Controversy emerges over electronic call-up at Lekki Ports
PTD, the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, and other stakeholders operating along the Lekki Port corridor, have agreed on the amount payable on call up platform but have disagreed on who bears the cost
INSECURITY AT THE PORTS: Stop licensing foreigners for clearing goods – former ANLCA boss
THE Federal Government has been urged to stop issuing licenses to foreigners to clear consignments from the nation’s ports to prevent influx of unwanted and dangerous cargo from entering the country.
CORRUPTION AT THE PORTS: NAGAFF inaugurates 150-member team
THE National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders, NAGAFF, Office of the Vice President Western Zone has inaugurated a 100 per cent Presidential Compliance Team to promote compliance and facilitate trade at Nigerian seaports.
New deal for the Eastern ports
THE good times are here – at last! – for Nigeria’s Eastern ports. The Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, shipping companies, stakeholders in our maritime sector and the economy at large have had enough of the choking situation in Lagos and have decided to look eastwards for relief. In January 2020 international shipping giant, Maersk Line, […]
Why importers are abandoning cargoes at the port — Shippers
The difficult cargo clearing process at the port has resulted in shippers abandoning their cargo at the port following accumulated demurrages. Vanguard Maritime Report gathered that it is the cumbersome cargo clearing procedure that led shippers moving their consignments to the neighboring ports in the first place. Speaking on the issue, President of the Shippers […]
Minister decries high cost of operations in Nigerian ports
The Minister of State for Transportation, Gbemisola Saraki, has described Nigerian ports as the most expensive in the West African sub-region.
