Harboursandport.com: Rivers State - The Nigerian Shippers’ Council, NSC said it is harping on improved collaboration with the Nigeria Customs Service to enhance efficiency, smooth operations, and effective service delivery at the Nigerian Ports.
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| Delegation of both the Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC) and the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Onne Command in a group photograph after the meeting. |
The Director, South-South Zone of the NSC, Glory Onojedo, on Thursday, when he led the Executive of the Shippers Association on a courtesy visit to the Customs Area Controller, CAC Area II Command, Onne Port Harcourt, Comptroller Baba Imam, said the improved synergy between the two agencies would curb unnecessary delays in cargo clearing for shippers and other compliance traders and also boost the country’s revenue.
Onojedo recounted the roles of the Shippers’ Council as Port Economic Regulator, PER to include; facilitation of trade through the protection of shippers’ interest, providing guidelines on tariff setting to guide against arbitrariness; monitoring and enforcing standards of service delivery, performing mediatory role among stakeholders, ensure compliance by all parties with the provisions of the Port
Concession Agreements, etc, appealed for the protection of shippers’ interest at the Onne Port.
He said, “The shippers in this zone, use Onne Port, so we are here on a courtesy visit on the new Customs Area Controller so that we can have a common understanding of how to go about operations in the Port.
“The visit provided the presidents of the Shippers Associations in the zone the opportunity to interact with the Custom Area Controller on some critical issues.
“The Nigeria Shippers’ Council has always enjoyed a very cordial and fruitful relationship with the Nigeria Customs Services. So we are not just planting, we are building on the foundation that has already been laid.
“Following the interactions and subsequent discussion between the presidents of the associations, ourselves, and the Deputy Controller in charge of compliance, we have this good assurance that our shippers, when they use this Port there would be fast track for them”.
In his response, Comptroller Baba Imam, Customs Area Controller, Area II Command, Onne Port Harcourt, commended the Shippers’ Council and promised continuous synergy with them, and assured improvement in the system.
Comptroller Imam while stating that the effectiveness of the synergy between the Custom and the Shippers’ Council in effective service delivery cannot be underscored, said the Command is exploring modalities to facilitate trade that will not negate the laws.
Imam, however, reiterated that the command under his leadership will always maintain its primary responsibility of implementing and enforcing government policies with the provisions of the law, as well as encouraging compliance among traders.
He said the Command is also setting mechanisms by creating units to checkmate the activities of traders as well as officers to ensure they don’t compromise on their duties and mandates.
The Controller also thanked the Council for providing them with relevant information that would lead to improved operations at the Port.
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