Day: September 16, 2025

WORLD SHIPPING COUNCIL ADOPTS AI PROGRAM TO COMBAT MISDECLARED DANGEROUS GOODS

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The World Shipping Council (WSC), liner shipping’s lobby group, has announced the launch of its Cargo Safety Program, an industry-led initiative to detect misdeclared and undeclared dangerous goods using artificial intelligence in order to prevent ship fires, protect crews, vessels, customers’ cargo, and the marine environment. The program is said to combines AI-powered cargo screening and common inspection standards to identify misdeclared and undeclared high-risk shipments before they are loaded. The World Shipping Council (WSC) has recently adopted an AI-powered Cargo Safety Program to address misdeclared and undeclared dangerous goods,…

US RECEIVES FIRST NIGERIA EXPORT GASOLINE

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The first Nigeria cargo of gasoline produced at the Dangote refinery has reportedly arrived at its destination in the United States. Reuters, citing unnamed sources in the know and ship-tracking data, said the gasoline cargo was arranged by Sunoco and commodity trader Vitol. VesselFinder reported that Gemini Pearl, a Panama-flagged oil product carrier, was currently located in the Port of New York, arriving there on Sunday. Most of the cargo, which stands at 320,000 barrels, was sold to Sunoco, with Vitol set to keep the rest for itself. Reuters further…

BAUCHI FORUM SLAMS ATBU PLAN TO SHUT FACULTIES

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By: Bashir Hassan Abubakar The Bauchi State Citizens Forum has condemned plans by the management of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) to close some faculties and academic programmes, calling the move “a direct attack on the state’s educational aspirations.” Speaking at a press briefing in Bauchi, the forum’s leaders, Comrade Abdullahi Yalwa and Jibrin Sa’id Jibrin, said the proposed shutdown—reportedly affecting the Faculty of Management Sciences and other programmes—would deny thousands of prospective students access to higher education and “reverse years of progress.” They accused Vice-Chancellor Prof. Ibrahim Hassan Garba…

BA CANCELS DOZENS OF UK FLIGHTS AS STORM STRANDS THOUSANDS OF PASSENGERS

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Severe weather conditions sweeping across the UK have caused significant disruption at London Heathrow Airport, resulting in the cancellation of over 60 British Airways flights. The storm, which has brought heavy rain and strong winds to the region, has left thousands of travelers stranded or facing significant delays as flight operations are severely impacted. According to report, these cancellations and delays are disrupting travel to several key UK cities, including London, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Glasgow, and other international destinations. As winter storms continue to affect airports across the UK and Europe,…

OVERTIME CARGO CLEARANCE AUTOMATED, CUSTOMS EXTENDS DEADLINE

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The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has automated the clearance process for overtime cargoes and extended the deadline to 120 days to facilitate trade. Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adeniyi,made this known on Monday, 15 September, 2025 during a sensitisation programme on the automation of the overtime cargo clearance system for stakeholders in Lagos, he said the extension would improve the ease of doing business across the country. According to NAN, the stakeholders include consignees, brokers, terminal operators, and customs officers in Zone ‘A,’ Lagos. Adeniyi, said the automation would address…