Approximately N1.1 billion was raised by the Comptroller-General of Customs Strike Force in Zone ‘A’ from cargoes seized over under-payments between January 1 and June 11, 2020, the coordinator, Assist. Comptroller Abba Kakudi, has said. According to Kakudi, the unite, which covers the six area commands in South-West Nigeria, recovered […]

To enable port stakeholders take proper risk measures against the spread of coronavirus in the country, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has notified of 13 vessels coming in from five countries heavily affected by the pandemic. The alert comes amid a growing number of infections across the […]

Say floating dockyard begins operation July Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman (left), making a presentation to the Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Bashir Bashir, during their meeting in Lagos Security for ships waiting in the Nigerian port areas will henceforth be provided by […]

A modern container scanner Umbrella body of the port concessionaires, the Seaport Terminal Operators Association of Nigeria (STOAN), has condemned the continued 100 per cent manual inspection of cargoes at the terminals by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in spite of the advancement in scanning technology. The situation is even […]

Executive Director (Maritime Labour and Cabotage Services), Victor Ochei (left), Director-General, Bashir Jamoh, Executive Director (Finance and Admin), Chudi Offordile, and Executive Director (Operations), Shehu Ahmed, after an interactive session with newsmen in Lagos Ahead of its deployment for business, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) said that […]

Towards a greater operational efficiency at the seaports, and as part of the Federal Government’s efforts at promoting the ease of doing business in the maritime sector, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has unveiled two new tugboats. Commissioning the boats, named MT Musawa and MT Ikoro-Ekiti, in Lagos over the […]

Laursen To deliver cutting-edge services and consolidate the gains of its investments in infrastructure upgrade, including the recent reconnection of the Apapa terminal to the rail line, APM Terminals has appointed Klaus Holm Laursen as the new country manager for Nigeria. Laursen, who will now oversee operations at its Apapa, […]

APM Terminal’s General Manager, External Affairs, Daniel Odibe (left), District Manager, Lagos, Nigerian Railway Corporation, Jerry Oche, Director of Regulatory Services, Nigerian Shippers’ Council, Ifeoma Ezedinma, and the Chief Commercial Officer, APM Terminals Apapa, Richard Smith, during the flag-off of the container evacuation exercise in Lagos There are fresh hopes […]

Controller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali (rtd) Apprehension is growing over an imminent community spread of Covid-19 in the maritime industry following confirmation that some officers at the Apapa Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) have contracted the virus. The confirmation of active cases among officers of the […]

A team of Maritime Safety and Seafarers Standard Department (MSSSD) and Marine Environment Management (MEM) Department of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has been dispatched to conduct an on-the-spot assessment and detailed analysis of the recent fire incident at a wellhead offshore Ondo State. Also, for their […]