Shipping activities at South Africa’s busiest port (Port of Durban) have been suspended following severe flooding in the KwaZulu-Natal province that has so far claimed at least 60 lives. The…
The cost of shipping goods has surged 25-30% since the start of the pandemic due to array of inflationary pressures that are “unlikely to abate in the short term,” container shipping company Maersk said…
The Minister of State for Transportation, Senator Gbemisola Saraki, on Tuesday assured maritime stakeholders and the international community that the Federal Government would sustain the fight against piracy and other…
Three crew members sustained injuries from an explosion in the engine room of an MSC containership in the western Mediterranean Sea off the coast of France on Tuesday. Two of…
Senate has received seven new nominees from President Muhammadu Buhari as replacements for ministers that resigned due to their political ambitions. The names of the nominees are contained in a…
The Federal Government has announced that it will actualise the linking of Lagos-Ibadan standard guage rail line to the Lagos Port Complex Apapa by the end of this month. The…
Stakeholders in the Nigerian maritime industry said that former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, failed to develop the industry during his seven-year tenure, and should therefore not be reappointed into…
Nigeria’s oil and gas logistics giant, INTELS Nigeria Limited, has graduated 38 women under its Women Empowerment Project Scheme Synergy (WEPSS). WEPSS is a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative of…
The Importers Association of Nigeria (IMAN) Compliance Team has solicited the cooperation of the Commissioner, Port Police Command to apprehend importers of illicit drugs. Briefing newsmen after a meeting with…
I feel greatly honoured to write about a distinguished gentleman that I regard as a big uncle and a highly impactful mentor. I have known Captain Olugbemiga Abidoye…
Lucky Amiwero The introduction of the e-valuator and e-invoicing for import and export by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is a contravention of the Customs and Excise Management Act…
Lukman Lawal, Lagos I commend Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for the bold step of announcing the ban on okada operations in six local government council areas and LCDAs. The governor has…
By Princess Vicky Haastrup The African Continental Free Trade Area, popularly known as AfCFTA is a free trade area founded in 2018, while its full implementation commenced in January 2021. AfCFTA…