MARITIME NEWS: Single Window To Reduce Bottlenecks In Cargo Clearance’

APM Terminals Apapa has said Nigeria’s National Single Window (NSW) project will simplify the trade process, enhance transparency and reduce bottlenecks in cargo clearance. This was disclosed by the chief executive officer, APM Terminals Nigeria, Frederik Klinke, when the leadership of the NSW project met with top officials of APM Terminals Nigeria in Apapa, Lagos. […]

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Nigeria’s Inaugural AfCFTA Consignment Berths in Kenyan Port.

The country’s maiden shipment under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has successfully arrived at the Mombasa Port in Kenya, the Nigeria AfCFTA Coordination Office disclosed yesterday. The development marks a historic moment for Africa’s trade landscape. In a statement, Senior Trade Expert at the Nigeria AfCFTA Coordination Office, Olusegun Olutayo, said in line […]

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Energy Cost: Shippers Council Approves New Haulage Rates For Eastern Ports

Yusuf Babalola The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has approved, negotiated and reviewed haulage rates from Eastern ports to various destinations in the country. The rates approved were in consideration of cost moderation and cargo transport issues. The negotiations were harmonious and the rates agreed upon were acceptable by all parties, including freight forwarders and truck […]

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Minister of Marine Oyetola Commissions Mission to Seafarers Centre

By Suoyo Ekubo The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola on Thursday commissioned the Mission to Seafarers Centre reconstructed by the Nigerian Ports Authority. The facility will enhance best practice requirements for Seafarers in the maritime sector. Speaking at the event, the Minister commended the NPA Management’s prompt intervention in rehabilitating the Seafarers […]

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Nigeria-Japan annual trade hit N7.6tr

The annual trade volume of Nigeria and Japan now stands at about N7.6 trillion 10 billion US dollars. The Japanese Ambassador and Permanent Representative to ECOWAS, Matsunaga Kazuyoshi, said this when he hosted to the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mohammed Bello-Koko on Tuesday. Bello-Koko was at the Embassy of Japan to […]

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