Credit to Ship & Port The new Director General of, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dayo Mobereola formally resumed office on Friday, promising to prioritize effective communication at all levels to enhance innovation, collaboration and synergy. Mobereola was appointed as the head of the maritime regulatory agency by President Bola Tinubu on…
This is not the best of times for terminal operators as thousands of containers and imported vehicles remained un-cleared from Lagos ports. The Guardian gathered that over 9000 containers and 6000 imported vehicles are still trapped at the APMT and Tincan Island Container Terminal (TICT), thereby congesting the port. The abandoned cargoes have taken over…
The financial crunch currently hitting hard on the country can be eased with domestic solutions, provided President Bola Ahmed Tinubu could wade into the port downsides and rejuvenate the nation’s trade gateways. Investigations by The Guardian revealed that the current situation at the nation’s seaports largely fall short of the level of infrastructure and standard…
Josephine Moltok, the General Manager, Corporate and Strategic Communications, NPA, said this in a statement in Lagos. Moltok said the decongestion of the ports to pave way for efficient operations received a boost on June 23 when the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Transportation, Dr Magdelene Ajani, led an inter-agency team on assessment tour. “The…
APM Terminals Apapa has taken its 2023 ‘Go Green’ campaign to schools in Lagos to promote environmentally sustainable activities and awareness. The terminal, in its yearly “Go Green Campaign,” themed, “Healthy Ecosystem and Beating Plastic Pollution,” paved the playground of Army Children Primary School, Apapa, Lagos, with pavement blocks produced from recycled tyres. The Terminal…
The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mohammed Bello-Koko, said the authority was working on securing the International Standard Organisation (ISO) Certification for Apapa and Tin Can Ports, just like it did for Onne and Calabar ports. Bello-Koko stated this in Lagos last week while commissioning the newly refurbished control tower in Apapa and…
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has renovated the dilapidated control towers at Apapa and Tincan ports to enhance vessel traffic management, navigation, advance visibility, safety, and security as well as reduce vessel waiting time. Speaking at the commissioning yesterday, the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, of NPA, Mohammed Bello-Koko, said the authority placed renovation and equipping…
