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Port Health Sends SoS To FG, Says “We Trek From Berth 1 To Berth 14 Discharging Our Duties Aboard Ships”
The Nigerian Ports Health Services at the Lagos Port Complex (LPC) has lamented that poor transportation and logistics arrangement poses serious challenges for personnel to board vessels at berth .
Head of the service at the…
ABANDONMENT: Conflicting Cargo, Mortgage Claims By Bank Stalls ITF Moves To Help Stranded Seafarers’ Aboard MV Ula
The International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) said moves to assist the crew members aboard MV Ula was stalled by conflicting cargo claims and a mortgage claim by the Bank of Doha.
Hunger-striking seafarers…
Fear Grips ENL Terminals Over FG’s Moves To Construct Rail Network At Quay Apron
Port concessionaire, ENL Consortium on Wednesday , expressed worries over federal government decision to construct rail tracks along the quay apron , saying the project if actualised will negatively affect operations and delay of…
FOU ZONE C: Customs Intercepts N869m Worth Of Contrabands In January
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit Zone ‘C’ , Owerri Imo State, said it intercepted various contraband with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N869,550,345.00 million in January 2021, in its renewed determination to combat…
NPPM Declares Zero Tolerance For Ship Captains To Offer Souvenirs To Govt Officials Aboard
The Federal Government through , the Implementation Committee of the Nigerian Ports Process Manual (NPPM) has directed shipping companies to inform captains of their vessels to desist from offering souvenirs to officials of government…
Terminal Operator Records 6% TEUs Growth In 2020, Targets 300, 000 In 2021
Ports & Cargo Handling Services Limited, a subsidiary of SIFAX Group and concessionaire of Terminal C, Tin Can Island Port, Apapa, has set a target of 300,000 TEUs for its 2021 business year.
According to John Jenkins,…
Shippers’Council Describes Apapa Traffic Situation As International Embarrassment
The Executive Secretary/CEO of Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Mr. Hassan Bello, has described the Apapa traffic situation as an international embarrassment.
This , he disclosed in a statement made available…
Union Tasks NIMASA To Build Capacity For Seafarers’
The Nigerian Merchant Navy Officers and Water Transport Senior Staff Association (NMNOWTSSA) on Tuesday, appealed to the management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) to involve members of the union in its…
NPPM Implementation Team Issues March 1st Deadline For Terminal Operators To Adopt SOP
The Implementation Committee of Nigeria Port Process Manual (NPPM) has issued March 1st 2021, as timeline notice to all terminal operators to embrace Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) introduced by the Federal Government.
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LASG Seeks Synergy With NIMASA On Waterways, Ferry Services
The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday expressed his administration’s readiness to partner and synergise with Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and other federal agencies in areas of…