Maritime

The Maritime Researchers and Authors Association of Nigeria (MARASSON) has warned that the year holds a bleak future for the maritime industry, especially as 2023 witnessed poor import and export.

Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has briefed the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) on its measures to recover unremitted funds, increase revenue generation and block revenue leakages.

The Managing Director of Inland Containers Nigeria Limited (ICNL), Ismail Yusuf, has decried the lack of direct transportation from the seaport to the hinterland, making the cost of moving containers very expensive.

A report said empty containers accounted for about 80 per cent of traffic from Nigerian ports in 2023 just as cargo import and export continue to decline.

The Chairman of Oil Trading Logistics Africa Downstream Energy Week, Dr Emeka Akabogu, has unveiled two books that would address issues of shipping regulations, arrests and detention as well as laws governing port operations in the country.

The federal government said the deployment of the largest liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered container vessels to Nigerian deep seaport is in tandem with the country's commitment to the 2023 International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO)

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has planned to launch a Time Release Study (TRS) as part of efforts to optimise processes and reduce the time to get goods released at seaports and land borders across the country.

The continuous rise in import duty is hurting the importation of cargo into the country, with importers and clearing agents lamenting the high cost of shipment into Nigeria and clearing consignment at the ports across the country.

The Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Shippers Council, Pius Ukeyima Akutah, has commended the Ports & Cargo Handling Services Limited, a subsidiary of SIFAX Group, for its impact in the nation’s maritime sector.

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Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has said it is sourcing low-cost funds to fully modernise its existing ports to accommodate modern cargo handling equipment, reduce vessel turn-around time and improve the berth occupancy factor.

The Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) has solicited the intervention of the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Maritime Police Command, Lagos, Olofu Rhoda, in reducing the rate of human interference at cargo clearing points.