Maersk to inject US$ 600 million into Nigeria’s port infrastructure
NewsMaersk to invest $600 million into Nigeria's seaport infrastructure to support port modernisation....
WACT opens new four-lane in-gate facility at Onne Port
NewsWith all shipping line offices, customs offices and banks located within the terminal premises, it offers customers a one-stop-shop approach...
APMT Apapa secures rail connection
NewsTrains carrying containers are now regularly moving in the Lagos-Ibadan corridor in Nigeria and APM Terminals is set to benefit as its conta...
Nigerian rail fails cargo
NewsCargo volumes on the new railway between Lagos and Ibadan have been much lower than expected due to a delay in connecting the line to the La...
Congestion at Lagos
NewsReports in Nigeria suggest that the introduction of the new electronic call-up system has not solved the problem of congestion at cargo hand...
Nigeria tries again with cargo scanners
NewsThe Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) is to purchase three Rapiscan mobile cargo scanners for US$18M, plus a ‘local component’ of NGN3.255B...
Nigerian corruption facing turning point?
NewsThe Nigeria Collective Action report, which was published by the Maritime Anti-Corruption Network (MACN) in July, found that some progress h...
Throughputs decline at Nigeria’s main container ports in Q1
NewsThe number of containers handled at Nigeria’s main ports declined by more than 7% in Q1 2018. The combined throughput of 387,016 TEU handl...
Nigerian EC bans lifted
NewsThe Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has lifted temporary bans that it imposed on four shipping lines using the country’s ports. The local o...
APM Terminals to set up ICDs across Nigeria
NewsAPM Terminals has confirmed local press reports that it is to set up a network of ICDs across Nigeria....
Lekki, at last?
NewsChina Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) has announced that it has begun construction of the long delayed new port of Lekki in Nigeria...
New port at Ibom?
NewsThe Akwa Nibon state government in Nigeria has said it will call for international Expressions of Interest in a new port at Ibom during Q2 2...
Kaduna dry port aims to ease congestion
NewsNigeria’s first inland dry port has opened at Kakuri in Kaduna state, in the north of the country....
Reefers cut food waste in Nigeria
NewsAPM Terminals Inland Services launches refrigerated truck transport to move perishable cargo from Northern Nigeria to Lagos...
New rail capacity for Nigeria finally in sight
NewsA succession of grand schemes for modernising the Nigerian rail network and constructing new lines have been drawn up over the past decade, ...