Headlines Lagos ports under siege — as terminal operators wrestle with cargo glut. Segun Oladipupo Lately, the Lagos ports have become the epicentre of confusion as congestion is weighing on the port infrastructural capacity and exposing ... By maritimemagJuly 24, 20200
Headlines Stevedorers blame IOCs for their woes, commend NIMASA for reinstating their jobs. Peter Olaniyi | The National Association of Stevedoring Contractors (NASC) has decried the high level of disregard for the country’s laws by the ... By maritimemagJuly 23, 20200
Headlines Shippers’ Council goes tough on operators of off-dock facilities over illegal charges. Segun Oladipupo | Nigerian Shippers Council on Tuesday threatened to invoke relevant sections of the law against sea terminal operators, bonded terminal operators ... By maritimemagJuly 22, 20200
Headlines We sacked workers over fake certificates, restructuring exercise. — Josepdam tells Workers’ union. Peter Olaniyi | The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) and Josepdam Port Services (JPS); the operator of Terminal ‘A’ at the Tin ... By maritimemagJuly 21, 20200
Headlines NPA blames gridlock on Lagos govt. truck parks located at Apapa. Abiola Seun | The Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, Hadiza Bala Usman has advised the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to ... By maritimemagJuly 21, 20200
Headlines Covid 19: 80 percent of Nigerian seafarers suffered mental ill-health – Seafarers group. Segun Oladipupo | A seafarers group has claimed that 80 percent of Nigerian seafarers are said to have suffered mental ill health due ... By maritimemagJuly 20, 20200
Headlines NIMASA bars unregistered stevedoring companies on board vessels. Segun Oladipupo | The Management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) on Wednesday said it had directed all duly ... By maritimemagJuly 16, 20200
Headlines Anxiety grips Nigerian Shippers over planned return of foreign destination inspectors to ports Abiola Seun | The Shippers’ Association Lagos State is spoiling for battle over what it alleged was a move in some ... By maritimemagJuly 16, 20200
Headlines “Criminalisation of Seafarers affects their level of sanity”, maritime experts warn. Peter Olaniyi Maritime experts have identified different stages of psychological trauma which seafarers are made to go through when they are criminalised in ... By maritimemagJuly 15, 20200
Headlines Clearing agent warns government against concession of scanners to foreigners Abiola Seun The Vice-President of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA), Kayode Farinto, has advised against the planned concession of scanning ... By maritimemagJuly 14, 20200
Headlines US, UK, others facilitate Crew change amid Covid-19 pandemic Abiola Seun Amid hues and cries for crew change across the world, the government of the United Kingdom has facilitated a meeting of ... By maritimemagJuly 13, 20200
Headlines Congestion looms at Lagos ports — as terminal operators resort to container stacking for lack of space Abiola Seun There are now heightened fears among freight forwarders over looming port congestion at the Lagos ports. Their anxiety is based on ... By maritimemagJuly 13, 20200
Headlines Shipping company tightens measures against export of protected species in Nigeria, others Abiola Seun The CMA CGM Group said it is committed to fight illicit trafficking of protected species such as pangolin, timbers by tightening ... By maritimemagJuly 12, 20200
Editor's Pick Stakeholders lament rejection of NIMASA’s CoC by local and foreign shipping lines – say investments on NSDP wasted Abiola Seun Concerned stakeholders in the maritime industry have claimed that the Certificate of Competency (CoC) issued by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and ... By maritimemagJune 16, 20200
Headlines Nigerian Seafarers blame NIMASA for their woes Abiola Seun The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has been indicted for the discrimination of the nation’s Certificates of Competency (CoC) ... By maritimemagJune 16, 20200
Headlines Singapore approves over 4,000 crew change cases during coronavirus pandemic. More than 4,000 cases of crew sing-on and signoff have been approved by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) for over ... By maritimemagJune 16, 20200
