Chairman of Ship Owners Association of Nigeria, SOAN, Greg Ogbeifun, has called on the Federal Government to exploit the available human capacity in the maritime sector for its development.

FORMER Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, Adebayo Sarumi, has revealed how he recommended the Nigerian Shippers Council, NSC, to former President Olusegun Obasanjo and then Minister of Transport, Abeyi Sekibo, as the Economic Regulator for the sector.

THE Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Dr. Dakuku Peterside, has said the agency is working at positioning the country to benefit from global trade and logistics.

Liebherr mobile harbour cranes are working on the first Indian inland waterway terminal in Varanasi. 

N a bid to realize the objectives of ease of doing business initiative and the attainment of 24hours ports operations, the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, said it has commenced processes that will lead to the development of a National Trade Platform, NTP, a vehicle for trade facilitation in partnership with the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS.

A rescue diver from China who made a series of underwater dives to rescue three people from a sunken cargo ship, received the 2018 IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea during the this year’s IMO Awards ceremony last week.

President of the Nigerian Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has said that despite numerous negative perceptions that have dogged the nation’s maritime industry, the sector has the potential to accelerate Nigeria’s economic development beyond its crude revenue earnings.

THE United States Coast Guard, USCG, has given hints on how to further improve security at the nation’s seaports and other port facilities.

THE Nigerian Chambers of Shipping, NCS, has called on the government to carry out  a full audit of terminal operators   with a view to evaluating the concession agreement it signed with the concessionaires.

The second phase of an IMO-implemented project to enhance safe and environmentally sound ship recycling in Bangladesh has been launched at a meeting of stakeholders in Dhaka, Bangladesh, last month.

The Executive Secretary of Nigerian Shippers Council, NSC, Hassan Bello, has said that the Federal Government is focused on eliminating gridlock along the Apapa port axis in the next three months.

Controversy is currently trailing the recent announcement of the collection of about N1.1 trillion by the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, as operators and stakeholders raise questions on the integrity of the duty collections.

The former National Deputy President of ANLCA, Association of Nigeria Licensed Customs Agents, Emenike Nwokeoji, has said that the digital cargo clearing system cannot work in Lagos ports because of the volume of cargo.

Aimed at accelerating the transition to carbon neutral shipping, Maersk has announced its goal to reach carbon neutrality by 2050.

A total of 156 incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships were reported to the ICC International Maritime Bureau’s (IMB) Piracy Reporting Centre (PRC) in the first nine months of 2018 compared to 121 for the same period in 2017.