Shipping and Logistics Blog in Nigeria
The value of global trade increased by approximately US$1 trillion in the first quarter of the year, reaching US$7.7 trillion compared to the same period last year, according to United Nations Conference on Trade...
President Muhammadu Buhari has reacted to the successful berthing of the first ship at Lekki port in Lagos by congratulating the Federal Ministry of Transportation, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), and all stakeholders in...
Nigerian Ports Authority says is ready to give tariff reliefs to importers to patronise Calabar Port. The Managing Director, Mohammed Bello Koko stated this during his visit to the palace of the Obong of...
Lekki Port management last week witnessed the arrival of the first vessel to berth at the port. The vessel, Zhen Hua 28, brought 3 Ship to Shore cranes and 10 Rubber Tyre Gantries for...
The European Union has said that all air shipments to or through the bloc will be subjected to new guidelines under its customs pre-arrival security and safety program – the Import Control System...
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) said it has begun investigations of shipping companies over the high cost of shipping products to Nigeria. The Executive Vice Chairman of FCCPC, Babatunde Irukera, who...
The Tin Can Island Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has barred importers and agents from clearing pharmaceutical products and overage used vehicles imported through the Tin Can Island Port Complex, findings by SHIPS...
A Maersk-operated containership lost around 90 containers in heavy weather this week during an eastbound voyage in the North Pacific Ocean, the company has confirmed. Some of the containers lost overboard contained dangerous goods...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Thursday reiterated its rejection of the e-valuator and e-invoicing for import and export businesses in Nigeria. The electronic valuation and invoicing system was introduced by the Central Bank...
Director-General, World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has welcomed a new project aimed at helping eight African countries operationalize the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Led by the Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF), the...
