Seaport Archives — Page 9 of 47

May 6, 2022 No Responses

NPA Receives 14 Ships Laden With Petrol, Frozen Fish, Wheat, Others At Lagos Ports

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Friday said 14 ships had arrived the ports and were waiting to berth with petrol, frozen fish, bulk salt, bulk wheat, base oil, ethanol and bulk sugar. According to NPA, 20 other ships had...

May 6, 2022 No Responses

Badagry Seaport Construction To Commence Soon, Awaits FEC’s Approval

The Lagos State Government on Thursday said plans have reached an advanced stage to begin the construction of Badagry Seaport in the state. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu made the disclosure in Lagos at the All Markets Conference 2022 (AMC’22), organised ...

April 23, 2022 No Responses

Agents To Shut Down Lagos Ports Monday Over 15% NAC Levy

The Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) says they will embark on a one-day warning strike on April 25, 2022 over the introduction of 15 per cent National Automotive Council (NAC) levy. Alhaji Rilwan Amuni, Taskforce Chairma...

April 14, 2022 No Responses

Customs TinCan Island Port Command generates N135.44bn in Q1

The TinCan Island Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) generated N135.44 billion in the first quarter of the year. The Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Olakunle Oloyede, made this known at a media conference in Lagos on Wednesday. Accor...

April 11, 2022 No Responses

NSML Gets First Sub-Saharan African Terminal Environmental Certification

NLNG Ship Management Limited (NSML), manager of the Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) Bonny Terminal, has achieved the terminal’s Ecoport Port Environmental Review System (PERS) certification, making it the first certification of its kind in any port in Sub-Saharan...

March 30, 2022 No Responses

NIMASA: Barge Operations Critical To Reducing Gridlock On Ports Access Road

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) says a well-regulated barge operating industry in the maritime sector is critical to ending gridlocks on ports access roads in the country. The Director-General of NIMASA, Dr Bashir Jamoh, made th...

March 12, 2022 No Responses

NPA Flags-Off Export Through Ikorodu Terminal

By ebosele@hotmail.com — In line with the agenda of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to diversify the national economy and reduce dependence on oil exports, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Friday flagged off the first non-oil e...

March 9, 2022 No Responses

NPA, Lagos To Intensify Ease Of Doing Business Synergy At Seaports

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has reiterated its commitment to deepen partnership with Lagos State Government as part of measures to facilitate Ease Of Doing Business at Lagos Seaports. Speaking during courte...

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, explai...

March 6, 2022 No Responses

Emefiele: Lagos Free Zone To Decongest Apapa, Tincan Island Ports

The commencement of the Lagos Free Zone (LFZ) will help overcome the Apapa-Tincan Island port congestion, Mr Godwin Emefiele, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said Emefiele said this when he visited the facility on Saturday i...

February 25, 2022 No Responses

Shippers’ Council Tasks Barge Operators On Standard, Quality Equipment

The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has called on barge operators to use standard and quality equipment that are in line with global trends. The Executive Secretary, Mr Emmanuel Jime, made this known in a statement signed by NSC Head, Public...

February 17, 2022 No Responses

Shippers’ Council To APM Terminals: Tie Tariffs To Services Rendered

The Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC) on Wednesday urged Mr Klaus Laursen, Country Manager, APM Terminals, to ensure that tariffs are tied to services rendered. The Executive Secretary, NSC, Mr Emmanuel Jime, gave the advice when he paid a courtesy visit.....

February 8, 2022 No Responses

ENL Consortium Facilitates Vaccination Of 600 Dockworkers

A terminal operator, ENL Consortium, has facilitated the vaccination of over 600 dockworkers working at its terminal. The Executive Vice Chairman, ENL Consortium, Mrs Vicky Haastrup, explained in a statement on Monday that it was part of its resolve to.....

February 7, 2022 No Responses

APM Terminals Apapa Graduates 175 Lean Practitioners

One hundred and seventy-five (175) employees of APM Terminals Apapa have graduated as Lean Practitioners since the start of the Lean Academy in 2019. Lean thinking is a transformational framework that provides a new way to organising human activities to....