Nigerian Shippers Council || N.S.C

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Advocacy and Advisory Services

  • Monitoring and advising on the general trends in both domestic and international commodity markets for the benefit of relevant stakeholders.
  • Advocating the creation of a level playing field for both service providers and service consumers and the facilitation of seamless transportation of goods and services.
  • Providing continuous assessment of the Ports, Shipping and Logistics environment against international benchmarks and standards to ensure conformity by service providers.
  • Formation of Shippers’ Associations nation-wide to empower Shippers as a group for meaningful negotiations with providers of shipping services.
PUBLIC NOTICE
APPLICABILITY: All Shipping Lines, Shipping Agencies, and Maritime Operators functioning within the Federal Republic of Nigeria. PREAMBLE & FINDINGS: WHEREAS the Nigerian Shippers' Council is statutorily mandated to promote efficiency, transparency, and customer-oriented service delivery within the Nigerian shipping industry and port sector. NOTING persistent infractions characterized by discourteous, dismissive, and unethical communication from shipping companies to consignees, agents, and port users concerning critical operational milestones, including cargo arrivals, export cargo evacuation, and operational approvals. NOTING FURTHER the unlawful and dilatory practice wherein shipping companies withhold operational approvals or decisions under the pretext of awaiting instructions or authorization from foreign parent companies or principals.