APM Terminals commits N100m to battle Covid-19 in Nigeria, sustains operation at Apapa, Onne ports
Samson Echenim
March 29, 2020
Concessionaire of West Africa’s largest container terminal, APM Terminals Nigeria says it is contributing N100 million to fight coronavirus in Nigeria, just as it maintains continuity in its operations in Apapa and Onne Ports in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The port operator said it had adopted stringent measures in line with the guidelines of the […]
Anxiety grips importers as Lagos is locked down
Samson EchenimMarch 29, 2020
ANLCA meets NPA on essential cargoes after Buhari locks down Lagos Following the directive by President Muhammadu Buhari to the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu to effect lockdown of the country’s trade hub for 14 days, there is palpable anxiety among mporters whose goods may be trapped at seaports in Lagos. As a result, Business […]
Customs FOU Zone A seizes poultry products worth N20.6bn
Samson EchenimMarch 28, 2020
Operatives of Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit in Zone A have intercepted and destroyed poultry products worth N20.6 million. Usman Yahaya, acting controller of the unit, said the seizures were made in two separate operations within one week. Yahaya in a statement on Friday said his men had sustained round the clock patrols while […]
SIFAX, NIMASA scale down operations as coronavirus concerns rise
Samson EchenimMarch 26, 2020
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and Nigeria’s mega indigenous multiservices and container port operator, SIFAX Group say they have scaled down operations following rising concerns over the Coronavirus. Global infection cases hit 509,477 with 23,004 deaths on Thursday, as Nigeria records 51 cases with one death. But concerns remained rife that the […]
Nigeria cannot afford to shut down seaports, NPA insists
Samson EchenimMarch 26, 2020
Nigeria cannot afford to shut down her seaports despite the impact of the coronavirus which has begin to take a toll on the country’s economy. Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) said that as an import dependent country, it was impossible for Nigeria to shut down her seaports. Adams Jatto, NPA general manager for corporate and strategic […]
The significance of Hapag Lloyd ship at Ports & Cargo Terminal
Samson EchenimMarch 25, 2020
Last week, news broke on international media that Ports & Cargo Handling Services Limited, the flagship company of SIFAX Group and concessionaire of Terminal C, Tin Can Island Port, Apapa, Lagos, had added a new client to its growing clientele list. The latest addition was Hapag Lloyd AG Limited, a German international shipping and […]
COVID-19: NPA, Shippers Council, ANLCA shut down
Samson EchenimMarch 25, 2020
As the dreaded coronavirus continues to infect more people in Nigeria, some maritime agencies and businesses have opted to shut down operations, living only the very critical aspect of their operations to go on. So far, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) and the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) […]
Nigerian importers to lose N33.6bn on SON’s return to seaports
Samson EchenimMarch 25, 2020
By Samson Echenim Importers in Nigeria face no less than N33.6 billion loss in port storage charge if the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) or any more agency of the federal government is allowed to return to seaports in the country. Findings by business a.m revealed that with one or two more agencies having […]
SON’s return to seaports will obstruct ease of doing business policy, says NPA
Samson EchenimMarch 18, 2020
…says only FG, not NASS can return SON to seaports A return of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) to the seaports will hinder the ease of doing business initiative of the Nigerian government at the ports, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has cautioned. SON is one of the eight agencies of the federal government […]
Customs ban on cargo evacuation by barges wicked policy, says ANLCA
Samson EchenimMarch 17, 2020
The Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA), the country’s largest association of customs licensed agents, has described the ban on evacuation of containers by barges from the Lagos ports as “a wicked policy,” hinting that it would protest against the decision by the Nigeria Customs Service. Evacuation of containers by barges at the Apapa […]