Shippers Council Boss Cautions Police Against Detention of Cargoes, Seeks Partnership on CTN Implementation
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The Executive Secretary, Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC), Hon Emmanuel Jime weekend cautioned officers of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) against detention of goods at the nation’s seaports.
Jime who played host to the Assistant Inspector General of Nigerian Police Force (AIG Maritime) AIG Yekini Adio Ayoku at the headoffice of the ports economic regulator said any delay in movement of goods out of the ports has a lot of negative impact on the national economy.
According to him, such delay by the Police leads to accumulation of demurrage against the importers.
He added, “The challenges we have witnessed is that anytime we hold meeting with Police, there is question of excessive delays in cargo clearance, we all know that this has an impact negatively on our economy.
“The accumulation of demurrage and storage which are as a result of detention of containers, is something that the Nigerian Shippers Council see as major concern and we have put it on the front burners every time we meet with the police.
“I am confident that with you in the saddle, we would be able to address this”
“Congestions are in the seaport due to non-release of containers which ought to have been evacuated to make room for incoming cargoes, this has constituted barriers to us running our ports efficiently.
“One of the reasons for this congestion is detention of containers. In the course of intelligence gathering by the police, they are able to identify breaches, and it is their responsibility to ensure that the breaches are addressed.
“But I am also appealing to you that, we should be more creative in the manner with which we gather intelligence, so that it would help us identify areas we need quick and avoid detention of containers”.
Jime also called on the AIG to support the Council in implementing the Cargo Tracking Note (CTN) which his agency is handling at the ports.
He said “ CTN would provide intelligence that human capacity might not be able to gather, with this, we would identify from port of origin, the total content of what is coming on a vessel in all containers, we would identify breeches before they arrive our shores.
“I believe that partnering with you would provide you evidence ahead the arrival of such vessels and give you ability to quickly nip any such infractions that would arrive our port. The proliferation of arms and ammunition would also be eliminated with the CTN”
The AIG had in his speech promised that the NPF will continue to give necessary support to the NSC and other shipping industry stakeholders.
He said that what the police was against was proliferation and influx of dangerous cargoes such as arms and ammunition because of their negative impact on the nation’s security.
The Executive Secretary, Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC), Hon Emmanuel Jime weekend cautioned officers of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) against detention of goods at the nation’s seaports.
Jime who played host to the Assistant Inspector General of Nigerian Police Force (AIG Maritime) AIG Yekini Adio Ayoku at the headoffice of the ports economic regulator said any delay in movement of goods out of the ports has a lot of negative impact on the national economy.
According to him, such delay by the Police leads to accumulation of demurrage against the importers.
He added, “The challenges we have witnessed is that anytime we hold meeting with Police, there is question of excessive delays in cargo clearance, we all know that this has an impact negatively on our economy.
“The accumulation of demurrage and storage which are as a result of detention of containers, is something that the Nigerian Shippers Council see as major concern and we have put it on the front burners every time we meet with the police.
“I am confident that with you in the saddle, we would be able to address this”
“Congestions are in the seaport due to non-release of containers which ought to have been evacuated to make room for incoming cargoes, this has constituted barriers to us running our ports efficiently.
“One of the reasons for this congestion is detention of containers. In the course of intelligence gathering by the police, they are able to identify breaches, and it is their responsibility to ensure that the breaches are addressed.
“But I am also appealing to you that, we should be more creative in the manner with which we gather intelligence, so that it would help us identify areas we need quick and avoid detention of containers”.
Jime also called on the AIG to support the Council in implementing the Cargo Tracking Note (CTN) which his agency is handling at the ports.
He said “ CTN would provide intelligence that human capacity might not be able to gather, with this, we would identify from port of origin, the total content of what is coming on a vessel in all containers, we would identify breeches before they arrive our shores.
“I believe that partnering with you would provide you evidence ahead the arrival of such vessels and give you ability to quickly nip any such infractions that would arrive our port. The proliferation of arms and ammunition would also be eliminated with the CTN”
The AIG had in his speech promised that the NPF will continue to give necessary support to the NSC and other shipping industry stakeholders.
He said that what the police was against was proliferation and influx of dangerous cargoes such as arms and ammunition because of their negative impact on the nation’s security.
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