The COVID-19 lockdown resulted in un-cleared goods stuck in airport warehouses. ANNA OKON writes that the goods have accumulated N2bn in demurrage with owners and cargo handlers arguing over waiver...
writes that the goods have accumulated N2bn in demurrage with owners and cargo handlers arguing over waivers
At a daily storage fee of about N12 per kilo, some of the cargoes had accumulated storage fees in excess of N4m during the five weeks they had been in storage. The Logistics Manager, Smile Communications, a leading Internet service provider, Danjuma Okeme, said, “We shipped our network-related items before the lockdown.
“It is a pity that at this critical time, Smile cannot stand for its customers. Some people have gone ahead and paid for the service, but we cannot work because our equipment is in the warehouse.” He said, “When the lockdown was lifted, we were expecting to be told to pay the handling charges. We did not expect them to ask us for demurrage on the cargo that we could not clear during the lockdown.He said some of his clients’ goods had accumulated N2.4m while others had accumulated N800,000 and more in demurrage. “Our correspondent learned that cargo handlers had agreed to grant some form of waivers to the owners of the goods.
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