Shipping and Logistics Blog in Nigeria
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has renewed offensives against hoodlums operating on the Southern waters (Eastern and Western Marine Commands) with the acquisition of 18 creeks patrol boats. Comptroller General of Customs, Hameed Ali,...
Shippers in the United States are set to challenge shipping lines to claw back demurrage fees at Los Angeles and Long Beach ports. Cash-rich container lines are facing a backlash from disgruntled shippers ready...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has sought for wider participation of relevant stakeholders in the blue economy project to deepen participation and benefits of Nigerians from the country’s marine resources. Osinbajo made the call at...
The antitrust regulator in South Korea has sanctioned 23 domestic and foreign container shipping companies for fixing maritime freight rates. On 18 January 2022, the Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) said it has imposed a...
Ningbo-Zhoushan port posted a cargo throughput of 1.22 trillion tons in 2021, an increase of 4.4% year-on-year, retaining the crown of the world’s top cargo handling port for the 13th consecutive year. Container volume...
The Netherlands-based terminal operator APM Terminals has decided to bring forward its net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emission target to 2040, a decade ahead of its initial 2050 ambition. A 70% reduction in total emissions...
Singapore has retained the number one spot in the Leading Maritime Cities (LMC) report conducted by Norwegian classification society DNV and Norwegian consultancy Menon Economics AS. The 2022 edition of the LMC report was...
Ghana is set to fine vessels that have crew members or passengers that are not vaccinated against COVID-19 onboard, P&I Club Gard has warned shipping lines. In an alert issued last week, Gard said...
Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has been supported by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) on the development of a Port Community System (PCS) for electronic data exchange for its ports. Port Community System is a...
Malaysian container terminal operator Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) has registered a total of 11.2 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) throughput at the end of 2021, representing a 14% increase in its yearly volume...
