ABUJA: The Federal Government secure the sea ports without the introduction and enforcement of the Cargo Tracking Notes (CTN) importers, clearing agents and other stakeholders in the maritime industry are against it.
CTN is a web-based cargo verification solution facility designed to monitor shipment of seaborne-cargo, allowing for real-time generation of ‘notes’ and various trading statistics on the cargo, vessel and shippers.
The introduction of CTN by Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC), stakeholders said, is to assist the Buhari administration facilitate seamless marine transportation to guarantee the safety of human and marine life, goods, vessels, the ports environment and the country.
Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) president Prince Olayiwola Shittu said CTN is required for every Bill of Lading including groupage containers in many ports of the world to prevent crime and increase security.
It is also a way of verifying the contents of every cargo, and then tracks that cargo between ports to ensure safety and security.
“We are in support of the Nigerian Shippers Council in its quest to introduce the Cargo Tracking Note. They have promised us that it will not add to the cost of doing business in our ports. We are also in support because all international moving companies across the globe are required to comply with the cargo tracking note scheme. The shippers comply by collecting the required information on the goods to be shipped at a particular port. The carriers comply by checking that all cargo is covered by a CTN number before receiving for shipment, the Port Authorities check the details and the statistics to eliminate any threat to the safety of lives and port facilities. With the high level of insecurity in the north, I think we need the scheme to protect our ports and the people,” Shittu said.
An importer and Executive Director Sua-Salau International Company, Mr Suarau Salau said that the Federal Government should not hesitate in supporting NSC in the introduction of CTN if it would bring peace and stability to the country.
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