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Sections News Editorial/Opinion Cover Choice Arts & Life Business Politics Sports   Subscription Form Click here         Daily Independent Online.         * Wednesday, June 30, 2004. No conflict between NMA, NSC, says Bello Stories by Muyiwa Dare Maritime Reporter, Lagos Legal adviser to the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Mr. Hassan Bello, has said that there are no conflicting roles between the National Maritime Authority (NMA) and the NSC. Speaking with reporters in Lagos, Bello said shipping is so large that the Federal Government decided to set up parastatals to take care of peculiar sections of international shipping. According to him, the authority  was set up to consider the technical aspect of shipping and assess the worthiness of vessels on matters like pollution and safety at sea, among others. “Shipping is a square with equal sides. Safety and pollution is covered by NMA, terminal operations by the  Nigerian Ports Authority, labour as well as crewing of the ship was represented by Joint Maritime Labour Industrial Council (JOMALIC), while the commercial aspect of it was represented by NSC. Though there may be one or two overlaps, which cannot be ruled out, but the whole must complete for total success. So, there is no conflict between the NMA and the NSC in terms of responsibilities”, he asserted. On the review of the Shippers’ Council Act, Bello recounted that the act was promulgated in 1978 and that a lot of revolutionary changes have taken place and overtaken it, adding that things are dictated by time, situation and circumstances. While calling for the review of the council’s act, he added that although there was nothing much to be changed rather than strengthening the NSC to be able to settle disputes between providers and users of shipping services. His words: “NSC has been doing this for a long time. If there are problems, we will call on the concerned parties and talk to them. NSC should be able to tell NPA the number of cranes they should use. It should also tell JOMALIC how to train its people, freight forwarders, how to be well-organised and how arbitrary local shipping changes would be prevented. The NSC should be strengthened to have a superintendent position in the commercial aspect of the nation’s maritime industry”.       Copyright� 2002. All Rights Reserved Independent Newspapers Limited Block5, Plot 7D, Wempco Road, Ogba, P.M.B. 21777, Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria. www.dailyindependentng.com e-mail: [email protected]

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