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.
I am committed to solving funding challenges of CRFFN — Nwakohu
The Registrar, Chief Executive Officer of the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria, CRFFN, Barr Sam Nwakohu, says in this interview that his leadership is committed to achieving adequate funding for the Council. He also spoke about a wide range of issues affecting practitioners’ professionalism, compliance and capacity building. By Eguono Odjegba […]
Women protest gender imbalance in reconstituted transport, maritime sector boards
By Eguono Odjegba Maritime stakeholders and players have decried alleged gender imbalance in the reconstituted boards of parastatals in the transport and maritime industry. Participants at a virtual conference/seminar organized by the Chartered Institute of Transport Administration of Nigeria, CIOTA, to commemorate the first International Maritime Organization, IMO, International Day For Women In Maritime, also […]
NIMASA reiterates commitment to effective pollution prevention, control
By Providence Ayanfeoluwa To further enhance and create an enabling environment for Nigerian Maritime sector to thrive, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, has reiterated its commitment to ensuring effective pollution prevention and control. The Director General, NIMASA, Dr Bashir Jamoh, who spoke at the 7th meeting of the National Standing Committee on […]
IOCs violate Nigerian diving regulations — NAPROD
By Godfrey Bivbere Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company, SNEPCo, Chevron Nigeria Limited, and other International Oil Companies, IOCs, have been accused of violating diving regulations in Nigeria. Nigeria’s Chief Inspector of Diving, CID, Julius Ugwala, who made this accusation in Lagos, also lamented that foreigners are being engaged in diving services by IOCs in […]
Ex-OGFZA chair to speak at 6th AMSAY conference
By Providence Ayanfeoluwa Former Chairman, Oil and Gas Free Zone Authority, OGFZA Nigeria Dr. Chris Asoluka, would deliver a lead paper at the upcoming 2022 Annual Maritime Students And Youth, AMSAY, conference. The conference is billed for May 27, 2022, with the theme: ‘Job Creation for Nigerian Youth Through the Maritime Sector’. A statement from […]
Customs automating processes, procedures for VIN valuation
By Godfrey Bivbere The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, will keep up with development at the global level, especially as it concerns automation, the Customs Area Controller, CAC of Apapa Area 1 Command, Malanta Yusuf, has said. Speaking at a sensitisation workshop for stakeholders on the planned deployment of the Vehicle Identification Number, VIN, valuation platform, […]
Residents jittery over approval for 2nd container terminal at Kirikiri Canal
By Godfrey Bivbere About a year after granting a container terminal operating license to Odus Divine Connection, ODC, along Vanguard Avenue on Kirikiri Canal which has a single lane road, Vanguard Maritime Report can authoritatively report the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, and the National Inland Waterways Authority, NIWA have again […]
IOPC Fund harps on progress, worry over non-submission of report by Nigeria
By Eguono Odjegba The National Standing Committee, NSC, on International Oil Pollution Compensation, IOPC, Fund implementation in Nigeria has said Nigeria is upbeat about her plans to submit names of Contributing Oil Receivers to the IOPC Fund, to enable the organization have the right data to work with. Secretary of the NSC, Mrs. Aishatu Jiddah, […]
Amaechi calls for strengthening of port state control, others
By Godfrey Bivbere and Providence Ayanfeoluwa The immediate former minister of transportation, Chibuike Amaechi, has called for the strengthening of Port State Control, PSC, within the West and Central Africa through the regular training of PSC officers, information sharing and harmonisation of inspection procedures. Amaechi who was also the Vice Chairman Abuja MoU on Port […]
APM Terminals Apapa provides level playing field for genders — Onyia
Perpetual Onyia is one of the pioneer female crane operators in Nigerian ports industry. A staff of APM Terminals Apapa, started as a reach stacker operator, moved on to empty container handler, rubber tyred gantry crane (RTG), and presently a mobile harbour crane operator. In this interview, she spoke with Godwin Oritse on her experience […]
