WAF Shipping Focus: Week 32
- Agwe Logistics Solutions
- Aug 9, 2024
- 3 min read
Cargo clearance activities at Tincan Island and Apapa ports in Lagos were slowed down due to ongoing protests in the country. A visit by a NAN correspondent to these ports observed a minimal presence of clearing agents, leading to reduced cargo clearance operations. Mr Usman Abubakar, Public Relations Officer of Apapa Customs Command, confirmed the low turnout, attributing it to the protests. He noted that while operations improved slightly compared to when the protests started, they were still not back to normal. Abubakar urged port users to expedite cargo clearance to create space for incoming vessels.
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In the wake of recent national protests, freight service providers in the nation’s maritime industry have taken a stand against the non-waiver of storage and demurrage charges amid the recent national protests. Recall that the Nigerian ports had experienced significant disruptions, with skeletal services as freight service providers stayed away from the ports, leading to a buildup of charges for abandoned client imports. Despite these challenges, terminal operators and shipping lines have indicated they will not grant waivers for these charges during the protest period.
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The Maritime Security Providers Association of Nigeria, MASPAN and the Nigerian Port Consultative Council, NPCC, have said that the continued loss of marine based businesses to port of neighbouring countries unacceptable and called for a reverse of the trend. Speaking at the recently concluded quarterly meeting the NPCC, Preseident of MASPAN, Mr. Emmanuel Maiguwa said that Nigerian is losing so much revenue because of the issues posed by some agencies of government that have made the Nigerian ports uncompetitive.
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Over 20 persons have been reported dead after a wooden cargo boat, identified as ‘Godbless Dickson’, exploded, and burst into flames in Bayelsa State. DAILY POST learnt that the boat, was laden with cargo and had over 64 passengers and crew on board at the time of the incident. The tragic incident was said to have occurred along the Ezetu 1 community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of the state. The State Police Spokesman, ASP Musa Mohammed said more than 20 people have so far been confirmed dead, while rescue efforts by the Marine Police Unit were still ongoing.
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In a significant crackdown on crime, the Nigerian Ports Police Authority Command, Western Zone, arrested 103 suspects in the first half of 2024. The arrests were made in connection with 57 cases reported during the period, according to a report presented by Deputy Commissioner of Police Operations Ibrahim Abdul at the quarterly meeting of the Nigeria Ports Consultative Council held in Lagos. The suspects were apprehended through various operations, including raids on criminal hideouts, vehicular and foot patrols, and intensive surveillance and intelligence gathering.
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The Nigerian Shippers’ Council has blamed congestion at the port on the lack of a functional rail system for cargo evacuation. The Executive Secretary of the council, Pius Akutah, disclosed this in Lagos when the agency partnered with the Nigerian Railway Corporation on a one-day sensitisation meeting. The meeting was themed, ‘Limitations to rail transportation of cargo in Nigeria,” Akutah added that the lack of functional rail has also led to delays in offloading vessels and turnaround time, “payment of demurrage, increased number of trucks and tankers on the road, traffic gridlock and high cost of doing business.”
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