Goods once destined for Houston have wound up as far away as the Bahamas and Mexico (WSJ) - Houston’s Seaport may take weeks to fully recover from Harvey, a rare long-term disruption at a major U.S. shipping center that will exact a financial toll on thousands of retailers and manufacturers. Port Houston
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31 vessels laden with fuel, others, expected at Lagos ports
A total of 31 vessels are expected to arrive at the Lagos pilotage district with various cargoes, including petroleum products, wheat, corn, fertiliser and a host of others. The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), which revealed these in its shipping position on Tuesday, said the four motor vessels were currently at ENL
Nigeria to ban carbon-monoxide emitting Vessels
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), said it would put a stop to vessels with a high amount of sulphur in the fuel that allows for emission of carbon monoxide into the air from calling at the nation’s seaports. Mr. Dakuku Peterside, the NIMASA Director-General, disclosed this at a
Nigerian Importers to pay N68.25bn demurrage
Nigerian importers are to cough out N68.25 billion on demurrage as trucks are finding it difficult to lift their containers out of Lagos ports, checks by New Telegraph have revealed. The amount is the charges they would pay shipping companies, terminal operators, Nigeria Customs Service, truckers and Customs agents in one
10 ships arrive in Lagos ports with petrol, other cargoes
Lagos, Nigeria - 10 ships laden with petrol and other cargoes are waiting to berth in Lagos ports, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) said on Thursday. The NPA disclosed this in its daily, “Shipping Position”, made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. It said that four of the vessels
