Nigeria’s maritime sector recorded strong growth in the first quarter of 2026 as the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) announced a 19.5 per cent increase in vessel tonnage and an 11.6 per cent rise in cargo throughput. According to the NPA’s Q1 2026 Operational Performance Review, vessel tonnage increased to 46.75 million Gross Registered Tonnage (GRT),…
The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), in partnership with Lufredha Maritime Academy, has begun a three-day intensive waterways safety training for about 100 boat operators from Maton Engineering Nigeria Limited. The programme, held in Warri, Delta State, is part of efforts to improve professionalism in inland water transportation and reduce the growing rate of accidents…
The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has intensified efforts to phase out wooden boats across Nigeria’s waterways as part of measures to improve safety and reduce boat accidents. The Lagos Area Manager of NIWA, Engr. Sarat Braimah, disclosed this during a courtesy visit by members of the 2026 Dockworkers’ Day Committee of the Shipping Correspondents…
The Federal Government, through the Nigerian Shippers Council, said it has received a proposal for an additional $600m investment into the nation’s maritime industry by the APM Terminals Apapa. According to a statement on Wednesday, the Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Shippers Council, Dr Pius Akutah, disclosed this when the Governing…
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…
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…
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…
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…
