Nigerian Shippers’ Council, NSC, has
called on the Federal Government to urgently repair the deplorable port access
roads before the rainy season sets in.
Making the plea in Lagos, Cajetan
Agu, Deputy Director, Commercial Shipping Department of the council, lamented the
poor state of the roads, which has caused a lot of heavy traffic gridlock and
damaged goods.
According to him, terminal handling
charges in Nigeria is about N62,000 while in Cotonou and Ghana, it is N24,000
and N9,653 respectively.
Highlighting the needs of importers
from ports as the availability of service and common users’ information, safety
of cargo and right pricing, Agu said that the council had recommended that the
federal government should strengthen the regulatory framework in Nigerian
ports.
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