Gridlock: FG targets Dec. 2018 completion of Apapa, Tin Can Ports’ rail project
President Muhammadu Buhari The Federal Government has said it is targeting the completion of the extension of the Lagos-Ibadan Standard Gauge Rail Line to connect Apapa and Tin Can Island…
FG reads riot act to shipping lines, agencies over illegal arms imports
The Federal Government has warned it would no longer tolerate the complicity of multinational shipping lines and their agencies operating in Nigeria in the repeated illegal shipment of arms and…
Yobe State Govt. hails AMCON’s interventions on IDPs
Managing Director/CEO, AMCON, Ahmed Kuru The Deputy Governor of Yobe State, Engineer Abubakar Aliyu has said a lot still needs to be done in the areas of rehabilitation, reconstruction, resettlement…
Apapa gridlock: Dangote Group decries reliance on single transport mode …Canvasses dredging of Apapa-Ikorodu waterways
Chairman of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote The Dangote Group, a fully diversified indigenous corporation has said that the myriads of challenges associated with transportation in Nigeria, especially around…
US Coast Guard Investigates Death aboard Chemical Tanker
The United States Coast Guard has launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death on board the tanker Argent Sunrise, moored off the coast of Richmond, California the local…
Storm: Over 25 merchant ships sank off Lagos not salvaged 7 years after, laments Navy
The Nigerian Navy has raised serious concerns over the inability of the Nigeria’s relevant port agencies and authorities to salvage over 25 merchant vessels that sank seven years ago as…
Ten Bulker Crew Members Saved from Pirate Hands off Nigeria
Armed pirates boarded a drifting bulk carrier around 17 nautical miles south-southwest (SSW) off Bonny Island, Nigeria on November 11 and kidnapped ten of its crew members. The pirates reportedly…
Customs committed to FG’s Ease of Doing Business policy-AC Oladiran
The Nigeria Customs Service has said it is more than ever before committed to promoting the Ease of Doing Business in the entire supply chain in the country in Line…
Westports’ nine-month container volumes down
Malaysian port operator Westports Holdings Berhad saw its container volumes drop in the nine-month period ended September 30, mainly due to the industry’s recent mergers and acquisitions. Container operations handled…
Maritime laws, instruments are dynamic, Peterside tells maritime lawyers
DG. NIMASA, Dr. Dakuku Peterside The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency NIMASA, Dr Dakuku Peterside, has said that maritime laws and instruments are dynamic in…
