The management of Ports & Cargo and the Nigerian Shippers Council in a group picture together during the maiden courtesy visit of the Shippers Council boss to Ports & Cargo Handling Services Limited, operator of Terminal C, Tin Can Island Port, Apapa and subsidiary of SIFAX Group recently.

The Executive Secretary/CEO, Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC), Mr. Pius Akutah, has said that the Council is set for collaboration with all the operators in the Maritime Industry, just as he lauded Ports & Cargo Handling Services (PCHS) Limited, the Flagship Company and subsidiary of SIFAX Group, on its huge investment in impacting sector.

Speaking during his maiden courtesy visit on the management of the terminal, Akutah noted that Ports & Cargo has maintained its status as the foremost indigenous terminal operator in the country and has made everybody proud with the way it has run its operations.

He said: “We are very pleased with the operations of the terminal over the years. You have positioned yourself as a terminal to reckon with. Your investments in the maritime sector have continued to shape the growth of the blue economy and you have proven that you have the necessary expertise to run this terminal very well.

“I want to solicit your support as always. President Ahmed Tinubu has given us a mandate and his eyes are firmly on the growth of the sector. We will roll out measures that will support your continued growth. The Council will firmly collaborate with all operators this year to maximise success and entrench more automation of the sector too.”

R-L: John Jenkins, Managing Director, Ports & Cargo Handling Services Limited presenting a souvenir to Pius Ukeyima Akutah, the newly-appointed Executive Secretary/CEO, Nigerian Shippers Council, during the maiden courtesy visit of the Shippers Council boss to Ports & Cargo Handling Services Limited, during the visit recently.

In his response, the Managing Director, PCHS, John Jenkins, thanked the NSC boss and hinted that the terminal is open and willing to collaborate with the Council to achieve the vision of the President.

Other management team members of the terminal present during the visit include Executive Director, Administration, Captain Ibraheem Olugbade, Executive Director, Operations, Tobi Afolabi, AGM Transfer, PCHS, Sogo Faola, and Head, SIFAX Stevedoring, Patience Nwaogwugwu.

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