WAF Shipping Focus: Week 40
- Agwe Logistics Solutions
- Oct 4, 2024
- 3 min read
The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Port Harcourt I Area Command, has announced its revenue performance from January to August 2024 to the tune of N142,451,734,450.47 Billion. According to Comptroller Mustapha Hashim, the Customs Area Controller, the figure marks a one hundred and five percent 105 percent increase compared to the N69,240,259,592.90 billion collected in the same period in 2023.
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President Bola Tinubu has proposed that all charges, fines, and other fees collected by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the Nigerian Port Authority (NPA) be paid in naira, instead of dollars and other foreign currencies. This is part of the economic stabilisation bills (ESBs) set to be presented to the National Assembly by the President. Bayo Onanuga, the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, announced the proposal during a press briefing at the State House in Abuja.
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Findings by Shipping Position Daily have revealed that despite over 120 arrests in the last two weeks by security agents, hoodlums, street urchins and extortionists have remained defiant and have resorted to illegal toll collections and extortion at night along the Lagos Ports Corridor. This is even as truckers are calling on agencies to extend operations hours by extending their operations to include night patrols to effectively combat the persistent extortion and truck vandalisation along the port access roads.
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The Minister for Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has assured that the Federal Government will increase investments in new technologies and alternative fuels to ensure safe shipping operations in the country. Oyetola, who was represented by the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Mr. Oloruntola Olufemi, spoke during the celebration of World Maritime Day (WMD) 2024 in Lagos, which had the theme “Navigating the Future: Safety First”. In his words, “For safety and operational efficiency, it is imperative that we invest in upgrading our facilities and building capacity to ensure Nigeria remains competitive in the global arena of seaborne trade.
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Abuja MoU records 21.05 percent in regional ship detention.
There are indications that more of the vessels calling at ports across the African continent have fallen short of minimum standard of safety and seaworthiness as the Abuja Memorandum of Understanding, Abuja, MoU, recorded a total of 23 vessel detentions in 2023 as against 19 in 2022, indicating a 21.05 increase of number of vessels of such category.
The Abuja Memorandum of Understanding is the legal document under which maritime authorities of countries in the West and Central African region agreed to develop and implement a common mechanism for the respective port state control activities.
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The World Bank has shown interest in collaborating with Nigeria’s Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy to foster the growth of the maritime sector in alignment with the ministry’s long-term goals. During a courtesy visit to the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, Ms. Lia Sieghart, leader of the World Bank delegation, highlighted their aim to discuss Nigeria’s vision for developing a sustainable blue economy, with a focus on fisheries and marine resources. She emphasized the bank’s willingness to provide technical expertise and support in key areas.
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