In their quest to ensure and facilitate safe, cheap and efficient carriage of cargoes from the seaports to the Inland Dry Ports (IDPs), the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) and the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
\nThe MoU was signed on Thursday 8th August, 2024 by the heads of the two agencies, the Executive Secretary\/ CEO, NSC, Barr. Pius Ukeyima Akutah and Managing Director, NRC, Engr. Fidet Okhiria.
\nThe MoU was signed during a one-day stakeholders summit on “Limitations to Rail Transportation of Cargo in Nigeria” at Rockview Hotel, Apapa, Lagos.<\/p>\n
In his welcome address at the summit, the NSC Executive Secretary noted that following the concession of the Nigerian ports in 2006, aimed at making the Ports effective and efficient in line with global trend and best practices, the government further pronounced the NSC as an Interim Ports Economic Regulator while it was confirmed as a substantive Ports Economic Regulator in April, 2015.
\nAkutah equally stressed that the NRC as a dependable ally is vested with the authority to manage the Public Rail Infrastructure, and to provide rail services and facilities for the carriage of goods and passengers.
\nHe announced that in line with their statutory mandates therefore, the two agencies are desirous of collaborating with the aim of ensuring and facilitating the efficient carriage of cargoes from the Seaports to the Inland Dry Ports (IDPs).<\/p>\n
He stressed that the Council’s initiative through closed Inter-Agency collaboration, particularly with the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) is to ensure:
\n*Enhanced intermodal connections and connectivity;<\/p>\n
*Fast-track delivery of cargoes to and from Inland Dry Ports (IDPs) in Nigeria;<\/p>\n
*Cheaper and cost effective means of transportation of goods to the hinterland and specifically, the IDPs located at the hinterland * Facilitation of the development of critical transport infrastructure in the hinterland of Nigeria, etc.<\/p>\n
The NSC boss emphasized that that Rail Transportation is efficient, economical, and safe, especially for long distances and carriage of large volumes of goods. He added that it can also reduce greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption compared with road transportation.<\/p>\n
Akutah lamented that the lack of functional rail system for evacuation of cargo from the seaports to various distribution centres to the hinterland has become a problem in the shipping industry and ease of doing business in Nigeria.
\nThis, he noted, has resulted in congestion at the seaports, delay in off-loading of vessels and turnaround time, payment of demurrage, increase number of trucks and tankers on the road, traffic gridlock and high cost of doing business.<\/p>\n
He was optimistic that at the end of the one-day summit, challenges impinging the transportation of cargoes to the hinterland (IDPs) would be identified and solutions proffered.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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