Shippers – City Business News

December 2, 2025 No Responses

Benue Shippers Association Visits NSC Boss, Seeks Support

By ebosele@hotmail.com. — The Benue Shippers Association has paid a courtesy visit to the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) at its Liaison Office in Abuja.The visit aims at seeking stronger collaboration and practical solutions to the challenges faced by shippers in...

April 30, 2025 No Responses

Shippers’ Council Trains Shipping Firms, Others

The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has taken a significant step towards enhancing the ease of doing business in the maritime sector by training four shipping companies and one vessel charterer on its automated Confirmation of Reasonableness of Demurrag...

February 28, 2025 No Responses

Sustaining Nigeria’s Maritime Industry Growth Through International Cargo Tracking Note

No doubt, the reintroduction of the International Cargo Tracking Note (ICTN) at Nigerian ports marks a pivotal moment for the nation’s maritime sector. The automated tracking system, which allows real-time monitoring of cargo from origin to destination, hold...

August 30, 2024 No Responses

Shippers’ Council, FRSC Reaffirm Road Traffic Partnership

The Nigerian Shippers’ council (NSC) has reaffirmed its partnership with the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) as part of measures facilitate free flow of traffic along the Apapa Axis of Lagos State. The Executive Secretary of NSC, Pius Ukeyim...

July 28, 2024 No Responses

Shippers’ Council, NNPCL To Strengthen Partnership

Executive Secretary/ Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC), Barrister Pius Akutah, recently, led the management team to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) Towers in Abuja in a bid to enter strategic collaboration.Dur...

January 18, 2024 No Responses

NSC Decries Rail Tracks Vandalism

The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has expressed concern over the vandalism and theft of railway tracks connecting inland ports across the country. The council’s Executive Secretary, Pius Akutah, raised the concern on Tuesday while inspecting the Funtua ...

December 2, 2023 No Responses

Shippers’ Council, Lekki Port To Strengthen Relationship, Boost Trade

The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has reiterated its commitment to work with the management of Lekki Deep Seaport as part of measures to promote seamless movement of cargoes. The Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of NSC, Barr....

October 25, 2023 No Responses

Shippers’ Council, Stakeholders Seal Agreement On Storage Charges

Seaport Terminal operators have increased cargo storage from three to five days. The resolutions form part of the resolutions reached after a stakeholder meeting held with the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC). Part of the resolutions re...

October 5, 2023 No Responses

Shippers’ Council Canvasses Support For Non-Oil Export

The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has reiterated support for exports especially of non-oil commodities. NSC Executive Secretary, Emmanuel Jime, stated this in Benin City at a one-day enlightenment seminar on ‘Best practices in agricultural products expo...

September 8, 2023 No Responses

Shippers Council Hosts Minister, Harps On Revamp Of National Carrier

The Nigerian Shipper’s Council (NSC) has advised the Federal Government to intervene and resuscitate a national carrier status for the country as part of measures to boost the shipping development and revenue profile of the nation. The Executive Secretary of...

July 15, 2023 No Responses

Shippers’ Council Unveils Online Portal To Boost Shipping Activities In Eastern Ports

The Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC) has launched an online registration user guide for operators and shippers in Eastern ports. According to NSC, the development would tackle insecurity and return total sanity as well as full operations in the Eastern po...

July 5, 2023 No Responses

Shipping Majors Seal Decarbonisation Partnership

Nine players across the maritime value chain have issued a joint statement expressing their commitment to developing and implementing robust book and claim chain of custody systems to accelerate the early phases of shipping’s decarbonisation. World Maritime ...

July 1, 2023 No Responses

Maersk, CMA CGM, Evergreen Stake $5b On 44 Ships

The container shipping market is bustling with activity as container shipping giants Maersk, Evergreen, and CMA CGM collectively place orders for up to 44 containerships, valued at over $5 billion. World Maritime News report that Evergreen has emerged as ...

June 9, 2023 No Responses

Shippers’ Council Cooperative Declares N44.443m Dividend For 2022

For the year 2022, the Nigerian Shippers’ Council Staff Multipurpose Cooperative Society Limited has concluded plans to pay a dividend of N44.447 million to its members. The President of the Council’s Cooperative, Mr. Adeyemi Olaolu said the cooperative pa...