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BUA, AD Ports, MAIR Forge Strategic Partnership on Sugar, Logistics

  In a significant move to reshape regional food supply chains and industrial logistics, BUA Group, AD Ports Group and MAIR Group have signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding to…

Epstein Files: DP World Chairman Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem Resigns

  DP World has been thrust into global scrutiny after its long-serving chairman, Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, last week resigned with immediate effect following mounting controversy over alleged links to…

NIMASA, NUPRC Forge Alliance to Boost Maritime, Energy Investment Climate

  Nigeria’s drive to strengthen investor confidence and ease of doing business in its critical maritime and upstream petroleum sectors received fresh momentum as the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety…

MSC Surges Past 7.2 Million TEU to Cement Global Container Shipping Dominance

  Geneva-based Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has crossed another historic threshold, pushing its total containership capacity beyond 7.2 million TEU and reinforcing its status as the world’s largest container carrier.…

Hapag-Lloyd Nears Landmark Takeover of Zim in $3.5bn Deal Talks

  German shipping giant Hapag-Lloyd AG is in advanced negotiations to acquire Israeli carrier Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd, in a move that could reshape the global container shipping hierarchy.…

Japan Seizes Chinese Fishing Boat as Arrest Deepens Beijing–Tokyo Rift 

  Japan has seized a Chinese fishing vessel and arrested its captain after the boat entered Japan’s exclusive economic zone off Nagasaki and allegedly attempted to flee inspection, adding fresh…

Customs Launches ‘One-Stop-Shop’ to Deliver 48-Hour Cargo Clearance

  In a major push to transform Nigeria’s trade ecosystem, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has launched its One-Stop-Shop (OSS) platform — an integrated digital system designed to ensure cargo…

NAGAFF Joins ANLCA in Disowning JACOFF, Vows to Protect Institutional Integrity

    The National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) has formally distanced itself from the Joint Association of Licensed Customs Agent and Freight Forwarders (JACOFF), issuing an official…

Customs Seize N1bn Cocaine, Hand Suspect to NDLEA in Lagos

  The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has handed over 22 packages of suspected cocaine weighing about 25 kilograms and valued at N1 billion to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency…

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Oyetola: On the Crest of Maritime History

  By Chima Nwana The introduction of the new Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was a bold step in the right direction. It…

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Merging NIMASA with Customs, FIRS dangerous

  By Dr. Ade Dosunmu  My attention has been drawn to speculation purported to have emanated from the Presidential Policy Advisory group erroneously classifying the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety…