Share THE Shippers Association of Lagos State (SALS) has revealed that the Standards Organisation of Nigeria Conformity Assessment Programme (SONCAP) is not adding any value to shipping, but rather increasing the bottlenecks surrounding importation at Nigerian ports. Speaking exclusively with the Nigerian Tribune in Lagos, President of SALS, Reverend Jonathan Nicol, lamented that with the planned introduction of the Cargo Tracking Notes (CTN) otherwise referred to as ECTN (Electronic Cargo Tracking Note), agencies like the Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) and the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) will no longer be needed at the ports. According to Rev. Nicol, “We are not gaining anything from the SONCAP certificate. It has no value to shipping. Rather, the SONCAP has become a bottleneck to shipping because without it, you cannot even open a Form M. Where is this done in the world?