CEO’s Message
Mr. Pius Ukeyima Akutah, MON
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY/CEO
On behalf of the Governing Board, Management and the entire staff of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council, I heartily welcome you to the official website of the Council. It is my hope that you will find the information provided here useful and relevant.
The Nigerian Shippers’ Council being the Port Economic Regulator and a trade facilitation agency, has the responsibility to promote fair trade practices in the industry amongst the providers and consumers of shipping and port services. Therefore, the Council remains resolutely determined to be the foremost economic regulatory agency in the country.
As we are aware, the important role of transport and logistics in international trade cannot be over-emphasized. The Council as the port economic regulator is mandated to ensure that the quality, quantity and cost of services in the entire transportation and logistics chain is moderated and standardized in line with global best practice.
The Website provides you with relevant industry-based information necessary for doing business competitively. In addition, the website provides procedures for lodging complaints, information on trade policies, port charges, tariffs, local shipping charges, freight rates, etc.
The trade hub page explains the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) expected of providers of shipping services at Nigerian Ports as well as Imports and Exports guidelines and Imports/Exports Prohibition
lists.
Other contents on the website focus on detailed information on Transport Support Infrastructure being promoted by the Council, which include; the Inland Dry Ports (IDPs), Vehicle Transit Areas (VTAs), the Border Information Centres (BICs) and Sea link project.
Suggestions or comments on the website would be appreciated and should be sent to comments@shipperscouncil.gov.ng for further improvement
of the Website.
Thank you for visiting.
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY/CEO
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY/CEO
