Shipping & Maritime

Strike: Maritime Workers Shut Down Lagos Seaport

Members of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) have shutdown the Tin-can Island Port, Apapa, Lagos in compliance with the nationwide strike by the organized labour. The strike is coming on the instructions of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) after its national…

14/11/2023 0Comments

Customs Adjusts FX Rate for Clearing to N783/$

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has adjusted the exchange rate for cargo clearing at the port to N783.174/$ from N770.88/$, according to the information obtained from Customs’ official website. This is the second exchange rate adjustment the port industry is witnessing five months…

11/11/2023 0Comments

First Transshipment Vessel Arrives Lekki Port

The management of the Lekki Deep Seaport has announced that Rimbaud has become the first transshipment vessel to berth at the port. Making this known in a series of tweets on Friday, the port management said the ship operated by CMA CGM, has…

01/07/2023 0Comments

Tax Bill: Presidency Gives Shipowners 3 Months To Balance Account

The presidency has granted a three-month period for Nigerian vessel owners to settle their outstanding tax bill, which has accumulated over the past 10 years. This outstanding bill, amounting to millions of dollars, has caused some ship owners to avoid the nation’s port. Multiple businesses received demands…

20/06/2023 0Comments

Overloading, Lack Of Safety Jackets Caused Kwara Boat Tragedy – NIWA Boss

The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) says preliminary investigations on the Kwara boat tragedy revealed that the vessel was very “heavily overloaded carrying over 250 persons including luggage” and “the people were not wearing life jackets” as they travelled in the dead…

18/06/2023 0Comments

FG Approves Ratification Of Six Maritime Conventions & Protocols

The Federal Government has approved the ratification of six maritime conventions and protocols that promote a cleaner marine environment, ship-breaking criteria, the global standard for fishing crew and response to oil pollution casualties. The approved instruments for ratification are the Hong Kong International Convention for Safe…

07/06/2023 0Comments

Stakeholders Brainstorm On Vessel Clearance In Eastern Ports

Stakeholders yesterday met in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital to brainstorm on how to promote compliance with the Nigerian Port Process Manual (NPPM) and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) on vessel clearance in Eastern Ports. The regional stakeholders meeting was the brainchild of…

12/05/2023 0Comments

CBN To Sanction Shipping Companies Exporting Undocumented Cargoes

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emiefele, has read out a riot act to shipping companies exporting undocumented cargoes from the shores of the country. Emiefele sent out this note of warning at the RT200 Non-Oil Export Summit 2023…

09/05/2023 0Comments

Port Charges: No Tariff Increase In 30 Years – NPA

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), on Tuesday, disclosed that the authority is not contributing to increase in the cost of doing businesses at the nation’s seaports. Speaking on the Business Segment of TVC monitored by LEADERSHIP, the NPA managing director, Mohammed Bello-Koko, disclosed…

27/04/2023 0Comments

FG Concessions Onitsha Port For 30 Years

The federal government has concessioned the Onitsha port in Anambra State while discussions are ongoing for the concessioning of Baro and some other ports. The Managing Director, National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), George Moghalu, fielded questions from State House correspondents after a private…

22/04/2023 0Comments

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