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March 26, 2021 No Responses

Shippers Council Tasks Stakeholders On Rules Of International Commercial Terms

The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) on Thursday urged stakeholders in the trade and transport sector to understand the rules of International Commercial Terms (INCOTERMS) 2020 to mitigate disputes and litigation. The NSC Executive Secretary, Hassan Bello made the appeal at the...

March 24, 2021 No Responses

Shippers’ Council Lauds NPA On E-Call -Up System, Seeks Stakeholders’ Patience

The Nigerian Shippers’ Council(NSC) has commended the Nigerian Ports Authority(NPA) on the introduction of the electronic call- up system to ease the perennial gridlock on the Apapa ports access roads. This commendation is coming on th...

March 20, 2021 No Responses

Association Urges Shippers Council To Reopen Minna Office

The state Chapter of the Association of Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC) in Minna has called on the state government to help facilitate the reopening of the council’s Minna office for business activities to thrive. President of the Association, Alhaji J...

March 20, 2021 No Responses

Barge Operations: Shippers’ Council Seeks Protection Of Indigenous Operators

4th from L-R, Edeme Kelikume, BOAN President, Hassan Bello, Executive Secretary, NSC and members of BOAN Executive Secretary, Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Mr Hassan Bello on Friday said there was need to protect the capacity of indigenous barge operator...

March 10, 2021 No Responses

Shippers‘ Council Presents Dala Inland Dry Port Full Business Report

The Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC), on Tuesday, in Abuja, unveiled Dala Inland Dry Port reviewed full business report. Speaking at the ceremony, Executive Secretary, NSC, Hassan Bello explained that the proposed Dry Port will boost trade acr...

February 26, 2021 No Responses

Shippers’ Council Partners NPA, Customs, Others On Vessel Inspection

The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and other government agencies on Thursday disclosed the need to jointly collaborate to inspect vessels. The other government agencies include Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Nigerian I...

February 11, 2021 No Responses

Lagos Task Team On Apapa Traffic Seeks Collaboration with Shippers’ Council

The newly-inaugurated Lagos State Government Task Team on Restoration of Law and Order on Apapa Ports Access Roads has solicited the cooperation of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) to enable it solve the traffic challenges in the area. The Chairman...

December 13, 2020 No Responses

Hassan Bello Harps On SOP At Seaports

Executive Secretary, Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Mr Hassan Bello, on Saturday describedabsence of a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) monitor or supervisor as a major challenged to efficiency of seaports. Explaining furt...

October 27, 2020 No Responses

FG Pledges Support For SIFAX Group’s New Container Terminal

The Federal Government has promised to support the vision of the newly-opened terminal in Lagos by SIFAX Group. SIFAX Container Terminal located at Ijora, Lagos was established to address the challenge of traffic congestion around the Lagos ports. Its va...

October 14, 2020 No Responses

CBN Warns Shipping Lines, Shippers On Export Proceeds Numbers

Non-compliance by shipping lines to the directive by the Federal Government that all export goods leaving the country should carry Nigerian Export Proceeds (NXP) numbers was the focus of discussions during a meeting recently convened by the Central Bank of...

September 5, 2020 No Responses

Shippers’ Council Seeks Support For Abuja Children’s Home

The Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC) has urged stakeholders and well meaning Nigerians to support the effective operation of Abuja Children’s Home. Executive Secretary of the council, Hassan Bello, made the quest while presenting some items t...

September 4, 2020 No Responses

Shippers’ Council Inaugurates Shipping Insurance Technical Committee

Executive Secretary, Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Hassan Bello, on Thursday said that insurance was a good way to mitigate the risks and additional cost in shipping.Bello stated this during the inauguration of the NSC and National Insurance Commissio...

August 21, 2020 No Responses

UASC Seeks Immediate Suspension Of Peak Season Surcharge

The Union of African Shippers’ Council (UASC) has called for the immediate suspension of Peak Season Surcharges (PSS) imposed by Shipping Lines serving the West African Trade Route. Head of Public Relations, Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Rakiya Zuba...

July 22, 2020 No Responses

Shippers‘ Council Partners NAICOM On Insurance Cover For Containers

The Nigeria Shippers Council (NSC) in partnership with the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) is to introduce insurance cover for containers as part of measure to reduce the cost of doing business at the nation’s seaports. Executive Secretary of NS...