01 Nov 2022
27 Sep 2021
BACKGROUND
Owing to the emerging digitalization of the shipping trade especially given the challenges and accompanying innovations arising from Covid-19 lockdown and restrictions, BIMCO has introduced Standard Clause 20211
(BIMCO Clause) to facilitate electronic signature of shipping commercial contracts by parties to a contract without the necessity of meeting physically.
The con...
04 Aug 2021
BACKGROUND
The Gulf of Guinea is the part of the eastern tropical Atlantic Ocean which spans through the West African coast: - from Cape Lopez in Gabon to Cape Palmas in Liberia. Its longitudinal frontiers extend, in no particular order, through about 17 countries such as, Gabon, Nigeria, Republic of Benin, Togo, Ghana, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Liberia, Angola,...
03 Jun 2021
BACKGROUND
It has become the practice for Terminal Operators or Shipping Companies as the case may be to transfer cargoes by barges from the ports’ terminals to off-dock terminals either on the request of consignees or as a way of decongesting the Ports or facilitating delivery of Containers by the Consignees.
This practice has been strongly supported by the Nigerian Ports Authorit...