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.
Apapa gridlock: Residents threaten to sue NPA, shipping firms
Residents of Apapa and its environs have threatened to take legal action against the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, and Shipping firms operating in the Apapa area of Lagos if no action is taken to relocate the articulated vehicles causing traffic gridlock in the area.
NIMASA is agency of the year, pledges to redouble efforts
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, was last week adjudged the best Federal Agency of the Year, 2018, at the Daily Independent Newspaper award ceremony held in Lagos.
Concessionaires’ grow cargo handling capacity by 284% in 10yrs
Following the concessioning of port terminals by the Federal Government in 2006, the cargo handling capacity of the port has grown by 284.6 per cent.
We intend to grow our cargo throughput to four million tons in five years — Simon Travers
Managing Director of Josepdam Port Service Nigeria Limited, JPS, Simon Travers recently spoke with Vanguard Maritime Report’s, Godfrey Bivbere in his office in Lagos. The JPS boss addressed issues ranging from its annual throughput of the terminal, state of its cargo handling equipment, relationship with the dockworkers, expansion work, projection and much more.
Free trade port efforts gain traction
China will step up efforts to accelerate free trade port construction this year, a further step to build on the success of free trade zones across the country, the Ministry of Commerce said.
