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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 across the country and...

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...

June 18, 2020 No Responses

African Association Of Cross Border Trade Seeks Collaboration With NSC

The African Association of Cross Border Trade has called for collaboration with the Nigerian Shippers’ Council in the area of trade facilitation amongst ECOWAS countries, expansion of and compilation of trade statistics on Cross Border Trade. ...

April 20, 2020 No Responses

NSC Deploys Staff To Terminals

The management of Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has assigned its officers to various shipping companies and terminals to assist in ensuring that all safety and health regulations are strictly complied with. According to NSC, the development is i...

March 18, 2020 No Responses

Shippers’ Council Wins Ease Of Doing Business Award

The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has won the prestigious World Bank 2019 Ease of Doing Business Ranking Award. The award is in recognition of NSC effort in driving Presidential Enabling Environment Council (PEBEC) overall reform initiatives i...

January 15, 2020 No Responses

Shippers’ Council Seeks optimisation Of Lilypond Park

The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) on Tuesday called for proper optimisation of the Lilypond Park to reduce congestion on the Apapa port access roads. Mr Hassan Bello, NSC Executive Secretary, made the call at a stakeholders’ meeting in Lagos on...