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By Alphonsus Nweze, Onitsha
Importers in Onitsha, Anambra State have been urged to avail themselves of the multiple opportunities of using Onne Multipurpose Terminal in Rivers State to clear cargoes.
Addressing Onitsha business community during a sensitisation of Onitsha Importers by the ICTSI/Onne Multipurpose Terminal/PIL Shipping Line, Chief Ifeanyi Isikaku, chairman Association of Nigerian License Customs Agents, Onne Seaport chapter, said there are lots of advantages in using Onne Sea Port terminal.
Chief Isikaku said Onne Port is one of the terminals that receive goods in Rivers State, saying that they were in Onitsha to interact with businessmen especially the importers and tell them the huge benefits involved in using Onne terminal.
He said Onne terminal has been in operation for more than five years without any customers’ problems.
” We have come to interact with customers, synergise with them on better ways to improve their services” he said.
Addressing the press later Chief Isikaku said: “We are here today because some people are not informed and if you are not informed, you are deformed. We are here to tell them the importance of bringing their cargoes to Onne . If there any challenge, why you cannot bring your cargoes, tell us. Some clearing agents are here to also look at those challenges and see a way to tell you how best you can go about it”.
He assured that with this sensitisation event , there would be many importers who would now start routing their cargoes through Onne Seaport.
Isikaku who said navigating Government policies from Nigerian Customs’ latest technology “License two -Obi Odogwu” had helped them in facilitating seamless cargoes clearing in the port.
“Onne is now a place you can clear your goods, and within five days it is here in Onitsha. You can’t get that in Lagos, you can’t get that in any other place,” he said.
He said with all this huge benefits from Onne terminals why should any importer in South East in general and Onitsha in particular go to Lagos to clear his cargoes.
Others who spoke at the ocassion were Chief Ambrose Muzi, Chairman, Marine Gulf Shipping Agency , Hon. Ike Okechukwu Anselem, Chairman, NAGGAF, Onne, Obinna Kenneth Ugochukwu, Chairman, Association of Registered Freight Forwarders, Onne.
Earlier Bimbo Ogunwale, Terminal Manager, Onne Terminal said that they have listening ears to customers’complaints coupled with the fact that their containers are insured against any eventuality.
He said unlike other terminals they start counting demurrage for the customers containers’ when it gets to the destination.
He said from the terminal they dropped their containers in their destination, the customer don’t need to return it to Onne but to Onitsha from where they would pick them.
He said they have 30 terminals in 120 countries of the world, saying that in Onne, they have full terminals and three berths, where they have received largest vessels, LNG vessels.
The Onne Port Terminal, he said, which started operation five years ago deals with general cargoes outside container cargo operation, stating that they have enough equipment to handle any equipment their customers want to bring into the country.
Chidi David Nkume of PIL Nigeria Limited, a shipping line said the company which started 67 years ago with two vessels has more than a strong background which puts it in a better position to offer their customers efficient services.
He said as number 12 in the World they have strong connection with China and middle East and has 33 terminals in 20 countries of the World.
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