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.
Govt doesn’t have records of crude export — Stevedore group
Vanguard Maritime Report recently ran into the National President of National Association of Stevedoring Companies NASC, Mr Bolaji Sunmola and in this interview disclosed that government does not have accurate measurement of crude oil export from Nigeria
NPA denies dredging bid fraud at Escravos Channel
The management of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has denied any wrong doing in the bid process leading to award of the dredging of the Warri Port Channel to favour any bidder. Reacting to the allegation of process fraud brought against it by one of the project bidders, Dredging Atlantic Limited, the Authority maintained that the bid process was transparently carried out and urged the complainant to desist from misleading the public and accept its defeat in good faith without attempts at mudslinging.
Customs to block, arrest owners of over 1,000 unutilized PAARs
The new Customs Area Controller, CAC of Apapa Area1 command of Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Comptroller Abubakar Bashir, has said that the service may soon begin blocking of licenses of companies and subsequent arrest of the owners of over 1,000 unutilized Pre-Arrival Assessment Report, PAAR and unpaid assessment in the command.
Rice remains atop list of items smuggled into Nigeria
Against the backdrop of the Nigerian government’s policy on domestication of the rice industry and the war against its illegal importation, sea ports of West African countries are still receiving large quantities of the commodity, apparently for onward shipment to Nigeria through land borders.
Importers, agents shun Five Star terminal’s weekend services
Importers and their agents have shunned the weekend services provided by Five Star Logistics, operators of terminal D, as a means of easing the stress face by port users in the course of clearing their consignments from the port.
