesina: Why Nigerian Seaports Lag Behind In Africa

By Mosess Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com — Today, the leading ports for West Africa are in Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Togo and Benin Republic, President of Africa Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina has said. According to Adesina, ...

October 11, 2021 No Responses

NPA Explains New Measures To Address Apapa Gridlock

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has introduced various measures to address the endemic vehicular gridlock in Apapa, it’s acting Managing Director, Mr Mohammed Bello-Koko, has said. A statement by Mr Olaseni Alakija, General Manager, Corporate and St...

October 7, 2021 No Responses

Shippers’ Council Urges NIS To Be Guided By Port Manual

The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) on Thursday called on the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Seaports/Marine Command to adhere to rules in the Nigerian Port Process Manual (NPPM). The Executive Secretary of Council, Mr Emmanuel Jime, made the ca...