Foreign shipping firms reject double port-charging claims

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The Shipping Association of Nigeria (SAN) has refuted allegations that shipping firms impose double charges on importers for electronic cargo release services. SAN clarified the confusion about different procedures and highlighted other cost pressures affecting Nigerian ports.

The Shipping Association of Nigeria, SAN, has rejected claims that shipping companies impose double charges on importers for electronic cargo release services, saying the allegation confuses different processes and deflects attention from other cost pressures in the nation’s ports. The association, an umbrella body for foreign shipping companies operating in Nigeria, said its members’ charges ...