A re-engineering of cargo delivery regime in the African continent will top the agenda of the forthcoming International Association of Port and Harbours, IAPH Conference billed for next week in Abuja.

Port management of Tin-can Island port has commenced work on the perimeter fencing of the facility in compliance with the International Ships and Ports Security Facilities, ISPC code.

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has unveiled plans to set up a subsidiary to provide refueling services to ships and other ocean-going vessels.

Shipping companies are ignoring directives by the taskforce set up by the Vice President on the decongestion of the port access roads, as they have continued to collect demurrage from importers and their agents for empty containers dropped at the approved holding bays by the taskforce.

Amid increasing spate of the importation of arms and ammunition and other offensive military accessories, especially at a time of growing national security challenges, experts and concerned Nigerians have again urged the Federal Government to review the concession agreements granted private jetty owners to allow for security presence in the affected jetties.

Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA has indicated that the current structure of the oil and gas as well as the maritime sectors are counter productive to the nation’s economic development and local content initiatives.

THE World Bank has ranked Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, low in efficiency and other indices of operational standards.

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, has renewed the security Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with the Nigerian Navy.

THE Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, has said that it cannot carry out the staff right-sizing exercise following a legal action instituted by some affected officers of the agency.

THE Federal Government has approved the reconstruction of the port access roads running from  Apapa port to the old toll gate in Ketu-Berger areas of Lagos.

A container from the United States of America, USA for instance to Lagos may cost an average of $1,500 but to take that same container to Calabar, sometimes they will ask you to pay $4,500.

Gas pipeline belong to the National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, is to hinder the dredging of Warri port channel from being dredged going below 7.5 meters.

In its bid to accelerate operational efficiency and navigational safety in the nation’s seaports, the Federal Government will soon institute a wreck insurance policy on ships calling the nation’s seaports.

The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS has down graded Ikorodu Lighter Terminal, from its hitherto command status and will now serve as a Federal Government warehouse, a place where seized items are stored until they are disposed of.

Officials of Area K of the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, have released the Customs Officer who shot at a civilian on Tuesday last week at Badagry.