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Shippers ‘Council Laments Infrastructural Decay At Seaports, Set To End Gridlock
The Nigerian Shippers' Council (NSC) on Friday said plans are afoot to put machineries in motion to put an end to the perennial Apapa gridlock before end of first quarter of 2021.
The Executive Secretary of the Council, Barr Hassan Bello…
Seafarers’ Union Mourns Capt Biu, Commiserates With Families
The Nigeria Merchant Navy Officers and Water Transport Senior Staff Association (NMNOWTSSA) on Thursday , condoled with the family and maritime community over the death of a former Shippers' Council boss, Captain Adamu Biu
The union in…
NIWA Partners Simtop Ventures To Empower Badagry Youths
The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) and Simtop Ventures has entered strategic partnership in furtherance to empower youths in Lagos Badagry on small craft handling for ferry operations and services.
NIWA' Managing Director,…
Panic As Rail Contractor Disrupt Apapa Port Terminal Operations
Operations at the Apapa container terminal, operated by APM Terminals, were paralysed on Wednesday as the contractor handling the rail project at the Apapa port mobilised to site, blocked the truck exit gate and began demolition of…
Tin Can Customs, Freight Agents Disagree Over “One-Stop-Shop Initiative” Collapse
Barely two years the initiative was conceived by Tin Can Island command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) , freight forwarders and customs agents have blamed the command over failures to sustain the trade facilitation platform.
The…
CONGESTION: NPA Suspends Stripping Operations At Tin Can Port To Ease Traffic
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Tin Can Island Port Complex has concluded plans to suspend stripping operations within the access road as part of efforts to encourage free flow movement of cargoes in and out of the port.
Against the…
CONGESTION: Freight Forwarders Take Over Traffic Management At Tin Can Island Port
Following the lingering traffic situation within the port access road , freight forwarders and licensed customs agents have raised the alarm over delay in cargoes movement at Tin Can Island Port Complex (TICPC) Lagos.
The freight agents…
NPA Building Attack: Names Of Insurance Companies Shrouded In Secrecy
Big questions are begging for answers about the recently burnt headquarters of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), as names of the insurance companies are relatively unknown.
This is coming barely a month that suspected hoodlums attacked…
MWUN Suspends 21- Day Ultimatum Against Shipping Companies Over FG’s Intervention
Barring any last minute change due to federal government intervention, the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria has suspended the 21-day ultimatum issued to shipping companies over negligence and gridlock along the Lagos ports corridor.
A…
FG To Reduce 30% Levy On Fairly Used Vehicles
The federal government has concluded plans to reduce the levy payable on imported used s from 35 to 5 percent.
Details of the bill shared by the presidency also show that the import duty of tractors and motor vehicles for the…