MARAN ICTN Roundtable:Stakeholders Express Divergent Views On Implementation

…We are ready for implementation – NSC …Reduced delays, demurrage charges would offset associated costs – Customs …Customs should implement ICTN – Musa Stakeholders at the round table meeting on the planned implementation of the International Cargo Tracking Note (ICTN) organized by the Maritime Reporters Association of Nigeria (MARAN) are in agreement about the importance […]

ICTN: Customs Allays Fears of Increased Clearance Costs; Says Savings From Reduced Delays Will Offset Costs

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has addressed the valid concerns raised by various stakeholders on the fears of increased clearance costs when the International Cargo Transit Note (ICTN) is introduced. Speaking at a Roundtable Discussion organized by the Maritime Reporters Association of Nigeria (MARAN) on ICTN with the theme “Proposed Cargo Tracking Note:A Second Look […]

NPA Charges Trading Public to Explore Its Simplified Export Processes

The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho has called on the trading and investing public to explore the tailor-made simplified export processes and other vistas of opportunity now available at the Authority. Speaking at the ‘Special Day’ of the Nigerian Ports Authority at the ongoing Kaduna International Trade Fair, Dr Dantsoho […]

Stakeholders to Rub Minds on ICTN at MARAN Roundtable Thursday

Critical maritime stakeholders are billed to attend the Roundtable Discussion on the controversial International Cargo Tracking Note (ICTN) which was reintroduced by the Federal government. The event which is being organised by the foremost maritime beat association, the Maritime Reporters Association of Nigeria (MARAN) is slated to hold this Thursday, February 27, 2025 at the […]

NIMASA to Enhance Revenue Generation as C4i Facility Accesses More Areas

As part a strategic move to bolster surveillance and enhance revenue generation, the Surveillance Unit of the Shipping Development Department at the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has been granted single-user access to the Windward tool of the C4i intelligence system. According to astatement issued and signed by Head of Public Relations Unit, […]

NIMASA Poised to Enhance Seafarers’ Welfare With Amendments to MLC 2006

In its efforts to enhance the welfare of Nigerian seafarers, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) is reviewing 16 proposals for amendments to them Maritime Labour Convention (MLC), 2006, which is often referred to as the “Seafarers’ Bill of Rights”. This much was made public at a three-day Tripartite Technical session which brought […]

Retired Transportation Ministry Director, Ezenwa, Acknowledges MARAN’s Contributions to Maritime Subsector

The Founder of Le Look House of Bags, Chief (Mrs.) Chinwe F. O. Ezenwa has hailed the Maritime Reporters Association of Nigeria (MARAN) for the strides it has made in the sustainable developments of the maritime sector of the economy. Ezenwa who was an erstwhile Director in the Federal Ministry of Transportation before her retirement […]