The Nigerian Shippers’ Council, NSC, yesterday, commenced registration of port service providers aimed at regulating their activities iN a bid to checkmate quackery in the Nigerian maritime industry
Speaking at a one day seminar themed, ‘Registration of Port Service Providers: A panacea for an efficient Port system’, Mr. Samuel Vontau, Director, Legal services at NSC, said that the essence of the registration and regulation of the services providers by the Council is to ensure the availability of adequate and standard services in the industry as well as ensuring reasonable profit for the providers of the services.
Vontau said the move will also enable the regulator to sufficiently protect indigenous operators from domination by foreign services providers. He also noted that exercise would help in addressing the presence and menace of unauthorized individuals and groups in the persisting congestion at the port corridors.
