Storm grounds seven ships off Taiwan Harbour
Seven ships are stranded outside the Kaohsiung Port in Taiwan having succumbed to heavy winds and violent waves caused by a strong storm that hit Taiwan. All 88 crew members…
Oil price rises above $74 amid US stockpiles decline
The global oil benchmark, Brent Crude, hit a two-week high above $74 per barrel Wednesday following a sharp drop in the United States’ crude stockpiles, even as the sanctions imposed…
Guard your democracy jealously, Peterside tells Africa …Preaches peaceful coexistence as Nigerians celebrate Sallah
*Dr. Dakuku Peterside BY FRANCIS EZEM Chairman of Association of African Maritime Administrations AAMA, Dr. Dakuku Peterside has said that the development and sustenance of democratic governance in the African…
Sarumi breaks 12-year silence, says Nigeria’s port concession transferred public monopoly
*Chief Sarumi BY FRANCIS EZEM Former Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority NPA, Chief Adebayo Babatunde Sarumi at last broke his 12 years of silence, admitting that the nation’s…
Afolabi, Folarin, others proffer solutions to Nigeria’s rising port costs
*Dr. Afolabi BY FRANCIS EZEM The Executive Vice Chairman of the SIFAX Group, a multinational corporation with diverse interests in maritime, aviation, haulage & logistics, oil & gas and hospitality…
Full automation panacea to rising port costs, says Shippers Council
CEO, Nigerian Shippers Council, Mr. Hassan Bello BY FRANCIS EZEM The Nigerian Shippers Council, the nation’s economic regulator for the seaport industry has said that full automation of the port…
At Taiwo Afolabi Maritime Conference, stakeholders seek new cost regime …Insist on inclusive policy formulation framework
From left: Representative and daughter of Dr. Taiwo Afolabi, Miss Mariam Afolabi, former Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority and Chairman of the occasion, Chief Adebayo Sarumi, Lecturer and Staff…
Nigeria’s cargo volume grows 31.24% on NIMASA’s freight levy review
BY FRANCIS EZEM The inward cargo throughput of Nigeria’s seaports has recorded a per cent increase between January-June 2018 in response to the decision of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and…
How shipping firms, terminal operators frustrate trade in Nigeria-NAGAFF
*Umeadi BY FRANCIS EZEM The National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders NAGAFF, yesterday took a swipe at some multinational shipping companies and their agencies as well as port concessionaires…
Customs FOU Lagos seizes 83 exotic vehicles, others in five months …As CAC promises hell for smugglers
BY FRANCIS EZEM Strong indications emerged that the anti-smuggling campaign mounted by the Nigeria Customs Service is yielding good results as the Federal Operations Unit Zone A, Lagos effected the…
