Seaport Archives — Page 14 of 47

March 14, 2021 No Responses

Terminal Operators Renew Call For Relocation Of Tank Farms

The existence of Petroleum Tank Farms within Apapa area of Lagos State is the beginning of traffic woes within the metropolis, Chairman, Seaport Terminal Operators Association of Nigeria (STOAN), Princess Vicky Hastrup, reiterated at the weekend. Meanwhile, the lagos state government has urged terminal...

March 13, 2021 No Responses

NPA Designates Truck Parks, Lauds E-Call-Up System

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com — The management of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Friday described the introduction of the E-Call-up system as a success, two weeks into its introduction. A statement issued by the NPA Assistant G...

March 7, 2021 No Responses

NPA Boosts Consolidated Revenue Account With N151b

Between 2017 and 2020, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), contributed not less than N151billion to the Consolidated Revenue Account (CRA). Speaking at an interactive session with Newspaper Editors, Managing Director of NPA, Hadiza Bala-Usman explained t...

March 4, 2021 No Responses

NPA Receives 18 Ships Laden With Petroleum Products, Expects 13 Others

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Wednesday said 18 ships were discharging bulk wheat, fertiliser, bulk gypsum, general cargo, frozen fish, bulk clinker, container, petrol and automobile gasoline. The NPA also said it was expecting 13 others laden wi...

February 26, 2021 No Responses

Shippers’ Council Partners NPA, Customs, Others On Vessel Inspection

The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and other government agencies on Thursday disclosed the need to jointly collaborate to inspect vessels. The other government agencies include Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Nigerian I...

February 25, 2021 No Responses

Seaport Deploys Drones To Maintain Safety

Port of Antwerp is deploying an autonomous drone for the first time to maintain safety at the port’s critical infrastructure. The fully-independent drone will test various use cases in the field of inspection and control, the goal being to establish...

February 17, 2021 No Responses

APM Terminals Apapa Lifts Operation With Four New RTG Cranes

APM Terminals Apapa, Nigeria has boosted its operation with the delivery of additional four Rubber Tyred Ganrty (RTG) cranes. Chief Operating Officer of APM Terminals, Apapa, Mr Steen Knudsen, explained onn Tuesday that it was part of a lar...

February 11, 2021 No Responses

Ports & Cargo Terminal Targets 300,000 TEUs In 2021

Ports & Cargo Handling Services, a subsidiary of SIFAX Group, is targeting 300,000 Twenty-foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) cargo capacity for 2021. Managing Director, Ports & Cargo Handling Services, Mr John Jenkins, disclosed this in a statement on ...

February 1, 2021 No Responses

NPA Boss Assures CILT Youth Chapter Of Support

The Managing Director of Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA), Ms Hadiza Bala-Usman, has assured youth of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) of her support toward developing capacities to grow the nation’s maritime industry. Bala-...

January 29, 2021 No Responses

Egypt, CMA CGM Seal New Port Terminal Partnership

Egyptian authorities have confirmed their intention to enter into a long-term partnership with French shipping major CMA CGM for the operation and management of Pier 55, the Port of Alexandria’s future multi-purpose terminal. Egypt confirmed its plans ...

January 29, 2021 No Responses

Lagos Seaport Receives 17 Ships, Expects 24 Others Before Feb 15

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Thursday disclosed that 17 ships were discharging general cargo, bulk wheat, petrol, frozen fish, container bulk sugar, automobile gasoline and base oil at Lagos Seaports. NPA is also expecting 24 others Ships l...

January 23, 2021 No Responses

NPA Begins Electronic Truck Call-Up System

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com — The management of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has announced the commencement of Electronic Truck (Eto) call-up system as part of efforts aimed at finding a permanent solution to the problem of truck congest...

January 22, 2021 No Responses

Buhari Re-appoints Hadiza Bala Usman As NPA MD

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the re-appointment of Hadiza Bala Usman as Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) for another five-year tenure. Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s spokesman, who confirmed this in a statement in Abuja on Thu...

January 17, 2021 No Responses

NPA Receives 16 Ships, 15 To Arrive This Week

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), on Saturday, disclosed that 16 ships had berthed at the Lagos ports and were discharging petroleum products and food stuff. NPA, through its publication, Shipping Position, identified goods being d...