Shipping and Logistics Blog in Nigeria
The US ports and the White House are planning to introduce a new fee on long-dwelling empty containers in an effort to tackle the supply chain crisis. In particular, the ports of Los Angeles...
The Port of New York and New Jersey have been hit with congestion due to a spike in the number of port workers in quarantine for COVID-19. “We have seen a spike in the...
A.P. Moller–Maersk on Monday confirmed it has exercised options for four additional new build containerships to be powered by carbon-neutral methanol. The ships will be built by South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries with delivery...
The Apapa Area Command of Nigeria Customs Service has barred its personnel, clearing agents, and other stakeholders that have not received the COVID-19 vaccine from accessing its premises. An internal memo obtained exclusively by SHIPS...
Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCC), larger container vessels and others now spend 5 hours against 72 hours to process the submission of their manifests at Nigerian ports as the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety...
Countries in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) are working towards the interconnectivity of their customs systems to enable an exchange of customs data and to leverage opportunities for mutual cooperation, improved data integrity,...
The Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service, Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (Rtd) says the customs remains totally committed to the course of protecting national security and economy as Nigerian borders open to the African Continental...
Hapag-Lloyd has introduced software aimed to prevent the improper loading of dangerous cargoes onto vessels, thereby improving safety and reducing the occurrence of container fires. The shipping line has also inked an agreement to...
Freight forwarders, logistics operators, tank container operators and lessors, NVOCs, and liner carriers have been warned and to take necessary action to ensure that commodities being presented for transport are correctly declared and documented...
The economic disruptions and uncertainties that characterized 2020, created the greatest anxiety for 2021 and even colored the views of renowned experts who hardly saw the world make any meaningful economic recovery. 2021 also...
