Maritime Report
Customs raids 1,930 smuggled rice from warehouses, seizes N708m contrabands
Nigeria Customs Service By Godfrey Bivbere & Eguono Odjegba FOLLOWING Comptroller-General of Customs,’ CGC, directives to various formations of the Nigerian Customs Service, NCS, to rid warehouses and markets across
New CNS, flags off ‘Exercise Secured Waters’ to address maritime illegalities
• Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Awwal Gambo Deploys 14 ships, 2 helicopters, others By Evelyn Usman THE new Chief of Naval Staff, CNS, Rear Admiral Awwal Gambo, Monday,
Apapa gridlock: Lagos Task Team seeks collaboration with Shippers’ Council
File: Gridlock as tankers shut down Apapa road. By Godfrey Bivbere THE newly inaugurated Lagos State Government Task Team on Restoration of Law and Order on Apapa Ports Access Roads
COVID-19: Government must prioritise vaccination of seafarers, dockworkers — STOAN
By Godwin Oritse IN order to keep international trade unhindered, the Federal Government has been urged to prioritise access to COVID-19 vaccination for Nigerian seafarers and dockworkers. Spokesman
NIMASA, MWUN, NJIC begin negotiations of dockworkers pay increase
Dock Workers By Godwin Oritse THE Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, MWUN, National Joint Industrial Council, NJIC, alongside other stakeholders in the maritime labour industry have commenced negotiations of the
NPA extends Lagos Channel Management Contract
By Godwin Oritse THE Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, has extended the technical partnership agreement with the Lagos Channel Management Company Limited, LCM, managers of the Lagos ports Channels by 12
Simulators’ launch will redefine maritime, oil and gas training —MAN Rector
Students undergoing training at the Maritime Academy of Nigeria THE Rector, Maritime Academy of Nigeria, MAN, Commodore Duja Emmanuel Effedua, retd, has said that workers in the nation’s maritime and
Expert calls for all inclusive implementation of NPPM
By Godfrey Bivbere and Providence Adeyinka A MARITIME expert has said that for Nigerian Port Process Manual, NPPM, to be seen as a document of high value beyond the paper
Empty containers: NPA empowers Port Manager to sanction shipping companies
By Godfrey Bivbere NIGERIAN Ports Authority, NPA, has empowered port managers to sanction shipping companies that are unwilling to return empty containers, as well as stop collection of illegal money
NPA moves to dredge Escravos channel as more vessels run aground
By Godwin Oritse FOLLOWING the shallow depth of the Escravos channel, a development that has reduced the number of vessels calling at the Warri port, the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA,

