Importers, Agents Berate NPA, NSC Over N150bn Charges   Importers and clearing agents at the seaports have raised the alarm over the plan by shipping firms to introduce and force them to pay additional charges on dry, reefer, Out of Gauge (OOG), break bulk cargoes coming...

Importers Fret Over N2bn Air Cargo Storage Charge     The COVID-19 lockdown resulted in un-cleared goods stuck in airport warehouses. The goods have accumulated N2bn in demurrage with owners and cargo handlers arguing over waivers There are billions of naira worth of overtime cargoes at the airports...

SON Rectifies System Failure, Reprimands Non-compliant Importers   The Standards Organisation of Nigeria on Wednesday said the system failure in its organisation that posed challenge to importers who tried to upload their SON Conformity Assessment Programme code to the Nigeria Customs Service trade portal for the...

Shippers Council Saves Exporters, Importers N2.3bn   Exploring alternative dispute resolution options for shippers and other stakeholders in the maritime industry has fetched the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) N2.3billion. It was saved from complainants who approached it for any discrepancy in their business transaction. The NSC...

As Shipping Firm Slams $700m Fresh Surcharge, Importers To Pay More Despite protest by clearing agents over excessive charges by shipping companies operating in Nigeria, a shipping company, Hapag-Lloyd has increased its freight rate, with the review of its Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) on all...

Malaysia, Importers Move Against Nigeria’s Palm Oil Market A report by Agro Nigeria has alleged that there is a conspiracy against Nigeria’s palm oil sector. The report specifically fingered the Malaysian government’s decision to suspend export taxes on crude palm oil for three months from January...