Clarion Bonded Terminal Re-Opens For Business

Clarion Bonded Terminal has finally re-opened for business, after the premises was shut about two weeks ago over alleged mysterious transfer of about 35 containers without payment of customs duty.
The terminal which was shut down for two days by men of the Nigeria Customs Service is currently in operation and normal clearance of vehicles by clearing agents have resumed fully.  

Clarion Bonded Terminal has finally re-opened for business, after the premises was shut about two weeks ago over alleged mysterious transfer of about 35 containers without payment of customs duty.
The terminal which was shut down for two days by men of the Nigeria Customs Service is currently in operation and normal clearance of vehicles by clearing agents have resumed fully.  
But lamenting the two days closure, General Manager of the terminal, which is located at Alakija (a suburb) in Lagos, Chief Frank Okocha said that the company knew nothing about the transfer of the containers, pointing out that the company’s name was used wrongly.
He told Shipping Position Daily last week that if the company had been involved in the act, the place would have been shut down completely, even as he lamented that the organization was not pleased with the two days ordeal.
According to him, the two days closure of the terminal affected business operations of the company as revenues that were supposed to be paid into the company’s coffers were lost.
Okocha confirmed that clearing of vehicles from the terminal resumed on the 16th of November; the same day that it was reopened.
He also added that the terminal is expected to play host to some vehicles that would be transferred from Tin Can Island port in Lagos this week.
He assured that normal deliveries are ongoing at the terminal and agents are busy with clearing procedures to ensure that their consignments leave the terminal at the appropriate time.
‘’We are not happy that the place was shut down for two days because the name of the company was used wrongly without our permission or knowledge ‘’, he explained.
 ‘’As it is now, we have resumed taking delivery and soon we are expecting our vessels to bring vehicles to the port before they will be transferred to our terminal’’, Okocha said.