News / Nigerian terminal operators and carrier customers may be facing a bill for billions

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Port and terminal operators in Nigeria, and shipping lines serving them, have been warned they may face back-charges levied on the country’s shippers amounting to billions of dollars, after a critical court case at the end of last year.

The case dates back to a decision by the federal government in February last year to appoint the Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC) as the economic regulator of Nigeria’s ports.

They would oversee “regulation of competition, pricing and service levels among providers of port ...