Apply In-Person:

1. To renew Shipping Company Registration in person, the applicant has to visit the office of General Manager of Western Port or Eastern Ports.
2. The links for the Western Port or Eastern Ports contact and address details can be found in the page below: - contact link
3. Visit the office and obtain the application form for renewing Shipping Company Registration from the respective department.
4. Make sure that you have all the required documents listed in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. Complete the application form as required with necessary information and attest with your signature.
6. Then, attach the documents required with the completed form proceed to submit it to the concerned official at the Office for further verification and application processing.
7. Also pay the prescribed fees for the application process at the office as directed by the officials.
8. The application and the documents attached will be forwarded to the concerned departments for their scrutiny.
9. After all the processes are completed, concerned officials will approve the application and proceed with the approval issuance process.
10. Once the renewed license is ready to be collected, office will inform the applicant to collect it through any applicable means.
    

• Completed application form
• Tax Clearance Certificate of the company
• Audited Account statements (recently obtained)
• Proof for filed annual returns at the Corporate Affairs Commission
• Payment receipts of annual returns
• Proof of Statutory fee payment
• Any supporting document (as required)
  

Nigerian Ports Authority - Head Office
26/28 Marina, Lagos.
Nigeria.
P.M.B 12588 Lagos
Tel: +234 01463 7496, +234 01463 7497,+234 01463 7498
info@nigerianports.gov.ng
helpdesk@nigerianports.gov.ng
Website: Nigerian Ports Authority Regional Office

• Any registered shipping company owner, whose license needs renewal, can apply.
• The applicant company must have filed and paid all the annual returns appropriately.
• It must have also paid the Statutory fees payable to the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA).
  

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• It is important that the completed form must contain all the information required properly and the form must be filled legibly, in order to get accepted by the Authority.
• Make sure that you attach all the required documents as specified by the authority to avoid rejections.
  

• Name of the company
• Country of origin
• Name of the vessel
• Registry port’s name
• Official number and call sign
• International Maritime Organization number and class
• Full Address of the company premises
• Number of Shareholders and nationality
• Name, company and vessel owner(s)
  

Any registered Shipping company is required to renew its registration every time once when its validity period is over.

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