As WTO’s first female, first African DG starts work
On her first day on the job, World Trade Organisation WTO chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala held talks with delegates from its 164 member states and said there are a lot of…
SIFAX off docks handle 49,835 TEUs in 2020
Executive Vice Chairman, SIFAX Group, Dr. Taiwo Afolabi The SIFAX Group handled a total of 49,835 Twenty Equivalent Units TEUs in its off dock operations for the 2020 business year…
Navy, NIMASA beef up security around anchorage area …Deploy land, sea, air operational assets
DG NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh (second right); Managing Director, Mediterranean Shipping Nig. Ltd, Andrew Lynch (middle); General Manager, Hull Blyth Nigeria, Peter Kotze (right); Executive Director, Operations, NIMASA, Ahmed Shehu…
Nigeria’s seaports cargo volumes decline 2.2% in 2020 …As container, vessel traffic also dip
A port terminal in Lagos Nigeria’s six major seaports recorded sharp decline in all Key Performance Indicators KPI, as cargo volumes recorded a cent decline for the year ended December…
Global oil demand likely to rebound to pre-COVID levels by 2021 end- analysts
Global oil demand is expected to recover to pre-COVID-19 levels of around 100 million b/d by the end of the year driven by a strong rebound for gasoline, diesel and…
E-call-up: NPA wields big stick over empty containers …Set to streamline barge operations
MD NPA, Hadiza Bala Usman Ahead of the February 27, 2021 date for the commencement of the new electronic call-up system for trucks operating at the ports in Lagos, the…
Duplication of task teams on Apapa gridlock counterproductive, says ANLCA President
National President of ANLCA, Hon. Iju Tony Nwabunike Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents ANLCA has expressed reservations over the creation of yet another adhoc task force, the Lagos Task…
NIMASA, SIFAX Group synergise on shipping sector growth
From left: DG NIMASA, Dr Bashir Jamoh and Executive Vice Chairman, SIFAX Group, Dr Taiwo Afolabi during the visit in Lagos, recently. Group Executive Vice Chairman, SIFAX Group Dr. Taiwo…
Customs backs NAGAFF Compliance Team’s 10-point agenda …Pledges support on revenue generation
The Nigeria Customs Service has thrown its weight behind the 100% Compliance Team of the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders NAGAFF in its 10-point agenda, which includes ensuring…
Foreign liners greatest beneficiaries of Apapa chaotic traffic-MD NPA …Directs firms to receive empties at holding bays
The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority, Hadiza Bala Usman has said that multinational shipping companies operating in the country remain the greatest beneficiaries of the chaotic traffic situation in…
