Nigeria

Ebola Outbreak

Ports of Nigeria
Our correspondents advise that the Nigerian Port Health Authorities have now instructed ports and agents to refuse entry in to Nigerian ports for vessels that have called at Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia.

The exact terms of this new policy are not yet available, and Skuld is investigating further with its correspondents.

It is very likely that vessels which have called at these countries will be subject to greater scrutiny by port health officials, may be denied access and indeed may be subjected to lengthy quarantine.

Members with vessels on route to Nigeria, having called at the mentioned countries recently, should contact the Association urgently for further advice and assistance.

For members planning fixtures to Nigeria it is very important to advise chartering teams of this further development.