NIWA moves to improve waterways security
IN bid to attract private investments to enhance the nation's Blue Economy initiative, the management of the National Inland Waterways Authority, NIWA, has commenced moves to improve security on waterways across the country.
Export cargo revenue at Apapa, Tin-can rises by 35.5%
VALUE of exports through the two busiest seaports in the country, Apapa and Tin-can, all in Lagos, rose to N258 billion in 2018, up by 35.5 per cent against the N166 billion recorded in 2017.
Apapa Gridlock: Stakeholders fault NPA, Presidential Committee
MARITIME industry stakeholders are singing discordant tunes over the way and manner the management of the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, and the Presidential Task Force on De-congestion of Apapa Road have responded to the prevailing port access road crisis, in respect of forceful evacuation of trucks from the Lagos ports access roads, in addition to the hiccups associated with trucks call-up system.
Apapa gridlock: Presidential order ineffective — Freight forwarder
Despite the Presidential order to clear roads leading to Apapa ports and its axis from truck drivers, trucks are still occupying the roads and dangerously blocking the residents of Apapa, causing incessant traffic for motorists and making business owners abandon their businesses around the area.
Tank capacity shows LNG a growing force in large vessel orders
HEAD of the Alternative Fuels Insight, AFI, platform, Martin Wold, presented the latest AFI figures which show that exponential growth in installing liquefied Natural Gas, LNG tank capacity pointed to be a potential boom in LNG for larger vessels over the coming years.
Corruption in Customs: Officers are useless, prefers personal to official duty — Customs boss
An indication that the leadership of the Nigerian Customs Service, NCS, are disillusioned with some of their officers emerged last week when the representative of the Comptroller General of the Nigerian Customs Service, NCS, Col. Hameed Ali (retd.), described some Customs officers working at the border as “useless”, living their official duty in pursuit of their personal interest.
