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Clearing agents ground port operations, begin indefinite strike over CBN e-valuation
Ports operations at both Tin-Can Island and the Ports & Terminal Multipurpose Limited may have been grounded on Monday, following the commencement of the withdrawal of services by agents and…
Piracy: NIMASA Gives Reasons For Decline, Seeks Sustained Collaboration
The Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has reiterated the Agency’s commitment collaborate with all stakeholders s part of measures to ensure that Nigeria attains the status of not only the…
NIMASA renews Stevedoring rates
By Ngozi Onyeakusi--- The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has renewed the revised Offshore Cargo Handling and Operations Stevedoring rates contained in the Second Schedule of the…
Nigeria records 76.5 per cent decline on ships attacks in nine months
Ship Pirate attacks and armed robbery at sea in Nigeria dropped from 17 in the first nine months of 2020 to four in the corresponding period of 2021, the…
S’East Shippers protest suspension of Onitsha River port
The South-East Shippers Association has protested the constant suspension of activities at Onitsha River Port in Anambra State. The group said that Onitsha port is a natural deposit which…
Decline In Piracy Will End War Risk Insurance Premium … NIMASA
By Ngozi Onyeakusi .... A sustained reduction in reported cases of piracy and other maritime crimes in Nigerian waters would end the regime of War Risk Insurance…
Lagos, Ondo to Exploit Nearness to Sea for Economic Development
Two littoral states, Lagos and Ondo, have concluded plans to take advantage of their nearness to sea to grow their economies. Speaking at the just concluded 2021 Mission to…
Nigeria loses N900bn annually to foreign engineers
President, COREN, Ali Rabiu As dearth of indigenous engineering technicians and craftsmen conyinue to pose challenge to Nigeria, the Federal Government has disclosed that estimated N900 billion is being lost…
NIMASA moves to end War Risk Insurance on Nigeria-bound imports
Business Transport The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency NIMASA has expressed deep worries over the continued imposition of War Risk Insurance premium on Nigeria-bound cargo, saying that there was…
Nigerian Shippers’ Council Seals Deal With Ghana On Trade Facilitation
The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) is collaborating with the Ghana Shippers Authority (GSA) to further protect shippers and promote trade in Africa. The Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer of NSC, Mr…