Maritime
17 Jan
Fifteen days into the year, the country has recorded three boat mishaps with over 25 deaths.On January 15, a boat conveying 100 passengers including goods, grains and other valuables capsized in Niger State.
17 Jan
Managing Director of Kaystone Global Resources Limited, Benita Afolabi has predicted seamless operations in the Maritime sector in 2024, following innovations from Customs and the Nigerian government.
10 Jan
The European Union’s (EU) new customs pre-arrival safety and security system - Import Control System 2 (ICS2), is set to introduce a new process for the entry of goods by maritime, inland waterways, road and rail from June 3, 2024.
10 Jan
The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, has lamented the low trade volume in Africa and the stagnant growth in the continent’s trade.
10 Jan
The Lagos State Committee on Cargo and Transport Operations (LASTCOC) has raised the alarm over attempts to tarnish the image and reputation of the committee.
10 Jan
Nigerian Association of Master Mariners (NAMM) has advised that the extension of the nation’s maritime domain by an additional 20 Nautical Miles (NM) should strengthen the monitoring of fishes, which are poached due to illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing.
10 Jan
Admiralty Lawyers Society of Nigeria (ALSN) has called for the amendment of section 251 of the 1999 Constitution to create flexibility in the management and control of maritime.
27 Dec
The Lagos State Truck and Cargo Operators Committee (LASTCOC) has called on the Federal and State governments to provide security backup to support the committee’s efforts to sanitise the ports access roads of indiscriminate parking of trucks and resistance by hoodlums.
27 Dec
The Maritime Researchers and Authors Association of Nigeria (MARASSON) said the road ahead of the port industry would be ‘rougher and bumpier’ in 2024, while calling for a total overhaul of the industry.
27 Dec
The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, NLNG Shipping and Marine Services Limited (NSML), Abdulkadir Ahmed, said the organisation is committed to training and equipping Nigerian seafarers with the certificates of competency (CoC) required to trade on vessels globally.
20 Dec
Stakeholders have increased calls towards the fixing of eastern waterways and ports to decongest Lagos ports and recover revenue lost to the diversion of cargoes to neighbouring countries due to poor infrastructure.
20 Dec
Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has said it remains committed to ensuring that shipping in the country is run in line with global best practices.