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February 22, 2020 No Responses

IMO Tasks Member States On Unnecessary Delays At Seaports

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has sent a letter to its member states amid the outbreak of the novel coronavirus asking them to undertake all possible measures to prevent unnecessary delays of ships. The IMO urged state authorities and control...

February 3, 2020 No Responses

Seaports’ Infrastructure Takes Centre Stage As Hassan Bello Briefs IMF Team

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@gotmail.com — All hands are on deck to improve state of infrastructure at Nigerian Seaports, the Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC), Hassan Bello, has said. Briefing a deleg...

January 25, 2020 No Responses

Congestion: NPA To Divert Vessels

To tackle waiting time of vessels calling at the Lagos Port Complex, Apapa, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) recently met with shipping companies and terminal operators and arrived at the following decisions aimed at immediately resolving the congestion in t...

January 15, 2020 No Responses

Shippers’ Council Seeks optimisation Of Lilypond Park

The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) on Tuesday called for proper optimisation of the Lilypond Park to reduce congestion on the Apapa port access roads. Mr Hassan Bello, NSC Executive Secretary, made the call at a stakeholders’ meeting in Lagos on...

December 17, 2019 No Responses

Ports & Cargo Acquires Five Cranes, Ten Terminal Tractors, Others

By citybusinessnews@yahoo.com As part of measures to position itself as a first-choice terminal for importers, exporters and shippers in Nigeria and West Africa, Ports & Cargo Handling Services Limited, the flagship company of SIFAX Group, has acquired som...

December 13, 2019 No Responses

Seaport: Nigeria Loses N600b Monthly To Gridlock

The Federal Government says it has concluded plan to engage relevant stakeholders to address the persistent gridlock at the nation’s ports. Rep. Victor Akinjo, Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Privatisation and Commercialisation, made this kno...

November 28, 2019 No Responses

NPA, Port Of Antwerp Seal MoU

The Management of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and the Port of Antwerp Belgium have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) as part of measures to improve operational efficiency. The MoU which now exists between the two Port entities is...

November 18, 2019 No Responses

NPA Faults Usage Of Secured Anchorage Area

The crisis between Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and a group identified as Association of Professionals for Safety in Shipping in Nigeria (APOSSIN) has assumed a new dimension as NPA petitions relevant Federal Government agencies. Already, the managemen...

November 8, 2019 No Responses

NPA Boss Reiterates Commitment To Effective Service Delivery At Seaports

The Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala-Usman, has reiterated the agency’s commitment to ensure effective service delivery at all Nigerian seaports. A statement issued by General Manager, Corporate and Strategic Communication...

October 7, 2019 No Responses

Seaport Concludes Expansion, Ready For Larger Ships

The project to deepen the Nieuwe Waterweg waterway and the Botlek area at the Port of Rotterdam has been officially completed, allowing Europe’s largest port to accommodate ever-larger ocean-going vessels. One of the busiest waterways in the Netherlands has ...

September 15, 2019 No Responses

LNG Vessel To Face Further Sea Test

Nauticor-operated LNG bunker supply vessel Kairos completed the first LNG bunkering operation in the port of Södertälje, Sweden, delivering 150 tons of LNG. The operation with the product tanker Ternsund, chartered by the Finnish fuel supply company NEOT (No...

September 7, 2019 No Responses

Seaport Gets New Terminal, Additional Berths

Ukraine’s Port of Chornomorsk is set to undergo an upgrade worth over UAH 3 billion (USD 118.8 million), receiving a new grain terminal and additional berths. The investment is part of a public private partnership between state-owned Ukrainian Sea Ports...

August 31, 2019 No Responses

COSCO Shipping Declares 5.4 Per Cent Increase In Throughput

Despite the ongoing trade war between China and the US, Hong Kong-based port operator COSCO Shipping Ports ended the first six months of this year with a total throughput rise of 5.4 percent year on year (yoy). The total container...

July 23, 2019 No Responses

NPA Boss Seeks More Rail, Seaport Synergy

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com — No country should contemplate establishing Seaport without the complement of adequate Rail Transportation, Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman has said. Speaking at the West A...