An employee of Japan-based Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) has pleaded guilty and was sentenced to…
Author: Ships & Ports
How has port concession fared, eight years after?
Concessioning is very good. It is one of the best reforms handled by the federal government…
Africa’s ports vital for world trade
Africa covers about 6% of the Earth’s total surface. With 38 of its 54 countries either…
Reckless Customs officers
A few days ago, the media was awash with reports of three young Nigerian women who…
MH370: One year after
The disappearance of a Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which vanished without a trace one year ago…
We are building Africa’s largest fabrication and intergration facility
Dr. Amy Jadesimi, managing director of Lagos Deep Offshore Logistics (LADOL), is very versatile, intelligent and…
Terminal operators acquire 1,204 cargo handling equipment in 8 years
No fewer than 1,204 modern cargo handling equipment have been acquired by private terminal operators at…
NAC: Why we shifted implementation of 35% levy on used vehicles
Director General of the National Automotive Council (NAC), Aminu Jalal has said that delayed implementation of…
NISA denies partnering Greece, Turkey to build ships
The Nigerian Shipowners Association (NISA) has debunked claims that it has entered into a partnership with…
Farinto berates Shipping World Publisher, Asu Beks over attacks on Customs boss
Immediate past chairman, Tin Can Island Chapter of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA),…
Nigerian seaports handled 86.6m metric tonnes of cargo in 2014
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) said a total of 86,603,903 metric tonnes of cargoes were moved…
22 countries team up to fight piracy in Gulf of Guinea
In a move to check piracy and crude oil theft in the Gulf of Guinea, the…