Tag: Seaport

FG Completes Tincan Port Access Road
February 22, 2024 No Responses

FG Completes Tincan Port Access Road

Two months after the minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, reached out to his counterpart at the ministry of Works, Dave Umahi, over the need to fix failed portions of ports access roads, the rehabilitation of the Tincan...
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Nigerian Shipping And Port Economic Regulatory Agency Bill 2023 Passes Second Reading
February 16, 2024 No Responses

Nigerian Shipping And Port Economic Regulatory Agency Bill 2023 Passes Second Reading

As part of the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, His Excellency Adegboyega Oyetola’s Key Performance Indicator (KPI) for the year 2024, as signed in the performance bond by agencies, the Bill which seeks to repeal the Nigerian Shippers’ Council...
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WCO Honours NPA MD, Bello-Koko
January 27, 2024 No Responses

WCO Honours NPA MD, Bello-Koko

The Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mohammed Bello Koko, has bagged a Merit Award from the World Customs Organization (WCO) on the occasion of the International Customs Day, 2024. Mohammed Bello has since appointment as MD/ CEO of NPA...
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Lekki Seaport To Receive First LNG-Powered Boxship January 28
January 25, 2024 No Responses

Lekki Seaport To Receive First LNG-Powered Boxship January 28

CMA CGM Scandola, the first LNG-powered containership of the French shipping company, CMA CGM is scheduled to arrive Lekki Seaport, Lagos, Nigeria, January 28, 2024. Before reaching Lekki, the vessel is scheduled to first call the port of Tema, Ghana...
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BYD Takes Delivery Of First Car Carrier
January 21, 2024 No Responses

BYD Takes Delivery Of First Car Carrier

BYD, a China-based electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer that overtook Tesla as the world’s biggest EV seller in 2023, has taken delivery of its first car carrier which is dual-fueled. The maiden voyage ceremony for BYD Explorer No.1, the 7,000 CEU...
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Shippers Council Boss Lauds Ports & Cargo On Investment, Dedication 
January 19, 2024 No Responses

Shippers Council Boss Lauds Ports & Cargo On Investment, Dedication 

The newly appointed Executive Secretary/CEO, Nigerian Shippers Council, Mr. Pius Ukeyima Akutah (MON)has expressed satisfaction over the impact Ports & Cargo Handling Services Limited, the flagship company and subsidiary of SIFAX Group has had on...
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Ministers Harp On Use Of Scanners At Seaports
January 16, 2024 No Responses

Ministers Harp On Use Of Scanners At Seaports

As part of efforts to ensure ports efficiency and competitiveness, the ministers of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, Transportation, Senator Said Ahmed Alkali and CG Customs, Bashir Adeniyi met on Monday and agreed that physical inspection of cargo...
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Revamping Nigeria’s Seaports For Growth
December 31, 2023 No Responses

Revamping Nigeria’s Seaports For Growth

On assumption of duty as Managing Director/CEO of the Nigerian Ports Authority NPA, Mohammed Bello-Koko was quite clear and intentional on his mission and vision for the nation’s seaports, which were then seriously grappling with infrastructural decay across...
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NPA To Clampdown On Illegal Container Stripping
November 20, 2023 No Responses

NPA To Clampdown On Illegal Container Stripping

The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, Mr. Mohammed Bello Koko, over the weekend in Lagos, issued a stern warning against the illegal stripping of containers along the port access road, stressing that the Authority will deal decisively with...
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AfCFTA: Nigeria To Host West, Central African Ports  
November 2, 2023 No Responses

AfCFTA: Nigeria To Host West, Central African Ports  

In recognition of the remarkable improvements demonstrated by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA)  toward advancing the frontiers of trade facilitation, the Port Management Association of West & Central Africa (PMAWCA) has conferred the hosti...
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Minister Lauds NPA, Commissions Mission To Seafarers Centre
October 26, 2023 No Responses

Minister Lauds NPA, Commissions Mission To Seafarers Centre

In keeping with global maritime best practice requirements for Seafarers, the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, on Wednesday commissioned the Mission to Seafarers Centre reconstructed by the Nigerian Ports Authority. Speaking at the even...
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Shippers’ Council, Stakeholders Seal Agreement On Storage Charges
October 25, 2023 No Responses

Shippers’ Council, Stakeholders Seal Agreement On Storage Charges

Seaport Terminal operators have increased cargo storage from three to five days.  The resolutions form part of the resolutions reached after a stakeholder meeting held with the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC).  Part of the resolutions re...
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MSC To Acquire 49% Stake In Hamburg’s HHLA
September 14, 2023 No Responses

MSC To Acquire 49% Stake In Hamburg’s HHLA

A wholly owned subsidiary of MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company, the world’s largest container shipping company, has revealed plans to acquire a substantial 49% shareholding in HHLA Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG, a prominent port operation, container trans...
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Four Contenders Join Race For HMM’s $3.9b Privatization
July 27, 2023 No Responses

Four Contenders Join Race For HMM’s $3.9b Privatization

Four bidders have thrown their hats in the ring for the privatization of HMM, Korea’s largest shipping company, as the government seeks to divest a controlling stake valued at 5 trillion won ($3.9 billion). HMM Co Ltd, formerly Hyundai Merchant...
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