2019 Election: Huge passenger traffic rocks domestic airlines
BY FRANCIS EZEM Less than 48 hours to the rescheduled presidential and National Assembly elections scheduled for Saturday, February 23, 2019, domestic airlines operating in Nigeria are currently grappling with…
Dry Bulk Shipping Uncertainty Mounts over Chinese Weaker Imports
Calling a market turnaround to perfection is pure luck. But scouting for pillars that would support a higher level of demand makes sense. First up is the next Brazilian soya…
Why we are interrogating officers over Ijebu Ode shooting-Customs
BY FRANCIS EZEM The Nigeria Customs Service has said that its desire to get to the root of the matter with a view to forestalling future occurrences informed the decision…
Efficient transport system: Peterside proposes inter-agency collaborations, strong institutions
BY FRANCIS EZEM The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency NIMASA, Dr. Dakuku Peterside, has stated that collaboration among relevant agencies and professional bodies and building…
NPA preaches compliance as Ocean & Cargo takes over Warri Port
From left: Group Managing Director, SIFAX, Adekunle Oyinloye, Director-General, Bureau of Public Enterprise; Alex Okoh, Executive Vice Chairman, SIFAX Group, Dr. Taiwo Afolabi, and Director, Ocean & Cargo Terminal Services…
Nigeria’s maritime industry can fund national budget, says expert
*Rev. Alex Okwuashi BY FRANCIS EZEM A maritime expert and Rector of Certified Institute of Shipping, Rev. Alex Okwuashi, has said that Nigeria’s maritime industry has all it takes to…
Jamoh assumes office as President Chartered Institute of Transport …Pledges action on Apapa gridlock
Photo: Sunday OhwoFrom right: Chairman, Board of Trustees, Chartered Institute of Transport Administration of Nigeria, CIoTA, Oba Rafiu Balogun Alaiyewura Elejiri of Ejiriland watches as the new President/Chairman of Council…
UK Scraps Brexit Ferry Deal with Seaborne Freight
The United Kingdom Department of Transport has terminated the ferry contract awarded to Seaborne Freight last year as part of the UK government’s plan to avoid the likely congestion at…
NIMASA begins clampdown on vessels over Cabotage waiver abuse
*DG NIMASA, Dr. Dakuku Peterside BY FRANCIS EZEM The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency NIMASA has commenced clampdown on vessels that do not comply with the provisions of the…
2019 election: Nwabunike renews pact with constituency, maritime stakeholders …Backs Auto Policy review
BY FRANCIS EZEM Less than five days to the presidential and National Assembly elections slated for Saturday, February 16, 2019, House of Representatives contender, Hon. Iju Tony Nwabunike has renewed…
