Certified by
-
Nigerian Ports Authority -
NIMASA -
NCDMB · NOGIC JQS
Head office
5 Bornu Crescent, Apapa, Lagos
01 About Lighthouse
A ship agency built on clarity and accountability.
Lighthouse Maritime Agency supports owners, operators and charterers at every Nigerian port. We keep each call simple to follow: what it will cost, where it stands and who is responsible.
-
Accurate PDAs
A full port cost estimate within [X hours], reconciled line by line in the final account.
-
Clear updates
Status reports at every stage of the call, by email and WhatsApp.
-
One accountable contact
A named officer for each vessel, backed by a 24/7 operations desk.
02 Services
Everything your vessel needs in a Nigerian port.
Appoint us for a single task or the whole call. Each service is handled by the same operations desk and reported the same way.
S—01 · Core service
Port agency
Documentation, berthing, pilotage and clearance for every vessel type, with a PDA before arrival and a reconciled FDA after sailing.
S—02
Husbandry and crew changes
Sign-on, sign-off, visas, cash to master, medical.
S—03
Clearance and coordination
NPA, NIMASA, Customs, Port Health and Immigration.
S—04
Ship supply and procurement
Provisions, stores and spares, alongside or offshore.
S—05
Logistics and project support
Clearing, forwarding and haulage by road and sea.
Something else?
Tell us what your vessel needs.
Our operations team will come back with a plan and a cost.
03 How a port call works
You always know where your vessel stands, from nomination to final account.
Before arrival
Nomination and PDA · Pre-arrival · Berthing
You receive: the PDA, arrival checklist, berth confirmation
-
Stage 01: Nomination and PDA
You appoint us; we send a detailed port cost estimate.
You receive: the PDA
-
Stage 02: Pre-arrival
Ship Entry Notice filed; Customs rotation number obtained.
You receive: arrival checklist
-
Stage 03: Berthing
Vessel declared at the berthing meeting; berth approved.
You receive: berth confirmation
In port
Arrival · Clearance · Operations
You receive: all-fast report, clearance confirmed, daily status report
-
Stage 04: Arrival
Pilotage, towage and safe berthing alongside.
You receive: all-fast report
-
Stage 05: Clearance
Port Health, Immigration, Customs and other agencies cleared on board.
You receive: clearance confirmed
-
Stage 06: Operations
Cargo, crew changes and supplies handled alongside.
You receive: daily status report
Departure
Sailing · Final account
You receive: sailing report, the FDA
-
Stage 07: Sailing
NIMASA clearance and pilotage out of port.
You receive: sailing report
-
Stage 08: Final account
FDA reconciled against the PDA, with receipts.
You receive: the FDA
Cost and updates, in writing
Every report goes to you by email and WhatsApp, so nothing depends on a phone call.
- Phase 1 Before arrival
- Phase 2 In port
- Phase 3 Departure
-
Stage 01: Nomination and PDA
You appoint us; we send a detailed port cost estimate.
You receive: the PDA
-
Stage 02: Pre-arrival
Ship Entry Notice filed; Customs rotation number obtained.
You receive: arrival checklist
-
Stage 03: Berthing
Vessel declared at the berthing meeting; berth approved.
You receive: berth confirmation
-
Stage 04: Arrival
Pilotage, towage and safe berthing alongside.
You receive: all-fast report
-
Stage 05: Clearance
Port Health, Immigration, Customs and other agencies cleared on board.
You receive: clearance confirmed
-
Stage 06: Operations
Cargo, crew changes and supplies handled alongside.
You receive: daily status report
-
Stage 07: Sailing
NIMASA clearance and pilotage out of port.
You receive: sailing report
-
Stage 08: Final account
FDA reconciled against the PDA, with receipts.
You receive: the FDA
Cost and updates, in writing. Every report goes to you by email and WhatsApp, so nothing depends on a phone call.
Phase 1 · Stages 01–03
Before arrival
-
Stage 01: Nomination and PDA
You appoint us; we send a detailed port cost estimate.
You receive: the PDA
-
Stage 02: Pre-arrival
Ship Entry Notice filed; Customs rotation number obtained.
You receive: arrival checklist
-
Stage 03: Berthing
Vessel declared at the berthing meeting; berth approved.
You receive: berth confirmation
Phase 2 · Stages 04–06
In port
-
Stage 04: Arrival
Pilotage, towage and safe berthing alongside.
You receive: all-fast report
-
Stage 05: Clearance
Port Health, Immigration, Customs and other agencies cleared on board.
You receive: clearance confirmed
-
Stage 06: Operations
Cargo, crew changes and supplies handled alongside.
You receive: daily status report
Phase 3 · Stages 07–08
Departure
-
Stage 07: Sailing
NIMASA clearance and pilotage out of port.
You receive: sailing report
-
Stage 08: Final account
FDA reconciled against the PDA, with receipts.
You receive: the FDA
Cost and updates, in writing. Every report goes to you by email and WhatsApp, so nothing depends on a phone call.
04 Port coverage
Every Nigerian port, one point of contact.
From our Apapa head office, one operations desk manages your call wherever the vessel berths.
-
Lagos
Head office
- Apapa (head office)
- Tin Can Island
- Lekki Deep Sea Port
-
Delta
Western ports
- Warri
- Escravos
-
Rivers
Eastern ports
- Port Harcourt
- Onne
- Bonny
-
Cross River
and offshore
- Calabar
- Offshore terminals and FPSOs
05 Who we work with
Trusted support for every side of shipping.
-
Shipowners and operators
Full port agency and husbandry, with costs agreed before arrival.
-
Charterers and cargo owners
Protecting agency and cargo documents that keep laytime in view.
-
Oil and gas operators
NOGIC JQS-certified support for offshore vessels and terminals.
-
Procurement teams
Company profile on request and one contact for tenders.
06 Compliance
Certified by Nigeria's maritime authorities.
We are certified by the bodies that regulate ports, shipping and oil and gas supply in Nigeria. Certificates are shared with clients and procurement teams on request.
Request company profile-
Nigerian Ports Authority
Shipping agent
Certified -
NIMASA
Maritime services
Certified -
NCDMB · NOGIC JQS
Oil and gas vendor
Certified
Vessel inbound?
Let's prepare your port call.
Send the vessel details and receive a PDA within [X hours], or call the operations desk any time.