As the Ports Regulator puts finishing touches to the expected guidelines for operators in the ports industry, stakeholders are of the view that the freight forwarders, otherwise popularly referred to as customs agents, should not be left out as a way of checking the irregularities among the practitioners and a uniform tariff regime, reports Francis Ugwoke.
As the wind of change blows in the ports industry, particularly with the coming of the Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC) as the ports economic regulator, expectations are high that the freight forwarding practice will not be left out in the sanitisation of the industry. The regulator has been involved in what concerned stakeholders describe as 'cleanup up exercise' in the ports industry in what is expected to facilitate trade in the country.
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