Hadiza Bala Usman, Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority and Hassan Bello, Executive Secretary/CEO, Nigerian Shippers’ Council Hadiza Bala Usman, Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority, Hassan Bello, Executive Secretary/CEO, Nigerian Shippers’ Council and Dr George Moghalu, Managing Director, National Inland Waterways Authority and Sam Nwakohu, Registrar and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria. Hassan Bello, Executive Secretary/CEO, Nigerian Shippers’ Council, Hadiza Bala Usman, Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority and Dr. Bashir Yusuf Jamoh, Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency Group photograph Dr. Bashir Yusuf Jamoh, Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Commodore Duja Effedua (Rtd), Rector, Maritime Academ of Nigeria.
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.