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Terms of Commercial Engagement & Website Use

Company Registration: RC 2018901 • Kirikiri Town, Lagos, Nigeria

1. General Overview

These terms govern the use of the website operated by ASANTI SHORES LIMITED ("Asanti Shores") and define the commercial principles under which quotation requests, agency representations, and marine logistics proposals are submitted.

2. Quotations & Commercial Proposals

Informational quotes generated via our online forms or direct email correspondence are preliminary estimates based on prevailing port charges, exchange rates, bunker index tariffs, and supplier availability. All formal commitments require executed service agreements, standard BIMCO or local agency contracts, and confirmed vessel notices of readiness (NOR).

3. Cabotage & Regulatory Compliance

All maritime logistics, crew placement, and charter operations are executed in compliance with the Coastal and Inland Shipping (Cabotage) Act 2003, NIMASA guidelines, and NPA regulations. Clients chartering vessels or contracting services agree to provide authentic documentation, manifests, and statutory clearance notices.

4. Force Majeure & Marine Port Conditions

Asanti Shores Limited shall not be held commercially liable for delays, vessel demurrage, or delivery interruptions caused by acts of God, extreme sea conditions, naval or port authority channel restrictions, customs delays, or unforeseen port congestion outside direct operational control.

5. Governing Law & Jurisdiction

These terms and any maritime service contracts arising from commercial engagements shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the maritime and commercial laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.