Shippers Council, NICON Move To Curb N670m Loss To Container Deposit       The Nigerian Shippers Council, NSC, and the National Insurance Company of Nigeria, NICON, have finalised measures to curb the loss of about N670 million suffered by shippers in the country over failure to return...

80% Containers Arriving Nigeria Return Empty – Shippers Council       Out of every 10 containers that come into Nigeria laden with imports, only about two or three leave the country with exports, the Nigerian Shippers Council said on Thursday. In order to address this, the council agreed...

Importers Lose N1.7bn On Container Deposit Yearly     The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC), Barrister Hassan Bello, on Tuesday said importers lose the sum of N1.7 billion annually on container deposit to shipping companies. Bello disclosed this at the end of a meeting of...

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 To Enforce Demurrage Refund   The Nigerian Shippers’ Council has called on freight forwarders charged demurrage fees by shipping lines from March 30 to May 3 to come forward for refunds. Recall that the NSC had met with the Shipping Association of Nigeria in April...

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...