Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mohammed Bello-Koko, has charged stakeholders to take the shipping business beyond mere vessel and cargo handling and explore opportunities in bunkering, insurance, hinterland connectivity.
The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mr Mohammed Bello-Koko, says Nigeria has not fully utilised the opportunities offered by the upstream maritime economy.
The Advocacy for Maritime Development Association of Nigeria (AMDAN) has decried an increase in duty on imported used vehicles manufactured before 2012 to match with those manufactured in 2013 and upward.
Stakeholders in the maritime industry have said Niger Republic, Chad, Burkina Faso and Mali stopped using Nigerian ports due to the lingering problems in the maritime industry.
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