NPA Suspends Ticket Issuance, Protesting Workers Shut APM Terminal

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has disclosed that the
Electronic Call-up for trucks (ETO) ticket for cargoes bound for
the AP Moller Terminal in Apapa has been suspended.

This followed yesterday’s protest by the Maritime Workers Union
of Nigeria (MWUN) against non-compliance of international oil
companies to the Stevedoring regulations issued by the Nigerian
Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA).

Stevedoring refers to the act of loading or offloading cargo to
and/or from a ship.

During the protest at the APM Terminals, Apapa, Lagos, the
placard-carrying workers shut disrupted operations at the terminal
by shutting down the entry and exit gates.

The workers had earlier issued a seven-day ultimatum to the
federal government, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
(NNPC) the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), and NIMASA starting last
Friday to get the IOCs to comply with the statutory
regulations.

The union warned that failure of the federal government and its
agencies to caution the IOCs on or before the expiration of the
seven-day ultimatum would lead to mass strike actions at the ports,
terminals, jetties, and other cargo handling locations in the
country.

But in its reaction to the protest, the NPA tweeted that ETO
(Electronic Call-up for trucks) ticket for cargoes bound for the AP
Moller Terminal in Apapa has been suspended.

The agency tweeted, “Following a dispute with the management of
AP Moller Terminals at the Lagos Ports Complex, Apapa, members of
the Maritime Workers Union have today, April 15, disrupted
operations at the terminal.

“While the NPA is working toward resolving the dispute between
the two parties, APMT will not be able to receive or exit cargoes
for the next 24 hours.

“The authority hereby urges stakeholders to please take note, as
ETO tickets will not be issued to APMT bound cargoes.”

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has disclosed that the
Electronic Call-up for trucks (ETO) ticket for cargoes bound for
the AP Moller Terminal in Apapa has been suspended.

This followed yesterday’s protest by the Maritime Workers Union
of Nigeria (MWUN) against non-compliance of international oil
companies to the Stevedoring regulations issued by the Nigerian
Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA).

Stevedoring refers to the act of loading or offloading cargo to
and/or from a ship.

During the protest at the APM Terminals, Apapa, Lagos, the
placard-carrying workers shut disrupted operations at the terminal
by shutting down the entry and exit gates.

The workers had earlier issued a seven-day ultimatum to the
federal government, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
(NNPC) the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), and NIMASA starting last
Friday to get the IOCs to comply with the statutory
regulations.

The union warned that failure of the federal government and its
agencies to caution the IOCs on or before the expiration of the
seven-day ultimatum would lead to mass strike actions at the ports,
terminals, jetties, and other cargo handling locations in the
country.

But in its reaction to the protest, the NPA tweeted that ETO
(Electronic Call-up for trucks) ticket for cargoes bound for the AP
Moller Terminal in Apapa has been suspended.

The agency tweeted, “Following a dispute with the management of
AP Moller Terminals at the Lagos Ports Complex, Apapa, members of
the Maritime Workers Union have today, April 15, disrupted
operations at the terminal.

“While the NPA is working toward resolving the dispute between
the two parties, APMT will not be able to receive or exit cargoes
for the next 24 hours.

“The authority hereby urges stakeholders to please take note, as
ETO tickets will not be issued to APMT bound cargoes.”