Ports: Shippers Council Seeks Waiver on Demurrage Covering Period of ENDSARS Protest
As normalcy returns to Lagos after the EndSARS protest in many parts of the country, the Nigeria Shippers Council (NSC) is making frantic efforts to get shipping service providers, including terminal operators and shipping companies to waive demurrage on goods for the period that the protest lasted.
The Head of Public Relations of the Council, Mrs Rakiya Zubairu, in a statement said several discussions have taken place between the leadership of the Council and the service providers on the issue..
The statement added that the discussions between the Council and the shipping companies have been on how to find ways to accelerate clearing of cargoes from the terminals and collection of same by shippers who were unable to access the ports.
The Council said the discussions have been yielding fruits as both terminal operators and shipping companies were mulling the removal of demurrage charges on cargoes for the period.
The statement reads, “The Activities at Apapa, the port city of Lagos are gradually returning to normal as Lagos State government has eased the curfew by pronouncing that residents can move freely between the hours of 6am and 8pm. No doubt the activities of the past week caused a lot of disruptions for shippers. Just as it did during the COVID-19 lockdown, Nigerian Shippers Council is working with shipping companies to find ways to ease the hardship occasioned by the disruptions.
“Both sides are mulling the removal of demurrage charges on cargoes as one of the ways the hardship of shippers can be alleviated. The ES/CEO of NSC will also visit some terminals to progress discussions on the waiver and other issues”, the statement said..
The Head of Public Relations of the Council, Mrs Rakiya Zubairu, in a statement said several discussions have taken place between the leadership of the Council and the service providers on the issue..
The statement added that the discussions between the Council and the shipping companies have been on how to find ways to accelerate clearing of cargoes from the terminals and collection of same by shippers who were unable to access the ports.
The Council said the discussions have been yielding fruits as both terminal operators and shipping companies were mulling the removal of demurrage charges on cargoes for the period.
The statement reads, “The Activities at Apapa, the port city of Lagos are gradually returning to normal as Lagos State government has eased the curfew by pronouncing that residents can move freely between the hours of 6am and 8pm. No doubt the activities of the past week caused a lot of disruptions for shippers. Just as it did during the COVID-19 lockdown, Nigerian Shippers Council is working with shipping companies to find ways to ease the hardship occasioned by the disruptions.
“Both sides are mulling the removal of demurrage charges on cargoes as one of the ways the hardship of shippers can be alleviated. The ES/CEO of NSC will also visit some terminals to progress discussions on the waiver and other issues”, the statement said..
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