Tag: Seaport
EU to Belgium, France: Abolish tax exemptions for Ports
The European Commission has asked Belgium and France to abolish the corporate tax exemptions granted to their ports, so as to align their tax regime with EU state aid rules. In Belgium, a number of sea and inland waterway ports,...
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Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi (2nd left), TheManaging Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman (right), Chairman House Committee on Ports, Harbours and Waterways, Hon. Pat. Asadu, and Managing Director,...
How to harness huge economic potentials in African seas, oceans, by NIMASA DG, others
To commemorate this year’s “Africa Day of Seas and Oceans”, the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside has explained that Africa seas and oceans possess huge economic opportunities that...
Haastrup, Agbor, others to brainstorm on Nigerian Port Reforms at Taiwo Afolabi maritime conference
The second edition of the Taiwo Afolabi Annual Maritime Conference will hold on Friday, August 4, 2017 at the University of Lagos. The conference, held in honour of Dr. Taiwo Afolabi, Group Executive Vice-Chairman, SIFAX Group, is an initiative of...
Panel blames shipping firms, terminal operators, others for alleged N30tri fraud at seaports
The Nigerian Senate Joint Committee on Customs and Marine Transport investigative panel on Thursday accused some commercial banks, shipping firms, terminal operators of allegedly conniving with some officials of Customs and Nigeria Port Authority (NPA) to de...
NPA probes Calabar fire outbreak, condoles families, Cross River Govt
The management and board of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Monday condoles the Cross River State Government and families of people who lost their lives in the fire incident which occurred at the Linc Oil and Gas tank farm...
2015: Importation of consumables, household items into Nigeria gulps N7tri
The Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, Mrs. Aisha Abubakar has said the sum of about N7 trillion was spent on the importation of consumables and household items into Nigeria in 2015. In her address in Kano on...
NPA pledges support for Lagos Security Trust Fund
The Management of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has pledged support for the operations of the Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF). Playing host to a delegation from the Fund Management led by the Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer,...
Workers shutdown Seaports over proposed law
Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) and the maritime branch of the Senior Staff Association of Communication, Transportation and Corporation (SSACTAC) on Tuesday shut down Seaports across the country to protest against which seeks to privatise some as...
India to construct LNG import terminal
India has taken a step toward increasing seaborne imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as the country held a ground breaking ceremony for the construction of an LNG terminal in Bhadrak. Officials informed that cargoes carried from the US, Canada...
Cosco to aquire OOIL for $6.3b, hits 400 vessels
Chinese shipping giant Cosco is set to buy its Hong Kong rival OOIL for $6.3bn (£4.9bn). The deal would make Cosco the world’s third biggest shipping company, with more than 400 vessels. OOIL’s majority owner has accepted the bid, though...
Police assures NSC of support in monitoring, compliance at Seaports
The Nigerian Police Force, Marine Police Command has assured the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) of support in carrying out some of its statutory obligations at the nation’s ports. The Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG Pius Imue made the promis...