The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), through its Complaints Unit, has successfully secured a terminal storage and demurrage waiver valued at over ₦900 million from APM Terminals Apapa in favour of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN).
Representing the Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer of the Council, Mr. Akutah Pius Ukeyima, Esq, MON, FCILT, Ph.D., the Head, Complaints Unit, Dr. Ambi Bashir Mohammed, stated that the intervention further reinforces the Council’s statutory mandate as Nigeria’s designated Maritime and Commercial Shipping Dispute Resolution Agency under the Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy
Dr. Mohammed also introduced Mrs. Juliana Obiageli Saka, who is expected to assume leadership of the Unit in due course.
According to him, the waiver was achieved following a series of strategic tripartite engagements involving the Nigerian Shippers’ Council, APM Terminals, and the Transmission Company of Nigeria. The engagements comprised meetings held at both the Council’s headquarters and the terminal facility, official correspondence, telephone consultations, and sustained stakeholder engagement mechanisms aimed at resolving the matter amicably.
The concession granted by APM Terminals covers terminal storage charges accrued on 176 containers of imported power transmission equipment under ten Bills of Lading (B/Ls). The cargoes are designated for critical national electricity transmission infrastructure projects in support of Nigeria’s grid expansion and energy security objectives.
The affected Consignments are detailed as follows:
B/L No. 257260995 -1 Container
SELU4058995
Vessel ATA: 11 September 2025.
Invoice No.: 4726329
Invoice Date: 13 May 2026
Storage Paid Through: 29 May 2026.
B/L No. COSU6282461050 – 1 Container
FSCU8703272
Vessel ATA: 16 February 2021.
Invoice No.: 4726339
Invoice Date: 13 May 2026
Storage Paid Through: 29 May 2026.
B/L No. AMC2397453 – 4 Containers
- APHU6587864
- CMAU4632670
- CMAU6174977
- TRHU6017709
Vessel ATA: 18 July 2025
Invoice No.: 4726338
Invoice Date: 13 May 2026
Storage Paid Through: 29 May 2026.
B/L No. AMC2394384 – 1 Container
CAAU6260365
Vessel ATA: 28 July 2025
Invoice No.: 4726336
Invoice Date: 13 May 2026
Storage Paid Through: 29 May 2026.
B/L No. MAAF21603300 – 3 Containers
- CAIU9501915
- NYKU4859586
- NYKU5104476
Vessel ATA: 30 August 2025.
Invoice No.: 4726358
Invoice Date: 13 May 2026
Storage Paid Through: 29 May 2026.
B/L No. COSU6420410470- 40 Containers
- OOCU0426131
- OOCU0678853
- CSLU2236127
- CSNU2323018
- CSLU1940297
- TGBU2333686
- BSIU2598769
- OOCU0433845
- TIIU2224998
- TEMU3168251
- OOLU0147869
- OOLU1919057
- CSLU1690731
- CSLU1768594
- TIIU2175677
- CSNU2013331
- TEMU4637991
- OOCU0825928
- CSNU1557599
- OOLU0394998
- CCLU7835488
- CBHU9164244
- TIIU5731126
- OOLU9107110
- UETU5294888
- DFSU7499322
- BMOU5088552
- OOCU8901670
- CBHU7047505
- OOCU9407019
- OOLU9208414
- CSNU6389477
- OOCU8724739
- CSNU6956190
- OOLU8935450
- TGBU8588370
- TGBU9266300
- FFAU6096492
- CCLU7453314
- CSNU7915724
Vessel ATA: 04 August 2025.
Invoice No.: 4726347
Invoice Date: 13 May 2026
Storage Paid Through: 29 May 2026.
B/L No. COSU6419267770 – 40 Containers
- FTAU1516814
- TIIU2448447
- TEMU3048702
- CSNU1890110
- DFSU1130384
- CSNU1960768
- OOLU2983702
- OOLU0708039
- TIIU2235185
- CSNU1485101
- CSLU2336450
- OOLU0590199
- CSNU1465677
- BSIU2830410
- TIIU2466775
- TIIU2199386
- FCIU5109231
- UETU2668161
- GCXU2432238
- TGBU1148301
- FFAU3192194
- FFAU2600687
- CSNU7435200
- OOCU6536080
- TISU5136400
- OOCU7533928
- OOCU9560770
- TIIU5347110
- TEMU6361670
- CSNU7862840
- TGBU4842321
- OOCU9646081
- OOCU7228210
- FFAU2313033
- TCKU7194505
- CSNU8149984
- CSNU7904674
- OOCU7392687
- TGBU4761050
- TIIU6210462
Vessel ATA: 29 July 2025
Invoice No.: 4726341
Invoice Date: 13 May 2026
Storage Paid Through: 29 May 2026.
B/L No. COSU6402360520 – 14 Containers
- OOCU0363080
- CSLU2214318
- FCIU5231506
- TLLU3057747
- CSLU1600975
- OOCU0698870
- OOLU0585891
- TGBU2150432
- TGBU2362616
- TGBU9678910
- TLLU2630577
- TLLU3057747
- CSNU7969931
- FTAU1318803
Vessel ATA: 01 January 2025.
Invoice No.: 4725788
Invoice Date: 13 May 2026
Storage Paid Through: 29 May 2026
B/L No. COSU6420834610 – 24 Containers
- OOCU0789353
- OOCU1170980
- OOCU0880062
- OOLU0968843
- OOCU0726904
- OOCU1153875
- OOCU1142382
- OOLU0878420
- CSNU1116612
- CSLU2310060
- CSNU2512290
- TIIU2207060
- OOCU0556449
- CSLU1634342
- TGBU2265658
- CSNU2557994
- CSNU1526730
- CSLU1832100
- OOCU0892757
- TEMU5797778
- TLLU2650784
- CSNU1392924
- CSNU2161642
- OOLU0525629
Vessel ATA: 11 August 2025.
Invoice No.: 4726355
Invoice Date: 13 May 2026
Storage Paid Through: 29 May 2026
B/L No. GOSUSNH1872506 – 8 Containers
- TCKU3188973
- MOAU0693752
- TCLU2005627
- TCLU2380464
- MOAU0562500
- TTNU3957397
- TCKU2727303
- TCNU7846300
Vessel ATA: 10 December 2025.
Invoice No.: 4726356
Invoice Date: 13 May 2026
Storage Paid Through: 29 May 2026.
During the engagement process, the Customer Care Manager of APM Terminals formally confirmed approval of the terminal storage and demurrage waiver to the Nigerian Shippers’ Council. APM Terminals further appealed to the Council to facilitate prompt settlement of the outstanding balance by the Transmission Company of Nigeria within the approved timeline in order to preserve the validity of the waiver and avoid reapplication of terminal storage charges.
