Maritime

By Fredrick Wright   SIFAX Inland Container Terminal, an off-dock terminal owned by SIFAX Group, has recorded over 33,500 TEUs in its first year of operations. The terminal, located in Ijora, Lagos,...

By Fredrick Wright Stakeholders in the industry are set to gather in Lagos to provide a leeway for an effective digitisation of Nigeria's port system.    The Town Hall Meeting, being organized...

By Fredrick Wright   The Lagos State Government, through the Office of Public-Private Partnerships (PPP), in conjunction with Messrs. Mainland Freight Agency Ltd, has concluded plans to develop a commercial storage...

  … Pledges support for Shippers’ Council   By Abimbola Abdullahi The Chairman, Nigerian Ports Consultative Council, Otunba Kunle Folarin has called for the institution of the National Single Window at the nation's...

  Fredrick Wright The Lagos Ferry Service Company (LAGFERRY), has called on traditional rulers and organisations to channel part of their Corporate Social Responsibility toward supporting it with safety equipment.   Its Managing...

By Abimbola Abdullahi Aggrieved freight forwarders at the Lagos seaports have served a notice of withdrawal of their services to protest what they described as unbridled extortions and high handedness...

  ...Lagos State Commissioner commends pace of work     Construction of Lekki Deep Sea Port has reached 66% completion. This was disclosed by its Managing Director, Du Ruogang during a recent inspection...

  By Abimbola Abdullahi The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) has distributed 500 life jackets to three riverine communities in the state.   Distributing the items in Epe’, LASWA General Manager, Oluwadamilola Emmanuel,...

  By Abimbola Abdullahi Ahead of the December International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Council Election, Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has called on the...

  By Fredrick Wright   The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has expressed its determination to ensure optimal utilisation of its facilities across the nation's seaports with a view to position the ports...