Headlines COSCO containership seeks refuge in South Korea after box loss One of COSCO’s containerships has sought a port of refuge aborting a trans-Pacific crossing and returning to South Korea. Early indications are that ... By maritimemagDecember 7, 20210
Headlines Anti-corruption group set to train govt officials on international vessel boarding standards Segun Oladipupo The Maritime Anti Corruption Network (MACN) has stated the need to train officials of government agencies involved in vessels clearance in ... By maritimemagDecember 6, 20210
Headlines NPA focuses on port smartness level rather than port size -MD Abiodun OBA The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has stated that it intends to focus on the smartness level of the port rather than ... By maritimemagDecember 4, 20210
Customs & Excise ANLCA blames drop in importation to Customs’ high handedness Segun Oladipupo The Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents(ANLCA) has decried recent drop in imported goods by fifty percent into the country ... By maritimemagDecember 1, 20210
Headlines Terminal operator turns used tyres into pavement blocks at Lagos Port Abiola seun In other to reduce the harmful effects of industrial wastes on the environment, the management of APM Terminals Apapa has started ... By maritimemagDecember 1, 20210
Headlines CRFFN should license clearing agents not Customs- Hassan Bello Abiola Seun The immediate past Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC) Barr. Hassan Bello has urged the Federal Government to strengthen ... By maritimemagNovember 30, 20210
Customs & Excise Customs behind constant rift, rivalry between ANLCA and NAGAFF — Akintoye Ojo Ayobami Adedinni The Chairman of Apapa chapter of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents, (ANLCA), Mr Akintoye Peter Ojo, has accused ... By maritimemagNovember 29, 20210
Headlines China edges out India, Japan to bag another lucrative port deal in Sri Lanka China has made further inroads in Sri Lanka’s maritime sector with the award of a lucrative port deal to one of its state-owned ... By maritimemagNovember 28, 20210
Headlines Initiatives against corruption in Nigerian ports yielding results – Group Segun Oladipupo Corruption in the maritime sector is taking a downward slide, Maritime Anti-Corruption Network (MACN) has claimed. The group, in partnership with ... By maritimemagNovember 25, 20210
Headlines MWUN warns members against drug trafficking as District officers emerge in new elections. Segun Oladipupo Maritime Workers’ Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has told members of the union to disembark from any vessel suspected to be ... By maritimemagNovember 25, 20210
Headlines Adeyanju charges new MWUN executives to empower subordinates Segun Oladipupo The President General (PG) of the Maritime Workers’ Union of Nigeria (MWUN), Prince Adewale Adeyanju, has called on newly elected District ... By maritimemagNovember 24, 20210
Customs & Excise Clearing agents lament Customs arbitrary increase of exchange rate Abiola Seun The President, Shippers Association of Lagos (SALS), Reverend Jonathan Nicole has expressed worries over arbitrary increase in the exchange rate for ... By maritimemagNovember 24, 20210
Headlines Infrastructural decay: AMJON, ANLCA seek urgent intervention of FG in maritime The Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) and Association of Maritime Journalists of Nigeria (AMJON) on Friday, expressed displeasure over how federal ... By maritimemagNovember 21, 20210
Headlines NPA remits over N89.9 billion to CRF in six months Despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on global trade and supply chain logistics, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), said the authority had ... By maritimemagNovember 21, 20210
Headlines Nigeria’s Paul Adalikwu pledges commitment for member countries as he unanimously emerges as Secretary General of MOWCA Segun Oladipupo Dr Paul Adalikwu of Nigeria has been elected as Secretary General of the Maritime Organisation of West and Central Africa ... By maritimemagNovember 19, 20210
Headlines COMTUA keeps mum as NARTO dumps group over breach of mutual agreement Segun Oladipupo The Council of Maritime Transport Unions and Associations (COMTUA) has been further decimated as National Association of Road Transport Owners ... By maritimemagNovember 19, 20210