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France Threatens To Ban UK Fishing Vessels Over License Dispute
France and the UK are headed into a deepening trade dispute over fishing rights in the English Channel, with French officials threatening to ban UK fishing vessels and their catch from ports in France.
French officials claimed…
US Merchant Marine Academy Suspends Sea Year Programme Over Sexual Assault Allegations
The U.S. Department of Transportation has announced that it has decided to "pause" the next cycle of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy's iconic Sea Year program, citing an ongoing sexual assault and sexual harassment scandal.
In…
Cosco Shipping Appoints Wan Min As New Chairman
Cosco Shipping, named Wan Min as the new chairman and communist party secretary of the group, succeeding former chairman Xu Lirong.
Wan Min, previously served several positions in Cosco Shipping Lines, and acted as the general manager…
NAGAFF: Newly Appointed President Solicits Support To Tackle Challenges At Seaports
The newly appointed President, National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF), Tochukwu Ezisi, has promised to synergize with all associations registered by the Council for the Regulations of Freight Forwarding in…
NPPM: PSTT Deploys Personnel To 3 Terminals At LPC Over Cargo Examinations
Port Standing Task Team PSTT of the Nigeria Port Process Manual (NPPM), on Monday deployed officials to AP Moller Terminal APMT Apapa, ENL Consortium and Eko Support Services Limited at the Lagos Ports Complex to closely monitor examination…
NIWA Reassures Stakeholders Of Protection, Says Court Of Appeal Judgement Empowers Regulatory Oversight
The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), , has reassured law abiding stakeholders in possession of its approvals on the right of way of adequate protection to secure their projects and investments against unbridled harassment from…
Terminal Operators Should Be Responsible For Holding Bays Provision, Not Shipping Lines- Expert
By Roland Ekama
President of the National Council of Managing Directors of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (NCMDNLCA), Mr. Lucky Amiwero, has argued that terminal operators should be held responsible for the…
COCAINE SEIZURE AT APAPA PORT: Court Grants NDLEAs Request To Attach MV Cha Yanee Naree, Detain 29 Suspects
A Federal High Court in Lagos has granted the application by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, for the interim attachment of a vessel MV Cha Yanee Naree used to import 32.9 kilograms of cocaine into Nigeria through the Apapa…
APM Terminals Apapa Participates In UK Trade Expo On HMS Trent
Nigeria’s leading container terminal operator, APM Terminals Apapa participated in the UK Trade Exposition onboard HMS Trent, the warship visiting West Africa to combat piracy on the Gulf of Guinea and across Africa.
According…
PORT SERVICE WITHDRAWAL: Freight Forwarders Express Disappointment Over Poor Regulations Of CRFFN , Shippers Council
Shipping line agencies operating in Nigeria on Friday , discredited a proposed meeting put together by the Council for the Regulations of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) to resolve complaints of freight agents and licensed customs…