About Vandyvah
Former NPA Experience. Private-Sector Execution.
Vandyvah Shipping & Marine Services Limited was built around a simple idea: organizations operating in Nigerian waters should be able to access experienced local professionals who understand how Nigerian port operations work in practice.
Our team includes retired Nigerian Ports Authority professionals whose careers provided practical exposure to Nigerian port and marine operations. Today, Vandyvah applies that experience to commercial shipping, vessel agency, cargo, container and offshore requirements.
Operational Visibility Instead of Operational Guesswork.
Marine support vessel under way at sunset on open water.Who is Vandyvah Shipping & Marine Services Limited?
Vandyvah Shipping & Marine Services Limited is a Nigerian shipping and marine services company based in Lagos, Nigeria. It coordinates vessel agency, port operations, cargo and container movement, bunkering, crew change, husbandry and offshore marine support for Nigerian and international clients, drawing on operations personnel with career backgrounds in the Nigerian Ports Authority.
What Vandyvah does
We coordinate the people, authorities, documents, terminals, service providers and timelines required to execute maritime operations in Nigeria.
A client with a vessel, a cargo, a container movement, a crew rotation or an offshore requirement gets one Nigerian team that understands the sequence, prepares before the operation rather than during it, and reports what is actually happening.
Our purpose
Nigerian port operations are too expensive to learn by trial and error. We exist so that a vessel owner, cargo owner or foreign principal does not have to — and so that experienced Nigerian port knowledge sits on their side of the operation.
Our mission
To simplify Nigerian maritime operations by combining experienced local port knowledge with accountable commercial execution, clear communication and disciplined operational coordination.
Our vision
To become one of the most trusted Nigerian shipping and marine operations partners for organizations operating across Nigeria and West Africa.
How we work
Operational Visibility Instead of Operational Guesswork. On every engagement our client should know what is happening, what has been completed, what is outstanding, what happens next, what may delay the operation, what may increase cost, and who owns the next action.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Where is Vandyvah based?
- Vandyvah operates from Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos State, Nigeria, serving the Lagos port complex. All operational coordination is delivered from Nigeria, by people who are at the port.
- Is Vandyvah a licensed shipping agent?
- Yes. Vandyvah is a government-approved, licensed shipping agency. Licence documentation is provided directly to clients and counterparties on request rather than published.
- What size of operation does Vandyvah handle?
- Vandyvah handles single port calls as well as ongoing arrangements covering repeat vessel movements, container programmes and offshore support requirements.
One Nigerian operations team. One point of accountability.
Tell us what is moving and we will map it to the Nigerian operational path.