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ANLCA, Shippers Reject Waiver On Trapped Cargoes
The Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) and shippers have rejected the 40 per cent demurrage waiver, which shipping companies offered them for their cargoes caught in the just-suspended nationwide strike.
The shippers (importers) and ANLCA members told newsmen on Wednesday, in Lagos, that they would not accept any compensation short of 100 per cent.
Chairman, Apapa Area I chapter of ANLCA, John Ofobike, explained that they were picketing the offices of the shipping firms to register their displeasure.
Ofobike wondered why shippers and customs agents should be punished over the strike called by organised labour to press the Federal Government to revert the pump price of petrol from N141 to N65.
“We cannot accept that. We are insisting on 100 per cent waiver of the demurrage for all the days the strike lasted. “If not, we will continue to picket the shipping companies,” he said.
Chairman, Tin-Can Island chapter of ANLCA, Kayode Farinto, affirmed that all the chapter chairmen had resolved that the shipping companies must completely waive the demurrage.
“I see no reason why they should charge Nigerians demurrage for the period of the strike,” he said. General Secretary, Shippers’ Association of Lagos State, Jonathan Nicol, said that all port operators might go on strike if the shipping firms refused to budge.
Nicol said that importers were surprised that the shipping companies charged demurrage for the strike period.
“They (shipping companies) want to start another trouble in the maritime industry. It is going to be big because all maritime practitioners will be involved. “The Federal Ministry of Transport should call the shipping companies to order because normally during strike or public holidays, importers do not pay demurrage,” Nicol said.
According to him, why must an importer pay for a national event such as the strike or a public holiday?
The shipping companies insisted on charging demurrage because they would also pay demurrage to vessel owners.
A cargo is free of charges during the first three days after it is discharged.
Thereafter, it attracts a demurrage of N750 per day for a 20-foot container and N1,500 for a 40-foot container.
After six days of arrival of a cargo, the demurrage is N4,000 per day for a 20-foot container and N8,000 for a 40-foot container.
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Kenyan Runners Dominate Berlin Marathons
Kenya made it a clean sweep at the Berlin Marathon with Sabastian Sawe winning the men’s race and Rosemary Wanjiru triumphing in the women’s.
Sawe finished in two hours, two minutes and 16 seconds to make it three wins in his first three marathons.
The 30-year-old, who was victorious at this year’s London Marathon, set a sizzling pace as he left the field behind and ran much of the race surrounded only by his pacesetters.
Japan’s Akasaki Akira came second after a powerful latter half of the race, finishing almost four minutes behind Sawe, while Ethiopia’s Chimdessa Debele followed in third.
“I did my best and I am happy for this performance,” said Sawe.
“I am so happy for this year. I felt well but you cannot change the weather. Next year will be better.”
Sawe had Kelvin Kiptum’s 2023 world record of 2:00:35 in his sights when he reached halfway in 1:00:12, but faded towards the end.
In the women’s race, Wanjiru sped away from the lead pack after 25 kilometers before finishing in 2:21:05.
Ethiopia’s Dera Dida followed three seconds behind Wanjiru, with Azmera Gebru, also of Ethiopia, coming third in 2:21:29.
Wanjiru’s time was 12 minutes slower than compatriot Ruth Chepng’etich’s world record of 2:09:56, which she set in Chicago in 2024.
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