The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) is to hold a one-day meeting with stakeholders on the operations of the Kaduna Inland Dry Port.
A statement issued in Lagos on Saturday by the NSC Director, Special Duties, Mr Ignatius Nweke, said the meeting would hold on Jan. 25 in Lagos.
According to the statement, the meeting is expected to focus on processes of documentation of Kaduna-bound cargo as well as obligations of terminal operators and shipping companies.
“The meeting would equally look at the expected roles of other stakeholders in ensuring the smooth operations of the facility and how best to successfully operationalise the dry port,” it said.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that inland ports, being facilitated by the NSC, are intermodal terminals directly connected by road and rail to a seaport and operating as centres for movement of cargo to inland destination.
NAN recalls that President Muhammadu Buhari recently inaugurated the Kaduna Inland Dry Port for the commencement of full operations.
The 5,000 TEUs (containers) facility located on Kachia Road in Kaduna, gained its port status through official gazette, having satisfied all requirements recommended by the Federal Ministry of Transportation and the NSC. (NAN)
