Lilypond Customs Command processes 5,891 exports worth $236m in Q1 2024
The Lilypond Export Command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has processed a total of 5,891 containers of export items worth $236million in the first quarter of 2024. This was…
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Maersk clocks 120 years
Danish shipping and logistics giant, Maersk marked its 120th anniversary on Tuesday. The group highlighted its remarkable evolution from humble origins in Svendborg, Denmark, to a global transportation giant.…
Tinubu inaugurates National Single Window steering committee
President Bola Tinubu has inaugurated the steering committee of the National Single Window (NSW) project to boost trade in Nigeria. Speaking during the inauguration of the project steering committee…
PHOTOS: Shanties, heaps of refuse return to Tin Can Island port
Less than three years after the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and the Lagos State Government demolished shanties and illegal structures at the Tin Can Island Port Complex; their owners…
Singapore retains world’s top maritime city crown
Singapore has retained its position as the leading maritime city in the world, followed by Rotterdam and London, according to the 2024 Leading Maritime Cities (LMC) report. The city-state,…
Owner of ship that ran into Baltimore bridge declares general average
Grace Ocean the Singapore-based owners of the Maersk chartered Dali, which ran into Baltimore’s Francis Key Bridge killing six workers and demolishing the crossing, declared general average on Saturday.…
Somali pirates release ship, crew after receiving $5m ransom
Somali pirates released a hijacked ship, MV Abdullah, and its crew of 23 early on Sunday after receiving a ransom of $5 million, according to reports. No details have…
Maersk restructures Europe-West Africa service
Danish container carrier Maersk has announced changes in its Europe-West Africa service network, which will take effect from next week. The company said that the WAF7 and WAF13 services…
US, UK demand immediate release of MSC ship seized by Iran
The US and UK have called for the immediate release of the container ship MSC Aries seized by Iran. Iranian Revolutionary Guards took control of the MSC chartered vessel…
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Hadiza Bala Usman’s book of 99 errors
I finally found the time last week to read Hadiza Bala Usman’s polemic titled “STEPPING ON TOES: My Odyssey at the Nigerian Ports Authority”. It is a small book…
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Merging NIMASA with Customs, FIRS dangerous
By Dr. Ade Dosunmu My attention has been drawn to speculation purported to have emanated from the Presidential Policy Advisory group erroneously classifying the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety…