Skip to main content

Shippers Council Calls For Use Of Intermodal Transport To Evacuate Cargoes From Ports





Shippers Council Calls For Use Of Intermodal Transport To Evacuate Cargoes From Ports

FIDELIS UGBOMEH

The Executive Secretary of Nigerian Shippers Council, NSC, Hon. Emmanuel Jime has advised government to adopt intermodal means of transport in the evacuation of cargoes from our ports in order to reduce the current congestion at Apapa and Tin-Can Island ports due to reliance on the road mode to evacuate cargoes.

According to him  inland waterways,  rail and road linkages are significant parts of port operations that should come together for the nation to achieve the ultimate objective of ranking as a premium, proper maritime nation.

The Executive Secretary of Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Hon. Emmanuel Jime stated this recently in Lagos while speaking at the breakfast meeting organized by Maritime Reporters’ Association of Nigeria (MARAN).

He noted that Nigeria’s chances of becoming a maritime hub in the West and Central Africa will be determined by the provision of adequate port infrastructure for efficient operations in the country.

Jime, who was a Special Guest at the occasion, stressed that Nigeria’s aspiration to become the maritime hub for West Africa should inspire the development of its port infrastructures to meet global standards.

“Unless we focus on the development of our infrastructure and make them of international standards, we will not achieve our objective of being a maritime hub.” he declared.

The NSC boss also noted that the current mode of cargo evacuation in Nigeria focuses primarily on the road network, opining that this was not the sustainable way of delivering port services in other parts of the world.

Jime equally added that Nigeria also needed to strengthen its weak regulatory framework at the ports to make the country’s ports more attractive to global trade.

The Executive Secretary, also administered the oath of office to the 9-man newly elected MARAN executives led by Mr Godfrey Bivbere as President.

While inaugurating the new executives, Hon Jime thanked the foremost maritime reporters body for the warm reception accorded him when he was appointed to head the Nigerian Shippers’ Council, and the cordial working relationship they have maintained with him ever since.


NIMASA Executive Secretary Hon. Jime

He also praised MARAN for taking the initiative to host a breakfast meeting on the deplorable state of infrastructure at Tin Can Island Port, which according to him has brought about a robust discourse aimed at proffering solutions to the issue.

The NSC boss, however, pledged to collaborate with the association in their efforts to finding lasting solutions to the myriads of issues bedeviling the sector, even as he called on the leadership of the association to make him an integral part of their planning for programmes as it makes his work easier as the nation’s Port Economic Regulator.

Meanwhile, the Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mr. Mohammed Bello-Koko, who was represented by the General Manager, MD’s Office, Mr Ayodele Durowaiye reassured that NPA will maintain its close affinity with MARAN as the foremost maritime beat association.




 Maran newly inaugurated Executive taking oath of office.

Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Omisande: CPS Pensioners in Lagos State assured of payment of their increase pension benefits as their Federal counterparts.

 By Afolabi Oyekunle. Pensioners under the Contributory Pension Scheme(CPS) in Lagos State have been urged to be patient concerning their much awaited  increases, as there are assurance that all what they are entitled to will be paid earlier next year. This assurance is coming from the Chairman, Nigeria Union of Pensioners, Contributory Pension Scheme, NUPCPS, Lagos State Council, Comrade Michael Omisande. Comrade Omisande who spoke to ForumNews at the sideline of the end of year get together of Agege Zone Pensioners said what is delaying is the Template which is being awaited  Comrade Omisande said just as the Federal workers who have started receiving their own entitlements, all Pensioners under the scheme in other five states will receive their own as  approved by the Federal government. According to him, the PFA'S have been given till 20th December to pay all Federal Pensioners. He said after the completion of the Payment, PenCom will ther...
Post a Comment
Read more

PenCom urges Lagos State Governor to extend periodic pension increase to retirees under CPS, as Sanwoolu welcomes the idea.

By Afolabi Oyekunle. The National Pension Commission (PenCom)  has called on  the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to extend periodic pension increases currently enjoyed by Defined Benefit Scheme (DBS) retirees to those under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) to boost their monthly pensions.  The Director General of PenCom, Ms. Omolola Oloworaran, made the request during a courtesy visit to Governor Sanwo-Olu at the Lagos State Government House on 7 May 2025. The visit was to present the report of PenCom’s 2024 routine inspection of the Lagos State Pension Commission (LASPEC) and to thank the Governor for confirming his participation as Special Guest at the Pension Industry Leadership Retreat starting 8 May 2025. PenCom DG pointed out that currently, only DBS retirees are paid pension increases in Lagos State, leaving out their counterparts under the CPS.   DG PenCom Ms Oloworaran with Gov Sanwoolu who presented her with Lagos State plaq...
Post a Comment
Read more

PENCOM pledges to see that Lagos State pays CPS retirees.

By Afolabi Oyekunle. Director General of National Pension Commission, Ms Omolola Oloworaran has pledged that the Commission will fast track and work towards Lagos State government paying retirees under the Contributory Pension Scheme what is due to them like their federal counterparts. She made the pledge at a media workshop in Lagos for journalists. The Director General was surprised when she was asked why the Template for the payment was not released to Lagos State government for the payment of backlog of areas and allowances as approved by the Federal government, which Federal retirees are currently enjoying.         PenCom DG, Omolola Oloworaran  She thereby directed her staff to work on the Lagos State matter to settle the matter towards making the Lagos State government have all the necessary information needed to pay the retirees. The PenCom Director General noted that Lagos State government was one of the few states that keyed into the progra...
Post a Comment
Read more