Amaechi commends contractors on pace of work at Lekki Deep Seaport
The Hon. Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, on Saturday expressed satisfaction with the level of progress recorded on the construction of the Lekki Deep Seaport project, in Lagos. Amaechi made...
View ArticleLekki Deep Seaport to commence operations 2022
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has urged the promoter of the Lekki Deep Seaport, Lekki Port LFTZ Enterprise Limited, to fast track construction work and see to it that the Port...
View ArticleImpact of Customs manual examination on cargo dwell time
Terminal operators are doing well to keep trade flowing in spite of the very many challenges in the environment, particularly that of the gridlock that seem to have defied several solutions. However,...
View ArticleShipping development: Use CVFF to establish Maritime Bank, mariner tells NIMASA
Mr. Akin Olaniyan , a CEO of a Class Society and the Deputy President of the Centre for Marine Surveyors of Nigeria, wants the Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund (CVFF) to be used for establishing a...
View ArticleSea Sunday: “Support the development of MTS Lagos Centre” Olumakaiye tells...
Celebrating the 2021 Sea Sunday, the Anglican Communion, Diocese of Lagos, called on stakeholders in the maritime industry to extend their support to further activities of the Mission To Seafarers, for...
View ArticleMinistry of Transportation visits Lekki Deep Seaport for inspection
L-R: Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh; Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi; Acting Managing Director, Nigerian Ports...
View ArticleETO: Truckers’ ignorance fueling gridlock on port access roads – Adeboye, COO...
…NPA Export Zones to help achieve 24-hour Entry Target for Trucks Designers and Managers of ETO truck call-up system, Trucks Transit Parks (TTP) Limited, aimed at containing Apapa gridlock have...
View ArticleSea Sunday: MTS Lagos eulogises the unsung heroes
On this Sea Sunday, the Mission To Seafarers (MTS) Lagos, joins the global maritime community in celebrating seafarers and acknowledging their immense contributions to world commerce. Here are some...
View ArticleDeep Blue Project driven by competent manpower, NIMASA assures
The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has reiterated that assets deployed under the Deep Blue Project, recently launched by President...
View ArticlePhotos: Italy-Nigeria Chamber of Commerce, NPA collaborate on trade facilitation
The Acting Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mohammed Bello Koko (5th left), President, Italy-Nigeria Chamber of Commerce, Silvano Bellinato (4th left), Vice President,...
View ArticleOmbo questions essence of new coast guard bill
Master mariner, Rear Admiral Godwill Ombo (Rtd.), has frowned on a bill seeking the establishment of the Nigerian Merchant Navy Coast Guard Security and Safety Corps (NMNCGSSC). The bill, which is...
View ArticleSaraki, others to speak at webinar on fair future for female seafarers
The Honourable Minister of State for Transportation, Sen. Gbemisola Saraki would on Thursday address stakeholders in the maritime sector on ” Fair Future for Female Seafarers.” A statement signed by...
View ArticleSingapore remains world’s leading maritime centre
Singapore has been ranked as the top global shipping centre for the eighth year running, a new report found. As explained, Singapore has been rated as the top location due to the size of its port,...
View ArticleBuhari commissions ‘Falcon Eye’ Maritime Intelligence Facility, says Nigerian...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday commissioned the multi-billion naira Falcon Eye Maritime Intelligence Facility built by the Office of the National Security Adviser at the naval headquarters in...
View ArticlePiracy and armed robbery incidents at lowest level in 27 years, but risks...
The ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) received the lowest number of reported incidents for the first half of any year since 1994. IMB’s latest global piracy report details 68 incidents of piracy...
View ArticleMaritime stakeholders task seafarers on capacity building
Maritime stakeholders have said that capacity building is key to a prosperous future for seafarers in the country. They made the assertion on Thursday at a webinar organised by the Female Seafarers...
View ArticleWestern Naval Command carries out Operation Awkward to beef up security
The Western Naval Command (WNC) on Wednesday carried out Operation Awkward to ascertain how the responses of their men and assets would be to squash threats in case of any emergency. The Flag Officer...
View ArticleNavy hands over detained vessels to owners in Delta
The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Delta has handed over MT De-Praise and MV Deborah vessels to their owners. The Commander, NNS Delta, Commodore Abdulhamid Baba-Inna, released the vessels to the owners on...
View ArticleGunmen abduct eight boat travelers in Rivers
At least eight boat passengers were kidnapped on Monday by gunmen along the Kula-Abonema waterway in the Akuku-Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State. The victims were reportedly travelling from...
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