Secretary General of the Maritime Organisation of West and Central Africa (MOWCA), Dr. Paul Adalikwu, has highlighted the economic significance of safe inland waterways ferry services during the recently concluded Regional Workshop on Safety of Inland Waterways and Passenger Ferries…
The newly appointed Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Dr Abubakar Dantsoho, has identified the speedy rehabilitation of dilapidated port infrastructure across the nation as his topmost priority. Dantsoho, who was speaking on Tuesday during an unscheduled visit…
The Board of Directors of SIFAX Group has approved the appointment of Mrs. Wunmi Eniola-Jegede as the Group Coordinating Director. Until this appointment, Eniola-Jegede was the Executive Director, Human Resources, Business Development, and Strategic Planning. According to a statement issued…
Stories by Seun Ibiyemi The Bayelsa Marine and Blue Economy Commissioner, Dr Faith Zibs Godwin has led her team to the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) with a shopping list which includes the establishment of a Bayelsa fish…
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, has said the Act establishing it did not make provision for any 10% freight levies to be paid to the Nigerian Export Promotion Council, NEPC. The Executive Director of Finance and Administration,…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Africa Association of Professional Freight Forwarders and Logistics of Nigeria (APFFLON) has highlighted the clear tariff regulation, penalties for defaulters, and licencing regime as commendable aspects of the new bill to replace the Nigerian Shippers’ Council…
By Seun Ibiyemi The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has issued an alert on the rising water levels across rivers and lagoons in the country which poses a danger to unregulated water transportation. In the warning notice issued by the…
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has acquired two newly 80 tons bollard pull tugboats deployed to enhance the berthing of vessels at the Dangote Refinery and Lekki Deep Seaport. State-Of-The-Art Marine Crafts christened MT IRAGBIJI and MT BAMA were commissioned…
The Nigerian Shippers’ Council and the National Judicial Institute are set to jointly host the 17th International Maritime Seminar for Judges. Mrs Rebecca Adamu, Assistant Director of Public Relations at the council, said this in a statement on Saturday in…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Seaport Terminal Operators Association of Nigeria (STOAN) recently hosted a delegation from the international headquarters of the Mission to Seafarers (MTS), assuring that the association will continue to offer support to seafarers. The delegation, led by…
