Seaports – City Business News

November 5, 2025 No Responses

Dantsoho Advocates Regional Integration To End Trade Barriers

The Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Dr Abubakar Dantsoho, has called for regional integrationand cooperation among the littoral and island states in the West and Central Africa to address the challenges in port operations, trade facilitation and eliminate trade...

October 29, 2025 No Responses

Minister Faults Obi’s Claim, Reaffirms Nationwide Port Modernisation Drive

The Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy has refuted recent remarks by former Anambra State Governor, Mr. Peter Obi, concerning the Federal Government’s approval of the $1 billion modernisation of the Apapa and TinCan Island Ports in Lagos, describing...

October 26, 2025 No Responses

Apapa Gridlock Resurfaces As Truckers Clog Port Access Roads

The notorious traffic gridlock that once crippled Apapa and its environs is making a troubling comeback, threatening to paralyze movement and disrupt port operations once again.Despite past government interventions, residents, commuters, and port workers are n...

August 13, 2025 No Responses

NPA Boss Pledges Renewed Ports Efficiencies For Exports Performance

Managing Director Nigerian Ports, Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho has challenged his team to renew commitment towards continuous improvement of the Port efficiencies that provided the backbone for the positive export performance Nigeria has recorded thus far in the succ...

August 5, 2025 No Responses

Ports & Cargo Contracts Micura Services For Stevedoring

Ports & Cargo Handling Services Limited (PCHS), the port management subsidiary of SIFAX Group, has contracted Micura Services Limited to handle its stevedoring services at its terminal in Tin Can Island Port, Lagos. This agreement is part of the compa...

August 3, 2025 No Responses

Shippers’ Council Harps On Seaports Automation, Connectivity

The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has reiterated the significance of the maritime industry in driving national development.Speaking at the 26th Annual General Meeting and Talk of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) held in Lagos, the Executive...

June 12, 2025 No Responses

NPA Meets APM Terminals, Shipping Lines Over Container Movement To Seaport

Based on public outcry over the delay in evacuation of empty containers leading to yard congestion at the APM Terminals, Apapa, Lagos, the Nigerian Ports’ Authority, NPA, convened a crucial meeting comprising of the major shipping lines and the APM...

June 11, 2025 No Responses

AMATO, MWUN To Stakeholders: COMTUA No Longer Exist

The Association of Maritime Truck Owners (AMATO) and the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) have firmly reiterated that the Council of Maritime Truck Unions and Associations (COMTUA) is no longer recognised and has no standing in Nigeria’s maritime sec...

June 6, 2025 No Responses

Truckers Laud NPA, Rallies Support For E-Call Up

The Secretary General of the Association of Maritime Truck Owners (AMATO), Mohamed Sani Bala, has declared a vote of confidence in the electronic call-up system introduced by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) to tackle gridlock on the Apapa and Tin-Can...

June 5, 2025 No Responses

Shippers’ Council Boss At Lekki Deep Seaport, Harps On Automation

Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), has reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to automating the port sector for optimal efficiency.NSC Executive Secretary/CEO, Dr. Akutah Pius, made the call during a courtesy visit to the Lekki Deep Sea Port...

February 28, 2025 No Responses

Sustaining Nigeria’s Maritime Industry Growth Through International Cargo Tracking Note

No doubt, the reintroduction of the International Cargo Tracking Note (ICTN) at Nigerian ports marks a pivotal moment for the nation’s maritime sector. The automated tracking system, which allows real-time monitoring of cargo from origin to destination, hold...

February 28, 2025 No Responses

Shippers’ Council, Port Of Antwerp To Strengthen Partnership

The Executive Secretary/ Chief Executives Officer, Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Dr Akutah Pius Ukeyima, recently, received a team from the Port of Antwerp.The meeting aimed at exploring areas of collaboration and partnership between the two organization...

February 25, 2025 No Responses

Shippers’ Council Urges Truck Owners To Suspend Planned Strike

. Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), has appealed to a coalition of truck owners and maritime workers to suspend their planned strike over extortion allegations.The NSC’s appeal was made during a meeting with the team of the Association of Maritime ...

February 16, 2025 No Responses

Nigeria Customs, NPA Strengthen Port Efficiency Partnership

The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi, has emphasised the importance of collaboration between the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) in enhancing the efficiency and competitiveness of Nigerian ports.During ...