Why the Shippers Council Can't Regulate Offshore Shipping Charges —Jime
The Executive Secretary/CEO of the Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC), Hon. Emmanuel Jime, has blamed the agency's current enabling laws for its failure to regulate fees in the Nigerian shipping sector.
In a message to the Nigerian Tribune regarding the absence of the Shippers Council in the offshore shipping sector in Nigeria, the executive secretary of the NSC explained that it is because of issues like this that the agency, under his leadership, lobbied for changes to agency regulations. enabling laws.
According to the Honorable Emmanuel Jime, "Thank you for drawing my attention. These are some of the reasons why I am pushing to change our law.
“As things stand, this issue is outside our purview and there is a void. Our new law, once passed, will enable us to better regulate this sector.”
Recall that offshore operators in the Nigerian maritime sector have recently deplored the absence of the Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC) in the regulation of charges in the sub-sector.
Speaking to the Nigerian Tribune in an exclusive interview, the Chairman of the Maritime Security Providers Association of Nigeria (MASPAN), Emmanuel Maiguwa explained that operators who were worried about irregularities in the tariff regime, had to accept that current rates be increased by $1,500.
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According to the Chairman of MASPAN, "Due to irregularities in Nigeria's offshore pricing regime, what we have done in the meantime is to agree a resolution that the rate which prevailed in the past two to three months will be increased by $1,500.
"We were faced with a situation where most of the ships in circulation were not 100% safe due to irregularities in the offshore shipping pricing regime. Shipowners were taking shortcuts to secure jobs and this threatened the safety standards of their ships.
“The new resolution on a $1,500 increase came into effect on February 14, 2023. The idea is just to save the day before we are in danger while we sit down together and come up with a model for market that does not add unnecessary cost to our hipping practice and at the same time solves security problems.
“We expected that the same players (foreign partners) who have always worked to win business by cutting costs would be able to push, so MASPAN recognized those who overwhelmingly support the new resolution on pricing .
"But I can tell you that there is about 95% acceptance of this new resolution by foreign partners doing business in Nigeria offshore. They agreed that the rates are terrible and poor.
“However, we do not exclude a few elements that will still want to reduce costs in order to win business at the expense of security.”
Tags: Offshore Shipping
The Executive Secretary/CEO of the Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC), Hon. Emmanuel Jime, has blamed the agency's current enabling laws for its failure to regulate fees in the Nigerian shipping sector.
In a message to the Nigerian Tribune regarding the absence of the Shippers Council in the offshore shipping sector in Nigeria, the executive secretary of the NSC explained that it is because of issues like this that the agency, under his leadership, lobbied for changes to agency regulations. enabling laws.
According to the Honorable Emmanuel Jime, "Thank you for drawing my attention. These are some of the reasons why I am pushing to change our law.
“As things stand, this issue is outside our purview and there is a void. Our new law, once passed, will enable us to better regulate this sector.”
Recall that offshore operators in the Nigerian maritime sector have recently deplored the absence of the Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC) in the regulation of charges in the sub-sector.
Speaking to the Nigerian Tribune in an exclusive interview, the Chairman of the Maritime Security Providers Association of Nigeria (MASPAN), Emmanuel Maiguwa explained that operators who were worried about irregularities in the tariff regime, had to accept that current rates be increased by $1,500.
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According to the Chairman of MASPAN, "Due to irregularities in Nigeria's offshore pricing regime, what we have done in the meantime is to agree a resolution that the rate which prevailed in the past two to three months will be increased by $1,500.
"We were faced with a situation where most of the ships in circulation were not 100% safe due to irregularities in the offshore shipping pricing regime. Shipowners were taking shortcuts to secure jobs and this threatened the safety standards of their ships.
“The new resolution on a $1,500 increase came into effect on February 14, 2023. The idea is just to save the day before we are in danger while we sit down together and come up with a model for market that does not add unnecessary cost to our hipping practice and at the same time solves security problems.
“We expected that the same players (foreign partners) who have always worked to win business by cutting costs would be able to push, so MASPAN recognized those who overwhelmingly support the new resolution on pricing .
"But I can tell you that there is about 95% acceptance of this new resolution by foreign partners doing business in Nigeria offshore. They agreed that the rates are terrible and poor.
“However, we do not exclude a few elements that will still want to reduce costs in order to win business at the expense of security.”
Tags: Offshore Shipping
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