New procedures introduced for cargoes to and from Nigeria

Effective since last Monday
(January 11), the Nigerian
Ports Authority (NPA)
has implemented a cargo
tracking note (CTN) system
for all cargoes shipped
to and from any Nigerian
port, according to Hariesh
Manaadiar of Diamond
Shipping Services.
A letter from the NPA
released to FTW reads:
“every commodity loaded
or unloaded (import/
export), at or with Nigeria
as the final destination
has to, prior to shipment,
obtain a cargo tracking
note or international cargo
tracking document from a
Nigerian Ports Authority
representative at all ports
around the world.”
And it further added
that Antaser Afrique was
designated by the Federal
Government of Nigeria as
the sole representative of
Nigerian Ports Authority and
the only authorised agent to
issue a cargo tracking note.
In turn, Manaadiar
told FTW that Diamond
Shipping Services had
been nominated as the only
Antaser Afrique sub-agent
in SA able to issue these
cargo tracking notes.
“The CTN has to be
issued at the loading port
and CTN numbers should be
inserted in the bill of lading
(BoL) and cargo manifests,”
he added.
“Shipments without a
CTN are subject to heavy
penalties.”
All costs for the CTN
need to be paid prior to the
certificate being issued.
According to Manaadiar,
the document fee is Eur50
per CTN – and one CTN is
to be issued for each bill of
lading (BoL). For shipments
from loading places other
than Europe and Africa,
a fee of Eur70 is being
charged.
Under “tariff per
shipment” a full container
load (FCL) is Eur50/TEU;
roll-on, roll-off (roro) is
Eur50 per vehicle up to
5-ton unit weight, and
Eur100 per vehicle over
5-ton unit weight. This tariff
to be paid for each and every
chassis number mentioned
on the BoL.
Consolidated cargo costs
Eur5 per weight measure
(wm) – with a minimum
of Eur50 per CTN.
Conventional/breakbulk
is Eur5 per wm – with a
minimum of Eur50 per CTN.