Border Closure Review: Benefits Still Outweigh Losses — Shippers Council   Against the backdrop of the diversion of cargoes to seaports of other West African countries following the closure of Nigeria’s borders, the Nigerian Shippers Council, NSC, has disclosed that a recent policy review meeting has...

Maritime Contributing N7trn Yearly To Economy – Shipper’s Council     The maritime transportation industry is contributing about N7tn to the national economy annually, the Nigerian Shippers’ Council has said. According to the council, the sector, however, must be supported by the Central Bank of Nigeria to enable...

Shippers’ Council Cautions Terminal Operators Against Arbitrary Charges   The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has directed the Terminal operators to stop imposing charges on containers landed at the ports during yuletide. The Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of the Council, Hassan Bello, who made this call...

Apapa, Tin-Can Congested As Cargo Load Triples Above Capacity   The Executive Secretary of Nigeria Shippers Council, Hassan Bello, has decried the overstretching of facilities at both Apapa and Tin-Can Ports saying that they are now made to handle 89 million metric tonnes of cargo rather...

AfCFTA To Grow African Trade By $35bn   (AfCFTA), if successfully implemented, would increase intra-African trade by as much as $35 billion or 52 per cent yearly above the baseline by 2022, the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) said at the weekend. The Council’s Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer,...

NSC Intensifies Moves To Abolish Container Deposit The Nigerian Shippers’ Council may soon end the payment of Container Deposits. Container deposit is a refundable amount charged by a shipping company payable by a shipper for the use of the item but which acts as a guarantee...