OIL and gas logistics giant,  INTELS Nigeria Limited has built and handed over a modern, fully equipped Health Centre to the Aruakpor-Umah Community, in Uvwie Local Government Area, Warri of Delta State.

The Nigerian Shippers Council, NSC, yesterday, said its planned signing of a Memorandum of Understand, MoU, with shipping companies operating in Nigeria will reduce cost of doing business in the country by 35 per cent.

THERE are indications that the Onitsha River port concession project may have run into trouble waters following conflicting memos from the Federal Ministry of Transport.

FOLLOWING the commitment of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA,  to ensure that all beneficiaries of the Nigerian Seafarers Development Programme (NSDP) conclude their programme by getting the mandatory sea-time training, the agency has concluded plans to send another batch of 200 cadets for sea time.

Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, Hadiza Bala Usman recently visited the corportae headquarters of Vanguard Media Ltd. publishers of Vanguard Newspaper. She spoke on the problematic Apapa traffic, why the eastern ports are under-ultilised, intermodel connectivity at the ports, availibility of scanners at the ports and many more issues.

Activities at the Lagos Port Complex, LPC, may be going through a lull as 24 empty ship berths were recorded on the average last week, giving an occupancy rate of about 54 per cent, against the full capacity of 52 berths.

There are indications that a collaborative maritime administration platform is underway in Africa as the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) says that discussions to that effect has commenced.

Unless urgent steps are taken, the nation will continue losing revenue accruable from exportation, as criminals now attack and cart away goods meant for export trapped in traffic on their way to the port.

THE Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, is currently at war with some terminal operators over newly introduced charges, which Ms Hadiza Bala Usman, NPA’s boss has warned agents and importers to ignore.

The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Federal Operations Unit Zone ‘C’ Owerri, has intercepted a truck with military hardware and other illicit medicaments concealed among other imports.

Stakeholders in the maritime industry had raised concern over the harassment of female seafarers, a situation which is causing lack of interest, insecurity and reduction of females in seafaring activities.

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has warned that it would step up inspection of ships calling at the nation’s territorial waters to ensure they discharge their ballast waters in order to protect the marine environment from invasive species.

The Tin Can 11 Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, has declared a total revenue collection of N1,020 billion for the month of August, 2018 despite business degradation, which  indicated it recorded 71.3% of the total monthly target.

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, NCDMB is set to partner with the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA for the implementation of the Cabotage Act.

AFTER almost two years in limbo, all is now set for the commencement of massive construction on the much anticipated Benin River Port to be situated in Gelegele, Benin City, Edo state.