Month: October 2021

FOMI Reconciles With Blessing Eugene, Revokes Her Dethronement As She Resigns

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This is to inform the general public that the lingering dispute between the winner of the Face of Maritime International 2020, Miss Blessing Uchechukwu Eugene and Mr Sylvanus Obasi, the Proprietor of Platforms Communications Concept, Promoter of the brand and organizer of the Beauty Pageant, Face of Maritime International, which led to dethronement of Blessing …

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SIFAX ICT Records 33,500 TEUs In First Year Of Operations

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SIFAX Inland Container Terminal, an off dock terminal owned by SIFAX Group, has recorded over 33,500 TEUs in its first year of operations. The terminal, located in Ijora, Lagos, was commissioned in October, 2020 to alleviate the difficulties experienced by various port users, including truckers, shipping lines, agents and consignees, in accessing the Lagos ports. …

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PCC Visits NSC Boss, Canvasses Institution Of National Single Window In Nigerian Ports

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The Chairman, Nigerian Ports Consultative Council, Otunba Kunle Folarin has called for the institution of the National Single Window at the nation’s seaports. Otunba Folarin made the call when he led the Nigerian Ports Consultative Council (NPCC) on a courtesy visit to the Nigerian Shippers’ Council in Lagos. According to him, National Single Window would …

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SSASCFA Issues Communique Demanding Immediate End To FCCPC Harassment Of Shipping Coys

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The Central Working Committee of the Senior Staff Association of Shipping, Clearing and Forwarding Agencies in Nigeria has issued a six-point Communique demanding immediate end to the undue and unwarranted invasion of Shipping Companies in Nigeria by the personnel of Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC). Recall that unknown armed security operatives who claimed …

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Silent Achiever: How Samuel Nwakohu Has Repositioned CRFFN For Efficiency – Report

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Appointed in February 2019 to replace Sir Mike Jukwe, the pioneer Registrar of Council For the Regulation of Freight Forwarding In Nigeria (CRFFN), Barr Samuel Nwakohu assumed duty immediately with a mandate to reposition the Council and ensure efficiency in the agency’s discharge of its statutory functions as a regulator of freight forwarding in Nigeria. …

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Jamoh Rallies Support For Nigeria’s IMO Category C Reinstatement At Atlantic Conference In Portugal

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Ahead of the December International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Council Election, Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has called on the international maritime community to support Nigeria’s bid for reinstatement into Category C. Speaking at the third Seminar of the Atlantic Center in Lisbon Portugal on Tuesday, Jamoh sought …

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Nigeria Records Lowest Piracy Rate Since 1994, As Deep Blue Project Comes On Stream

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•Jamoh: We’ve Put Measures In Place To Sustain Momentum The trend of reduction in piracy and armed robbery in Nigerian waters has continued, with the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) reporting in its third quarter 2021 account a 77 per cent decrease in the first nine months of the year, compared to the same period last …

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Anxiety At Nigerian Ports As Armed Personnel Invade Shipping Companies, Hold Staff Hostage

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*** SSASCFA Condemns Invasion, Describes It As Unwarranted There is palpable fear at the Nigerian Ports as unknown armed security operatives on Monday invaded five shipping companies in Lagos, holding staff hostage, seizing both staff and customers laptops and personal phones in what eye-witnesses described as commando operation. This is even as the  Senior Staff …

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BEGMASA Recipient, Wilfred Secures Internship At Starzs

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Umahi Wilfred, one of the recipients of Best Graduating Maritime Students Awards (BEGMASA) at the 2021 edition of Annual Maritime Students and Youth Conference (AMSAY), an initiative of Platforms Communications has secured internship at the foremost indigenous ship management company, Starzs Investment Company Limited. Wilfred, an indigene of Ebony state emerged the Best Graduating student …

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NPA Boss Inspects Vandalised Eto Infrastructure At Tincan Port

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The Acting Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mohammed Bello-Koko and other management staff of the Authority recently inspected the vandalized Eto infrastructure location at the Tin Can Island Port, Apapa-Lagos. Platform Reporters learnt that the NPA boss who was visibly angry over the vandalism vowed to deal mercilessly with the perpetrators of …

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