The Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC) Executive Secretary, Mr. Hassan Bello, has urged private terminal operators to embrace dialogue in resolving some challenges at the ports.
At a seminar organised by the Maritime Reporters Association of Nigeria (MARAN) in Lagos, Bello said the Council, as the economic regulator, would continue to protect operators and others at the ports.
The theme of the event was: The gains and the pains of 10 years of port concession in Nigeria.
Bello said the increase in cargo throughput, reduction in turnaround time of vessels and massive private sector investments were signs that the exercise was successful.
He decried the attitude of some operators who violated concession agreements, urging that steps be taken to transform their terminals.
