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Shippers’ Council Tasks NASAN To Participate Fully On AfCFTA Benefits
The Executive Secretary, Nigerian Shippers'Council,Barr. Hassan Bello has tasked the newly elected executives of National Shippers Association of Nigeria (NASAN) to ensure members participation in the Africa Continental Free Trade Area…
SHIPPERS: Dr. Akuvue Emerges As NASAN President General
The National Shippers Association of Nigeria (NASAN) has elected Dr. Innocent Akuvue as the president general to pilot the affairs of the association for two years.
At the end of the electioneering process, Dr Akuvue, who emerged…
IMB: Sea Pirates Attack 84 Ships, Abduct 135 Seafarers For Ransom Last Year In Gulf Of Guinea
The International Maritime Bureau, has disclosed that no fewer that eighty four ships were attacked and one hundred and thirty seafarers abducted by sea pirates in the Gulf of Guinea in 2020.
According to the bureau, there…
Truck Owners Accuse Barge Operators Of Charges Hike Over Failed E- Call Up System
The unified body of maritime truck operators, Council of Maritime Truck Unions and Associations (COMTUA) has accused barge operators of taking advantage of the failed port access roads to hike the cost of moving consignments via waterways…
Naved Zafar Appointed WACT Managing Director
Mr. Naved Zafar has been appointed as the new Managing Director of APM Terminals’ West Africa Container Terminal Nigeria (WACT), Onne, Rivers State.
Until his new appointment, Zafar was the Managing Director of APM…
FCWC Establishes Regional Monitoring Center To Counter Illegal Fishing In Gulf Of Guinea
The Fisheries Committee for the West and Central Africa (FCWC) has established a Regional Monitoring, Control and Surveillance Center (RMCSC) to help counter illegal fishing in the Gulf of Guinea.
With headquartered in Tema,…
NAGAFF 100% Compliance Team Sold The Idea Of Electronic Call Up System To NPA, LASG – Tanko
The Office of the National Coordinator,100% Compliance Team, National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) has claimed that the controversial electronic - call up system currently managed and administered by the…
Importers, Freight Agents Reject Exorbitant Increase Of Cargo Handling Charges By PTOL
Importers and licensed customs agents at Port Terminal Operators Limited (PTOL) in Port Harcourt seaport have expressed their grievances over the recently introduced new handling charges by management of the concessionaire .
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COMTUA Laments Over Lack Of Enforcement Under NPA’s E-Call Up System
The Council for Maritime Truck Union's and Association (COMTUA) has lamented that lack of enforcement on the call up system platform will further compound issues of gridlock along the port corridors.
COMTUA called on…
EXCLUSIVE: NPA Allocates 8,954 Trucks Access To Lagos Seaports In One Week.
Management of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) said that a total of 8,954 trucks were allowed access to Apapa & Tin Can Island Ports respectively , between 31st May to 6th of June 2021 .
As part of trucks movement in and…