Category: Maritime
AMATO Urges Truckers To Comply Ahead Of PEBEC Lagos Ports Cleanup
The Association of Maritime Truck Owners (AMATO) has directed its members to strictly comply with the approved single-lane arrangement and avoid indiscriminate parking along the Lagos ports corridor ahead of the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) clean up exercise. The association also directed truck drivers to remove all broken-down trucks obstructing the port access…
NPA Records 32.38 Million Tons Cargo Throughput In Q1 2026
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),…
NIWA, Maritime Academy Train Boat Operators On Water Safety
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…
NIWA Moves To Phase Out Wooden Boats On Waterways
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…
FG Receives $600m Maritime Development Proposal From APMT
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 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…
