Friday, January 13, 2012

Maersk unable to get to Nigerian ports

Maersk Line vessels loaded with food and consumer goods are stuck outside of Nigerian ports, with the fourth day of countrywide strikes keeping terminals closed.

Nigerians are protesting the recent removal of fuel subsidies, which doubled the price of gasoline, and shut down schools, shops and banks.

Sonny Dahl, director of West Africa Services at Maersk, said no containers can get through with everything at a general strike level. He said some of the loaded vessels are anchored outside the ports, with others expected to arrive within two days. He said the plan until early next week is to wait in hopes the strike will end.

The Nigerian market represents 60 percent of Maersk’s container shipments into West Africa.

-Reuters

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