The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has disclosed plans to partner with the Nigeria Export Promotion Council (NEPC) and other sister agencies in the establishment of the Domestic Export Warehouse (DEW) at the seaports to tackle logistics challenges in the sector. Jime noted that part of the responsibility of NSC in the establishment of DEW includes development of standard operating procedures in collaboration with critical agencies for the operation of the warehouses. He said the agency would provide guidelines for setting tariffs for the operation of DEW and address complaints that may arise between the DEW operators and exporters. He dropped the hint that NSC has recommended the usage of inland dry ports as DEW. He, however, expressed worry over the high level of non-compliance to trade rules by both importers and exporters, saying NSC is willing to collaborate with NEPC to address this challenge.

Source: The Guardian May 17, 2022 02:27 UTC