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APM Terminals Apapa Strengthens Exports with 24-Hour Barge Operations

  APM Terminals Apapa is stepping up efforts to ease persistent bottlenecks in the country’s export logistics chain, targeting a significant increase in rail evacuation and introducing round-the-clock barge operations…

Customs Seizes N5.53bn Contraband in 56 Containers at Onne Port

  The Nigeria Customs Service has seized 56 containers containing contraband worth N5.53 billion at the Port Harcourt Area II Command, Onne Port, Rivers State. Comptroller-General of Customs Bashir Adewale…

Russia Accuses Danish Helicopters of Dangerous Manoeuvres Near Warships

  Russia has accused Danish military helicopters of carrying out dangerous manoeuvres near its warships in the Baltic Sea and has handed Copenhagen an official note of protest, Moscow’s ambassador…

Customs Spends N70bn on CSR Projects in Two Years  

  The Nigeria Customs Service has spent more than N70 billion on corporate social responsibility projects across the country in less than two years, Customs Comptroller-General, Adewale Adeniyi, said on…

Iran Expands Hormuz Blacklist to 77 Vessels

  Iran’s Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA) has expanded its list of “non-compliant vessels” by 21 ships, taking the total to 77 and warning that those on the list face…

Indonesia Rescue Teams Search for 129 Missing After Passenger Ship Capsizes 

  Hundreds of Indonesian rescuers, backed by the coast guard and navy, are racing to find 129 people still missing after a passenger ship capsized in the Java Sea, with…

Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd Expand Suez Return Despite Red Sea Risks 

  Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd are expanding their return to the Suez Canal, moving four more Gemini Cooperation services away from the Cape of Good Hope despite renewed security concerns in…

US Hails Nigeria Over Lifting of 12-Year Maritime Security Restriction

  The United States Government has commended Nigeria for its sustained maritime security reforms following the lifting of a 12-year Condition of Entry (CoE) imposed on vessels travelling from Nigeria…

NPA Mourns Former Chief Executive Bamanga Tukur

  The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has mourned the death of its former General Manager and Chief Executive, Bamanga Tukur, who died on Saturday aged 90. Tukur, a prominent businessman…

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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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What the US Lifting of the 12-Year Vessel Restriction Means for Nigeria 

    By Nasir Anas Mohammed The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr Adegboyega Oyetola, recently announced that the United States Coast Guard has lifted the Condition of Entry…