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DP World, CDC Group to invest $1.7b in ports modernisation, logistics infrastructure in Africa

October 12, 2021
Ships & Ports

  Dubai ports giant DP World and Britain’s development finance agency CDC Group on Tuesday said…

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Police arrest two persons for supplying fuel to bandits

October 12, 2021
Ships & Ports

  Two persons have been taken into police custody for allegedly supplying petroleum products to bandits…

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Customs says ban on importation of rice boosting local production

October 12, 2021
Ships & Ports

  The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says the ban on the importation of rice into the…

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Russia plans year-round shipping via Northern Sea Route

October 12, 2021
Ships & Ports

  Russia plans to begin year-round shipping via the Northern Sea Route that passes through the…

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False declarations: Customs knocks freight forwarders, associations 

October 11, 2021
Ships & Ports

  The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has sounded a note of warning to freight forwarders who…

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64,000 port trucks failed NPA’s minimum safety standard — Bello-Koko 

October 11, 2021
Ships & Ports

  The Acting Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mohammed Bello-Koko, has disclosed that a…

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Ship owners, others knock Amaechi over suspension of CVFF disbursement 

October 11, 2021
Oluwatoyin Amao

  Nigerian ship owners and other maritime industry stakeholders have blamed the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi…

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U.S. Navy engineer, wife charged with selling submarine secrets

October 11, 2021
Ships & Ports

  A U.S. Navy nuclear engineer and his wife have been charged with selling secret information…

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Bello-Koko appoints new Port Managers for Tin Can, Onne and Calabar ports 

October 9, 2021
Ships & Ports

  In a bid to enhance operational efficiency at the nation’s seaports, the Acting Managing Director…

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55 die in DR Congo boat mishap 

October 9, 2021
Ships & Ports

  At least 55 people died in a boat accident in the Democratic Republic of Congo,…

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Chinese trawlers have invaded Nigerian waters — Orakwusi 

October 8, 2021
Tosin Aribisala

  Chairman, Shipowners Forum, Barr. (Mrs) Margaret Orakwusi has lamented the invasion of Nigerian waters by…

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Customs agrees to fast track release of NIMASA’s deep blue project assets 

October 8, 2021
Oluwatoyin Amao

  The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) have…