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Ship owners lament 2,300 security breaches at Nigerian ports in 2025

The Shipping Association of Nigeria has raised concerns over the persistent incidence of stowaways at Nigerian port berths, revealing that vessels recorded about 2,300 security infractions in 2025. However, the Nigerian Immigration Service has dismissed the association’s figures, stating that the numbers were not accurate. Speaking to newsmen in Lagos, the association’s chairman, Boma Alabi, […]

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Second LNG-powered containership berths at Lagos port

Gold Star Line has become the latest foreign shipping company to sail a vessel powered by alternative energy into Nigeria’s seaports with the berthing of its first Liquefied Natural Gas-powered containership, the MV Sapphire, at APM Terminals in Apapa, Lagos. The vessel, built in 2024 and sailing under the flag of Singapore, boasts a capacity […]