Court adjourns shipping companys’ terminal operators case

 FEDERAL Court of Appeal, Lagos, has adjourned a case between the Nigerian Shippers' Council (NSC) and the Seaports Terminal Operators Association of Nigeria (STOAN) over port charges to February 4, 2016.
  The court also adjourned to 4th February the case between the Association of Shipping Lines Agencies (ASLA) against the NSC and the Shippers Association of Lagos State (SALS) as co-defendants.
  The Presiding Judge, Mrs. Uzoamaka Anyanwu, said  that the court adjourned the case as a result of the backlog of pending cases the court had to handle.
  Speaking with correspondent after the adjournment, Counsel to ASLA, Chidi Ilogu (SAN) said the court was not ready to take the matter because it had a crowded list of cases.
  “It is because of the circumstances. We do not have a choice than to accept that date,” Ilogu said.
  Counsel to the Nigeria Shippers Council, Emeka Akabogu, expressed dissatisfaction with the long adjournment, saying that he would meet his client (NSC) on the next step to take.