Editor's Pick Nigerian Ports and lack of inter-modal system of transportation Today, September 17th, 2018, an international conference opens in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, where port administrators from Africa gather to brain storm ... By maritimemagSeptember 18, 20180
Editor's Pick CVFF disbursement: Ending the wild goose chase For the beleaguered indigenous ship owners, accessing the controversial Cabotage Vessels Financing Funds (CVFF) is like a proverbial camel passing through the eye of ... By maritimemagSeptember 11, 20180
Editor's Pick Danger of delayed review of port concession programme It is no gainsaying that the port concession programme of 2006 has revolutionised port operations in the country. It would also be an ... By maritimemagSeptember 4, 20180
Editor's Pick Lack of standard charging template, knell of port operations in Nigeria Port ownership models can vary wildly in complexity. Most port privatisations precede by way of the grant of a concession by government ... By maritimemagAugust 29, 20180
Editor's Pick NIMASA reaches out to IDP camps with relief materials Tayo Oladipupo | In line with its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative of the Nigerian Maritime ... By maritimemagAugust 12, 20180
Editor's Pick MASECA Bill: the macabre dance of feasting vultures Recently, the stakeholders in the maritime industry were shocked at the news that another attempt was being made to foist the controversial ... By maritimemagAugust 11, 20180
Editor's Pick NARTO CALLS FOR CONCERTED EFFORT TO FIX PORT ROADS Tayo Oladipupo | The Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) has called for concerted efforts to fix the ... By maritimemagAugust 5, 20180
Editor's Pick TCN accuses Customs of auctioning 200 of its containers stranded at ports —recovers 697 containers The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has alleged that 200 out of its 800 containers abandoned at the port had been auctioned by ... By maritimemagAugust 3, 20180
Editor's Pick Cargo Tracking Note: The return of misunderstood good project. Recently, the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Shippers Council, Barrister Hassan Bello, told the bewildered maritime stakeholders that Cargo Tracking Note (CTN) would soon be reintroduced ... By maritimemagJuly 30, 20180
Editor's Pick APAPA GRIDLOCK: reconstruction work on Apapa-Oshodi Expressway to start in two weeks Abiodun Oba | Reconstruction work on the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway is to start in the ... By maritimemagJuly 27, 20180
Editor's Pick Truckers’ strike as metaphor for impunity of shipping companies For about two weeks early this month, July, 2018, the port operations stood still as truck drivers and their owners went on strike, ... By maritimemagJuly 23, 20180
Editor's Pick SIFAX grants six-day demurrage waiver to Customs Brokers By ZION Olalekan | The SIFAX Group, an indigenous shipping conglomerate and owners of Ports and Cargo Handling ... By maritimemagJuly 21, 20180
Editor's Pick How Maerskline lied over holding bays – NPA Funso Olojo | The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has punctured the claims of the Maersk ... By maritimemagJuly 19, 20180
Editor's Pick CUSTOMS NEW AUTOMATION PLATFORM (NICIS 2): So nice but still challenged. Early last year, Nigeria Customs Service introduced an enhanced form of automation platform for trade facilitation called Nigeria Integrated Customs Information System II(NICIS ... By maritimemagJuly 16, 20180
Editor's Pick NPA, Truckers Face-off: FG invites truck union to Abuja ABIOLA Seun | The Federal government has intervened in the face off between the Nigerian Ports Authority, truck ... By maritimemagJuly 11, 20180
Editor's Pick CRFFN Elections: Time for federating associations to close ranks On Saturday, July 7, 2018, the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria(CRFFN) held elections into its governing council that will ... By maritimemagJuly 9, 20180
