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Nigerian emerges first vice president of IMO Assembly
The ongoing 28th general assembly of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), which started last week in…
FG puts duty on imported cars at 70%, 35% on buses
Determined to encourage increased local production of vehicles and to revive the nation’s dormant auto industry,…
Seme Customs’ revenue profile rises to N6.7bn in 10mths
Despite the downturn in the volume of trade through the border, the Seme Area Command of Nigeria Customs Service…
Congestion and long cargo dwell time in Nigerian ports
Cargo dwell time in Nigerian ports is increasingly assuming a worrisome dimension as importers continue to spend…
FG, Lagos govt and development of inland water transport
For some time now there has been strife between National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), the inland waterways…
Security concern raises water transport cost by 50% in…
The cost of travelling by water from Akwa Ibom to Cross River, two states that share a common boundary, has…
Survey estimates vessel operating cost to rise by 3.2%…
Based on the responses from key players in the international shipping industry, especially ship owners and managers…
Tank farm business and environmental risk to Apapa…
Apapa is a big industrial city in Lagos that warehouses the nation’s two biggest economic gateways (Apapa and…
MARAN marks 25yrs of covering maritime industry in…
The Maritime Reporters Association of Nigeria (MARAN), a body of journalists that is accredited by the Nigerian…
Despair as proposed Ibaka deep seaport remains a mirage
Less than two years to the May 2015 delivery date of the proposed Ibaka deep seaport project, the project has…
Onne FTZ grows government revenue to $7.1bn in 2yrs
Given the attractive business environment created by the promoters of Onne Oil & Gas Free Trade Zone for…
Need to retain N960bn loss to foreign seafarers through…
Nigeria’s shipping industry has been losing about N960 billion annually as capital flight due to the domination of…