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Clearing agents have raised the alarm that several vehicles have been trapped at the Port and Terminal Multiservice Limited (PTML) due to Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) valuation policy introduced on all imported vehicles by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). The agents under the aegis of Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) called for the ...
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Barely a month after activating navigational aids in Lagos, Federal government regulatory agency on brown water economy, National Inland Waterways Authority, (NIWA) Tuesday, last week ramped up more safety timelines for Lagos waters by setting up a Search and Rescue centre. To ensure the centre is adequately manned to respond to emergencies, about seventeen staff ...
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The contribution of the Maritime industry cannot be overlooked despite the challenges facing the sector. The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) in its capacity is contributing heavily into the Federal Government account for the growth of Nigerian Economy, despite the agency not being saddled with responsibilities of income generation The Agency under the ...
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The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, (MWUN) has issued a 14-day strike notice to the federal government over a disagreement with the International Oil Companies (IOCs). The workers accused the IOCs of non-compliance with the Extant Stevedoring Regulations known as Government Marine Notice 106 of 2014. They decried the refusal of the IOCs to allow ...
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The Group Executive Vice Chairman, SIFAX Group, Dr Taiwo Afolabi, has commended long-serving personnel for staying with the company through thick and thin. Afolabi, according to a statement on Tuesday in Lagos, lauded the staff members at the 2021 SIFAX Group Long Service Award Ceremony held recently in Lagos. Ninety members of staff bagged awards ...
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One hundred and seventy-five (175) employees of APM Terminals Apapa have graduated as Lean Practitioners since the start of the Lean Academy in 2019. Lean thinking is a transformational framework that provides a new way to organising human activities to deliver more benefits to society and value to individuals while eliminating waste. Derived from Toyota’s ...
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YoungShip Nigeria (YSN) has successfully elected and inaugurated new executives to lead the association to new heights with Mr. Popoola-Taiwo Shehu emerging the National Chairman. The election which held in Victoria Island, Lagos, also had virtual participation in a peaceful and seamless process in line with the constitutional dictates of the young professional group. Other ...
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As part of its resolve to support the effort of the Federal Government to curtail the COVID-19 pandemic, ENL Consortium has facilitated the vaccination of over 600 dockworkers working at its terminal. ENL Consortium is the operator of Terminals C and D at the Lagos Port Complex Apapa. The dockworkers vaccination exercise, which was carried ...
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...UK organization commends Nigerian Maritime Agencies on synergy The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr. Bashir Jamoh said that the implementation of the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code, ISPS, is a major component of the security architecture that NIMASA is implementing in the Nigerian maritime domain. Jamoh stated ...
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Contrary to speculation in the Nigerian Maritime Industry that funding for the Suppression of Piracy and Other Maritime Offences (SPOMO) Act will erode indigenous ship-owners contributions made into the Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund (CVFF) which currently stands around $195 million, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) over the weekend assured that the maritime ...
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The Council of Maritime Transport Unions and Associations (COMTUA) has decried the indiscriminate arrest of its members by the committee on removal of abandoned vehicles under the Ministry of Transportation, Lagos State. This is contained in a letter dated Jan. 28, addressed to the Special Adviser, Ministry of Transportation, Lagos State, and signed by Mr ...
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...Port State Inspection grows by 24.2 % ...As Jamoh reiterates agency’s commitment to shipping development The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh has announced an increase of 43.6% in condition survey for Flag Registration by the Agency in year 2021 as against the performance in year 2020. ...
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Minister of Transportation, Rt Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has commended the pace of work at the Lekki Deep Seaport. He applauded the contractors for the work done so far and urged them to do more and beat the completion deadline. Amaechi made the commendation during an inspection tour of the Lekki deep seaport, Weekend. Speaking ...
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The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) says it is expecting 19 ships laden with petroleum products, food items and others from Jan. 24 to Feb. 4. The NPA made this known in its publication, ‘Shipping Position,’ a copy of which was made available to Nigerian NewsDirect in Lagos on Monday. According to it, the ships are ...
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Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC) on Monday urged the new Country Manager of Hapag-Lloyd Nigeria Shipping Ltd., Mr Himmat Ahlawat, to abide by the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) in Nigerian ports. The Executive Secretary of NSC, Mr Emmanuel Jime, made the call when Ahlawat paid him a courtesy visit in Lagos. He said that proper guidance by ...
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Truck owners under the aegis of Council of Maritime Transport Unions and Associations (COMTUA) have threatened to sue the Acting Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mohammed Bello-Koko, over alleged extortion and activities of Truck Transit Park (TTP). In a notice of intention to commence a suit against NPA in pursuant to Section 92 (1) ...
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The Executive Secretary, Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Mr Emmanuel Jime, on Friday said the council would pursue incentives that would boost indigenous shipowners operations. Jime said this when Dr Mkgeorge Onyung, President, Shipowners Association of Nigeria (SOAN), paid him a courtesy visit in Lagos. Jime, also Chairman, Nigeria Fleet Implementation Committee, said it was critical ...
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...Says NSC failed to protect shippers The Shippers Association of Lagos State (SALS) is set to vacate its second-floor accommodation at the Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC) corporate headquarters over what the association labelled as ill-treatment and lack of enough protection for cargo owners. Addressing a media briefing on Tuesday in Lagos, the Spokesman for SALS, ...
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...Beats 2020 record with N69bn ...Feat must be sustained in 2022 — CAC Barth Ndubuwah, Port Harcourt The Area ll Command of Nigeria Customs Service in Onne Port, Rivers State has achieved a record breaking collection of N188,643,692,057 from January to December 2021. Announcing the collection on December 31st 2021, Customs Area Controller (CAC)of the ...
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The Lagos State Government has said that it will not hesitate to terminate the contract of any ongoing jetty construction project not done to specification or contract duration. The Honourable Commissioner for Waterfront Infrastructure Development, Arc. Hamed Kabiru Abdullahi, disclosed this during an inspection tour of the ongoing VIP Chalet Jetty project at Badagry. The ...