Godwin Oritse

2 days ago | nigeriaworld.com | Godwin Oritse

APM Terminals Apapa has recorded its highest volume of Nigerian exports in one month since inception in 2006. This was made known in a press statement made available to the media on Sunday. The terminal had in April 2025, handled 8, 687 TEUs of export cargo, an over 30% rise as against 6,606 TEUs recorded in April 2024. Steen Knudsen, Terminal Manager at APM Terminals Apapa, stated that the positive trend of shows consistent growth in Nigeria’s export volumes over recent years.

2 days ago | nigeriaworld.com | Godwin Oritse

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has firmly denied allegations of multi-billion naira fraud circulating in some online media outlets, describing the claims as baseless and lacking credibility. In a statement issued by the agency’s management, the NPA emphasized that its finances are subject to strict oversight by the Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy, the Budget Office of the Federation, and the National Assembly. This, it noted, renders any misapplication of funds virtually impossible.

2 weeks ago | allafrica.com | Godwin Oritse

·As debate rages over interest ratesIN a bid to commence the disbursement of the Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund, CVFF, in the next few weeks, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, has said that it raised the numbers of Primary Lending Institutions, PLIs, appointed to midwife the disbursements of the Fund to 12 from the initial four.

3 weeks ago | allafrica.com | Godwin Oritse

Determined to sustainably improve efficiencies in port operations and service delivery, the Federal Government (FG) through the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) is set to inaugurate the Ports and Customs Efficiency Committee (PCEC).

3 weeks ago | nigeriaworld.com | Godwin Oritse

The Onne Multipurpose Terminal (OMT) in Rivers State has once again made history, successfully hosting the ‘Kota Carum’ the largest vessel ever to berth at the Onne Federal Ocean Terminal (FOT). The milestone event occurred last week further underscoring OMT’s growing prominence as a hub for large-scale maritime trade in West Africa. Flying the Singaporean flag, the ‘Kota Carum’ is owned by Pacific International Lines (PIL), one of Asia’s leading shipping companies.