Category: Maritime
Truck Gridlock Persists On Apapa Corridor Despite NPA Directive
Truck congestion continues to choke access roads around Apapa despite repeated warnings from the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) for shipping companies to evacuate empty and export-bound containers. In a directive issued on May 1, the NPA instructed operators, including Maersk Line, to immediately move containers to designated holding bays to ease mounting pressure on port…
NIWA Plans West Coast Cargo Jetty, Smart Inland Expansion
The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has unveiled plans to facilitate the development of a West Coast cargo jetty aimed at enhancing seamless movement of goods and services across the sub-region. This comes as the Authority prepares to operationalise some of its existing jetties to boost cargo traffic between Nigeria and Ghana as a pilot…
Green Port To Unlock N530bn Yearly, Create 50,000 Jobs
The Sea Empowerment and Research Centre (SEREC) has identified marine biomass utilisation and green port energy transition as low-hanging in Nigeria, as well as coastal job creation and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) development in the blue economy sector, with the potential of unlocking about N530 billion yearly economic value. The research centre stated that…
Maritime Trade Boom Yet To Reflect In GDP, Says Oyeyemi
Stakeholders in the maritime and logistics sector have called for deliberate policy reforms to strengthen indigenous shipping capacity, reduce port inefficiencies, and formalise cross-border maritime transactions. They warned that continued reliance on informal trade is distorting Nigeria’s economic records and limiting growth in Gross Domestic Product (GDP). They also urged urgent investment in multimodal transport…
Lagos Launches Africa’s First Ferry Safety Mentorship Programme
OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos The Lagos State Government has launched what it described as Africa’s first Ferry Safety Development and Mentoring Programme, aimed at strengthening safety standards and capacity development across the state’s waterways sector. Speaking at the launch on behalf of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the Special Adviser overseeing the Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) described…
Firm Unveils African Shipping Outlook 2025, Projects Surge In Export Economy
A new report released by Topship has projected significant growth in Africa’s export-driven economy, with Nigeria’s air freight market expected to nearly double within the next five years. The report, titled African Shipping Outlook 2025, provides an in-depth analysis of air freight trends, digital commerce expansion, and the rising role of Micro, Small and Medium…
Maritime Institutions Unite To Boost Africa’s Shipping Workforce
The Maritime Organisation of West and Central Africa (MOWCA) is strengthening regional maritime capacity by fostering collaboration among training institutions to address the human capital gap. Secretary General of the organisation, Dr. Paul Adalikwu, stated this at the opening session of a four-day exchange visit involving the Regional Maritime University (RMU), Accra; Académie Régionale des…
