Maritime

    Stanley Ihedigbo National President, National Council of Managing Directors of Licensed Customs Agents (NCMDLCA), Lucky Amiwero, has said Nigeria does not need a proliferation of seaports but should instead focus on developing an efficient deep seaport capable of handling the country’s cargo and transshipment business. Amiwero said the…

    Stanley Ihedigbo United States Government has commended Nigeria for its sustained reforms in maritime security and port safety, following the removal of a 12-year Condition of Entry (CoE) imposed on vessels travelling from Nigeria to the United States. The development, according to Washington, will deliver significant benefits to…

L–R: Group Chief Executive Officer, A.P. Moller–Maersk, Vincent Clerc; Managing Director, Badagry Port Development Limited, Didi Ndiomu; Nigeria’s Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola; and Managing Director, Africa & Europe, APM Terminals, Igor van den Essen, at the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the development…

        Stanley Ihedigbo   Africa must stop generating maritime value only to export it and begin to own, finance and govern its oceans, the Secretary-General of the Maritime Organization of West and Central Africa (MOWCA), Dr Paul Adalikwu, has said. Adalikwu made the call on Thursday, August…

    Stanley Ihedigbo Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has reaffirmed its commitment to transparency, accountability and institutional reform, saying its ongoing digital transformation is significantly reducing human discretion, revenue leakages and opportunities for procedural abuse across the nation’s trade corridors. The Service also said it remains open to legitimate independent…

    Stanley Ihedigbo   National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) has raised the alarm over persistent delays in the return of empty containers, accusing some shipping lines of deliberately frustrating the process while continuing to impose detention charges on freight forwarders and importers. The association, in a…

  Stanley Ihedigbo     Secretary-General of the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF), Godfrey Nwosu, has called on freight forwarding companies operating in Nigeria to embrace consolidation as a strategic measure to strengthen indigenous operators and protect the country’s economic interests from growing foreign dominance in the…

    Stanley Ihedigbo Maritime Correspondents’ Organisation of Nigeria (MARCON) has commended the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) for the interception of a major arms consignment and the seizure of cannabis-infused products at the Tin Can Island Port Command in Lagos. MARCON described the operations as significant victories in the ongoing…

L-R: President, Maritime Correspondents’ Organisation of Nigeria (MARCON), Mr Ismail Aniemu; representative of Micro Freight Consults Ltd, Mr Uche Oyoyo; and the Port Manager, Rivers Port Complex, Mrs Kenechi Okezie, during the presentation of the Nigeria’s Most Outstanding Customs Brokerage Company award at the MARCON Annual Conference in Port Harcourt,…

Stanley Ihedigbo Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has praised the Maritime Correspondents Organisation of Nigeria (MARCON) for its consistent efforts in promoting constructive dialogue and policy advocacy that have contributed to the growth and development of Nigeria’s maritime industry. Speaking at MARCON’s 2026 Annual Conference held in…