WACT prepares for huge $10m upgrade at Onne port 

  The West Africa Container Terminal (WACT), Onne Port, Rivers State, says it is preparing to…

NIMASA awards N249m contract to dry dock vessel despite owning N50bn idle floating dock 

Despite owning a floating dock acquired at a whopping sum of more than N50 billion and…

Shipowners: FG lacks political will to float national carrier 

Indigenous shipowners have accused the Federal Government of lacking the political will and commitment to establish…

NIWA signs MoU with NEXIM Bank, Sealink for waterways development

The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Nigeria Export-Import…

Amaechi bows out, apologizes to stakeholders over failed promises

Rotimi Amaechi performed his last assignment as Nigeria’s Minister of Transportation in Lagos on Tuesday with a maritime stakeholders parley.…

Why Apapa gridlock will persist — Hadiza Bala Usman 

The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman has said that truck queue…

Osinbajo seeks NPA, Shippers’ Council support to clear Apapa gridlock

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has called on the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) and the Nigerian Ports Authority…

Stakeholders kick against 0.2% levy on imports from AU countries

  Maritime industry stakeholders have kicked against the 0.2 percent import levy imposed by the Federal…

Amaechi warns of ‘Ibadan gridlock’ as govt donates land for dry port

The Oyo State Government has officially handed over 90 hectares of land for the proposed Ibadan…

CRFFN signs MoU with University of Lagos on capacity building

The Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) has signed a Memorandum of…

Customs recruitment: Experts berate FG over rising youth unemployment rate

Economic and labour experts have expressed worry over the rising level of youth unemployment in the…

Clearing agents react as Customs reconstitutes controversial strike force

Clearing agents operating at the nation’s seaports have reacted to the decision of the Comptroller General…