WAF Shipping Focus: Week 44
- Agwe Logistics Solutions
- Nov 1, 2024
- 3 min read
The Shippers’ Council of Nigeria has raised the alarm over the cost of the delay in implementing the International Cargo Tracking Note (ICTN) contract. Pius Akutah, the Executive Secretary of the Shippers’ Council, disclosed this at a hearing on the ICTN, a cargo tracking technology. The hearing, organised by the House of Representatives Committee on Shipping Services, Customs, Ports and Harbour, and Maritime Safety, Education, and Administration, is investigating the non-implementation of the contract.
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The House of Representatives has urged National Inland Waterways Authority to set standards for boat construction, licensing boat builders and conducting annual inspections to ensure sea worthiness. The resolution followed the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance moved by Rep. Joshua Gana (PDP-Niger) on the floor of the House. Presenting the motion, Gana said no fewer than 80 bodies had been recovered, with 74 dead, six alive, and 200 still missing in the boat accident that occurred on Oct. 2 in River Niger.
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The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has temporarily suspended the release of cleared cargoes from the Apapa Port Complex (APC) due to congestion issues currently affecting the port. This development is expected to impact logistics, the supply chain, and the overall efficiency of cargo movement in and out of one of Nigeria’s busiest ports. In an official notice addressed to the trucking sector of the maritime industry, Truck Transit Parks (TTP)—the traffic management firm responsible for coordinating the movement of trucks along the Apapa port corridor—announced the halt in truck releases from the Lagos Port Complex’s pre-gate area.
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The Comptroller General, Nigeria Immigration Services (NIS), Kemi Nandap, has said that the service ha deployed technology to safeguard the nation’s land borders. Nandap stated this when she paid a courtesy visit to Gov. Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau in Jos. The comptroller, who said that Nigerian borders were safer than before, added that the service had adopted some innovative initiatives aimed at ensuring the safety of all land borders and Nigerians. “We are doing everything possible to ensure our borders are safe because the safety of Nigerians is our priority.
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A leading voice in the Maritime Safety space, Dr Charles Wami, led other major stakeholders in the coastal states to demand more professional attention to safety at sea and other industry safety issues. This is as the stakeholders called on regulatory bodies to intensify safety measures to curb the alarming rate of marine accidents and casualties in Nigeria’s maritime domain. At the Energy and Maritime Reporters, EMR, 2024 Seminar and Awards event, experts stressed the need for urgent action to address maritime safety concerns.
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Lekki Port has highlighted its role in advancing Nigeria’s economy through its integration of the Lagos Free Zone with the nation’s blue economy. This focus was presented at the 17th Nigeria International Maritime Ports and Terminals Conference and Expo (NIMPORT 2024), held from October 29th to 31st at the NIGAV Expo Centre, Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. Themed “Charting the Course for the Optimization of Nigeria’s Blue Economy 2,” the event gathered industry stakeholders to discuss strategies for enhancing Nigeria’s maritime economy.
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