This is even as the group lamented the refusal of shipping lines to pick export cargoes, a development they said is undermining Nigeria’s growing export market. However, Olumekun warned that deliberate actions by foreign shipping lines are now putting those gains at risk. “Currently, we are having a challenge getting containers to load our export cargoes out of the country. For example, some shipping lines have cancelled any Middle East consignment because of the war. Some terminal operators have stopped accepting export containers.

Source: Punch March 23, 2026 07:09 UTC