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Maritime Workers Union gives NPA July 30 ultimatum
President of MWUN, Mr Tony NtedThe Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) on Tuesday gave the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) up till July 30 to meet its demands without which it would embark on a...
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NIMASA appoints Acting DG
Ag. DG of NIMASA, Mr Calistus Obi The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) on Tuesday announced Mr Calistus Obi as the Acting Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the...
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APM Terminals Apapa set new productivity record in Nigeria
Andrew Dawes, Managing Director, APM Terminals Apapa, Lagos, on Tuesday said the company had set a new productivity milestone for container terminals in Nigeria.A statement by Austine Fischer, the...
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New squad to dismantle smuggling routes in South-West, says Customs
Add captionThe Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Thursday said that its new anti-smuggling squad ‘Hawk Descend’ would focus on dismantling the smugglers’ routes in the South-West Zone.Mr Wale Adeniyi,...
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Indigenous Shipowner decries operational challenges, calls for Govt support
An indigenous shipowner, Mr Osita Onumonu, has cried out over the challenges facing indigenous shipowners, which he said had made it difficult for them to partake in the coastal trade.Speaking at a...
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Risk assessment critical to safety in water transportation, says NIWA
The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) on Friday said an assessment of the risks involved in water transportation remained critical to ensuring safety in its operations.The Lagos Area Manager...
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Indigenous ship owners yet to take charge of Cabotage, says maritime lawyer
A maritime lawyer, Mrs Oritsematosan Edodo-Emore, on Wednesday said indigenous investors in Nigeria’s coastal trade had yet to take charge of the Cabotage Act since enactment in 2003.Edodo-Emore...
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New Acting DG NIMASA resumes duty
Mr Haruna Baba Jauro, Acting Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency NIMASA (Left) receiving handover notes from Barrister Calistus Nwabueze Obi, Executive Director,...
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NPA confident of Eastern Port relevance to Nigeria’s maritime development
MD NPA, Alhaji Sanusi Lamido Ado BayeroAlhaji Sanusi Lamido Ado Bayero, the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Monday expressed confidence of the relevance of the Eastern Port...
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Finnish company’s garbage reducing invention
A new briquetting technology by the Finnish company Evac could see a reduction in ships’ garbage volume by a factor of ten.The machine, paired with Evac’s mixed-waste macerator, can create dry...
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NPA MD advises students on nation building, bags Oduduwa Students’ Award
L-R: President of National Association of Oduduwa Students, Mr Adekunle Adeniyi presenting a merit award of NAOS to Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority, Alhaji Sanusi Lamido Ado Bayero at NPA...
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Expert warns against purchase of scrap as ships
Capt. Peter Onwordi, the National Secretary, Nigerian Association of Marine Engineers and Surveyors has urged prospective shipowners to seek professional advice before purchasing ships.Onwordi made the...
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NIWA to appoint beach masters in enforcing boats' operational time
The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) says plans are underway to ensure that boat operators comply with stipulated operational hours nationwide.Mr Mu’asu Sambo, the Lagos Area Manager of NIWA,...
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Former NIMASA DG elected President of African Shipowners Association
OmatseyeTemisan Omatseye, a former Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has emerged as the new President of the African Shipowners’ Association (ASA), a...
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Nigerian elected as President of African Federation of Freight Forwarders
Chief Lexzy NwangwuA former National Secretary, National Council of Managing Directors of Licensed Customs Agents (NCMDLCA) Nigeria, and Vice Chairman, Board of Trustees, Association of Registered...
View ArticleFG frowns at arbitrary charges, undue delay at ports
The Federal Ministry of Transport has said arbitrary charges and undue delay had become key problems militating against the port concession exercise.The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of...
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Practitioner advocates multimodal transport system to improve port services
Mrs Margaret Orakwusi, the Chairman, International Maritime Conference and Exhibition Ltd, has called for the establishment of multimodal transport system to improve port services.She told the News...
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Customs destroys 3,221 cartons of poultry products worth N19.3 m
CAC Western Marine Command, Umar Yusuf and CAC Apapa Area Command, Eporwei Edike, with other officers of the Western Marine Command, as they prepare to open a temporary office and accommodation...
View ArticleAPM Terminals Apapa gets Deputy Managing Director
APM Terminals Apapa has announced the appointment of Olufemi Ransom-Kuti as its Deputy Managing Director. Olufemi brings to this role 14 years of experience in supply chain operations and project...
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Council calls for effective port system
NPCC Chairman, Chief Kunle Folarin, Chief Kunle Folarin, Chairman, Nigerian Ports Consultative Council (NPCC), has urged stakeholders in the maritime industry to work toward an effective port...
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