Blog – Page 11 – Shipping World News Magazine

Jul192025 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Serial Constitutional Review Exercises a Waste of Resources…8 LGAs for Bayelsa unjust.. Gov Diri

News Feature

Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has faulted the endless process of reviewing the 1999 Nigerian Constitution. Speaking in Government House, Yenagoa, on Friday, when he hosted members of the House of Representatives Committee on Constitution Review, Governor Diri recalled that he was a member of the committee when he was in the National Assembly from 2015 to 2020, and expressed concern that successive administrations in the country had not implemented the committee’s recommendations. A statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Daniel Alabrah, quoted the governor as saying that the exercise was becoming a waste of time and resources as every National Assembly session embarked on same process without the recommendations being implemented. The Bayelsa governor expressed the h...

Jul182025 by adminNo Comments

The Many Sins of Nigeria’s Bonded Terminals. By ASU BEKS.

News Feature, Port News

A bonded terminal is a secure facility, typically near a port or airport, where imported goods can be stored under customs supervision without immediate payment of duties and taxes. These goods remain in the terminal until they are either re-exported or cleared for domestic use, at which point the necessary duties and taxes are paid. Essentially, it's a designated area for the temporary storage of imported goods, allowing businesses to defer duty payments. Bonded terminals operate under the strict supervision of the Nigeria Customs Service Bonded terminals are strategically located near major points of entry and exit for international trade. The primary benefit is the ability to defer duty payments, which can be a significant advantage for businesses with large import volumes or...

Jul122025 by adminNo Comments

Time to Scrap Council For the Regulation of Freight Forwarders? By Asu Beks.

Misc

If there was any iota of doubt that the 2007 Act which gave birth to the Council For the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria, CRFFN, ought to have been abrogated last week's judgement by Justice D.E. Osiagor was the final nail on its coffin. The controversial CRFFN Act, No16 was enacted on April 30, 2007.Under the Act,the Council was charged with the responsibility, amongst others, to regulate and control the practice of Freight Forwarders in Nigeria, promote the highest professional standards and competence among members . The passage of the bill and eventual signing into law was however greeted with mixed feelings. The propriety or other wise of the Council came mostly from the key associations in the sector viz; the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents, ANLCA, the ...

Jul122025 by adminNo Comments

Douye Diri: The Burden of a Reluctant Defector. By ASU BEKS.

News Feature, Politics

A defector is a person who quits something despite a perceived duty or obligation. In some other climes, a defector is categorised as a deserter, some one who jumps ship. If there is any Nigerian politician that has been as troubled since the gale of defections currently sweeping across the length and breadth of Nigeria in the last couple of months, that person is mostly likely to be Sen Douye, Executive of Bayelsa State. Yes, his mien does not reveal he is troubled, but those very close to him can attest to the fact that he is worried. For Gov. Diri, this perhaps seems the most challenging and traumatic period in his entire polical career, spanning over three decades. Not even with his initial loss to David Lyon in the Bayelsa Governorship election before he was installed by the Supreme C...

Jul62025 by adminNo Comments

U.S City Proclaims Ijaw Day As Diasporans Honour Jonathan, Diri, Fubara, Clark, Others

News Feature

The City of Houston in Texas, United States of America, has proclaimed July 5 as Ijaw Convention Day. The proclamation signed by the city’s Mayor, John Whitmire, was presented to the Ijaw National Congress of the Americas (INC-A) on Saturday during the award night and unveiling of the Ijaw Cultural and Heritage Centre as part of activities of its three-day second Ijaw Global Convention with the theme: “Effective Leadership in Ijaw Nation,” held at the Marriott Hotel in Westchase. The document was received by the Governor-General of the Ijaw nation and Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, represented by his Chief of Staff, Dr. Peter Akpe, alongside the INC President, Prof. Benjamin Okaba, and the INC-A Chairman, Mr. Ken Anga. Mr. Whitmire described the Ijaw community in H...

Jul42025 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Bashir Adewale Adeniyi: Unveiling the World’s No1 Customs Chief. By Asu Beks.

Maritime, News Feature

When on January 8, 2025 Maritime Media Ltd., Publishers of Nigeria's flagship Maritime Journal, Shipping World , named The Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi as the Global Ambassador of the Renewed Hope Agenda, many thought it was a fluke. In arriving at Bashir Adewale Adeniyi's choice as the Global Ambassador of the Renewed Hope Agenda, Maritime Media Ltd had critically analysed the 8 point agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu , especially in terms of service delivery, transparency , prosperity and other key performance indicators, which the Nigeria Customs Service under the leadership of Bashir Adeniyi since his appointment in June 2023 had embraced. As a transformational leader, Wale Adeniyi likes to set goals and lay them bare with timelines for achieving such targ...

Jul42025 by Asu BeksNo Comments

NIGERIAN PORTS AUTHORITY BERTHS FIRST WHOLE NIGERIAN-OWNED CONTAINER VESSEL.

News Feature, Port News

In a development that signposts readiness to maximize the gains derivable from the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on 2nd July at 05:05 hours deployed its state-of-the-art marine crafts to berth the first wholly Nigerian-owned container vessel. The container vessel with International Maritime Organization (IMO) number 9508770 christened MV Ocean Dragon is owned by Clarion Shipping West Africa Limited has a capacity of 349 Twenty-Foot-Equivalent Units (TEUs) gives a boost to concerted investment drive geared towards reaping the cost and time saving benefits of short-sea shipping by plying in-country maritime trade routes across Nigeria and the West African sub-region and offers an efficient alternative to road transport as the Authority’s ef...

Jul12025 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Nigeria Takes Global Leadership Role, As CGC Adeniyi Chairs WCO Council

News Feature

Exactly two years after his historic appointment as the Comptroller-General of Customs by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR during a high-level meeting of the World Customs Organisation (WCO) Council at Brussels in June 2023, CGC Bashir Adewale Adeniyi MFR has been unanimously elected as Chairperson of the WCO Council, the highest decision-making body in global customs administration. The election was held during the concluding session of the 145th/146th WCO Council Meetings held on Saturday, 28th June 2025, at the WCO Headquarters in Brussels. CGC Adeniyi succeeds Edward Kieswetter, Commissioner of the South African Revenue Service, and becomes the first Nigerian to hold this prestigious office since the WCO’s establishment. Reacting to the appointment, CGC Adeniyi expressed profound...

Jun272025 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Photo News

Maritime, News Feature

R-L: Chairman, Senate Committee on Marine Transport, Wasiu Sanni Eshilokun; Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment, Alhaji Muhammadu Maigari; Honourable Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, @adegboyegaoyetola, CON; Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr Dayo Mobereola; Director, Maritime Safety and Security, FM MBE, Babatunde Bombata; Managing Director, NLNG Shipping Limited, Abdul Kadir Ahmed; Executive Secretary, Nigerian Shippers Council, Mr. Akutah Pius Ukeyima and Executive Director, Marine and Operations, Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, Engr. Olalekan Badmus during the 2025 Day of the Seafarer Celebration in Portharcourt. #MyHarassment-Free-Ship @adegboyegaoyetola @imo_hq

Jun262025 by Asu BeksNo Comments

UGOCHINYERE CONGRATULATES AGBEDI ON EMERGENCE AS PDP CAUCUS LEADER IN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Misc, News Feature

Hon. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, the lawmaker representing Ideato North/South Federal Constituency of Imo State, has extended his heartfelt congratulations to Hon. Fred Agbedi on his emergence as the new Leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Caucus in the House of Representatives. Hon. Agbedi, a ranking member from Bayelsa State who chairs the House Committee on FCT Area Councils and Ancillary Matters, was elected late Wednesday during an emergency meeting of PDP lawmakers in the Green Chamber. In a statement issued shortly after the announcement, Hon. Ugochinyere, who also chairs the House Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream), described Agbedi’s emergence as a pivotal moment for the PDP’s resurgence in the National Assembly. “I congratulate my dear colleague and leade...