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.
Why we can’t effectively implement call-up system now – NPA
The Port Manager of Tin-can Island port, Emmanuel Akporherhi, has said that the traffic gridlock around the port area has made it difficult to effectively implement the truck call-up system.
Customs impounds N21m tramadol, cannabis in Sokoto
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Sokoto Area Command, has seized 68 cartons of tramadol and 120 kilogrammes of cannabis worth N21 million.
‘Petrol Piracy’ on the increase
Meanwhile the report has also indicated a re-emergence of petrol piracy in the Gulf of Guinea after two years of down-beat.
Liquid cargoes lead imports chart for the month of August
LIQUID cargoes is currently leading the nation’s import chart for the month of August as it recorded a total of 622,745 metric tons, shipping data from the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, has indicated.
Apapa traffic shoots up container transport cost by over 483%
The rapid increase in the cost of hauling containers from the Apapa Port to warehouses within Lagos is giving importers sleepless nights as the cargo delivery charge is now N700, 000 per container, which is over 483 percent increase against the N120, 000 charged for a 40-foot container and 80, 000 charged for 20-foot container few months ago.
Kaduna, Kano ICDs lobby landlocked countries for cargo
The Inland Container Depots, ICDs in Kaduna and Kano are presently lobbying neighbouring countries in the West African sub-region to use their facilities for land-lock cargo (cargo meant for a neighbouring country without a port).
3,000 shipwrecks litter Nigeria’s coastline
An environmentalist, Prince David Omaghomi, has said that Nigeria currently has over 3,000 shipwrecks littering its coastline, a development that will continue to endanger smooth navigation in and out of the nation’s ports.
NIMASA laments increase in hepatitis virus amongst seafarers
THE Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA has expressed concern over the rise in the number of seafarers suffering from Hepatitis B virus.
12 years after, BPE commences review of port concession agreements
TWELVE years after the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, concessioned its operations to private terminal operators, the Bureau of Public Enterprise, BPE, has commenced moves to review the ports concession agreements signed by the Nigerian government and private terminal operators in 2006.
How smuggling contributes to unemployment — CAC, Zone A FOU
Customs Area Controller of the Federal Operations Unit, FOU Zone “A”, Garba Uba Mohammed, spoke with Vanguard Maritime Report’s Godfrey Bivbere & Ebuka Oko, on effect of smuggling, why border communities support the act, the contribution of neighbouring countries, Customs efforts and the way forward.
