TOP MARITIME WOMEN IN NIGERIA
Dabney Shall-Holma
D
abney Shall-Holma is a distinguished
maritime womanwith deep knowledge
of the industry and the dynamics of
i n t e r n a t i o n a l t r a d e . H e r k n ow l e d g e ,
professionalism and finesse are widely
acknowledged.
Mrs. Dabney Shall-Holmaserved the Nigeria
Shippers Council (NSC) for over three
decades, and she was so meritorious in her
service that she was appointed member into
many presidential and ministerial committees.
She retired from the Council as Director,
She was employed in Shippers Council in 1989.
Throughout her stay at the Council, she handled
trade negotiation, trade statistics, directional
split of transportation traffic, cargo tracking,
ensuring fair trade practices in import and
export and creating standards and ensuring
compliance.
She holds a B.sc degree in Political Science from
the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and a Master
of Science (M.sc) degree in International
Transport Studiesfrom the University of
Cardiff/PrifysgolCaerdydd.
D a b n ey S h a l l - H o l m a h a s
retired from the Niger ian
Shippers Council but not from
the maritime industry as she is
currently the chairperson of
the Sealink Implementation
Committee, a project that is
aimed at bridging the
waterways infrastructure gap
and enhancing the nation's
trade in the ECOWAS sub-
re g i o n wh i c h i s b e i n g
promoted by the Nigerian
Export-Import Bank (NEXIM) in partnership
with the National Inland Waterways Authority
and Sealink Promotional Company Ltd.
Apart from always leading NSC's first eleven in
matters of representation on international trade,
Dabney is be remembered in the industry for her
contributions and achievements including, the
International Cargo Tracking Note (ICTN) in Africa,
benchmark freight rates, representing Nigeria in
international meetings on issues of transit trade,
attending World Trade Organization (WTO)
meetings on trade facilitation, etc.
Commercial Shipping. She is an expert in trade
facilitation and negotiation, capacity building
in transport and logistics and in cargo tracking
and risk management mechanisms.
She is a God-fearing woman, known for
h a rd wo r k , i n t e l l i g e n c e a n d f l a i r f o r
networking. She is calm, humble, beautiful and
unassuming. To all her colleagues in the
Nigerian Shippers Council, both big and small,
young and old, she was simply a 'mother'.
Apart from always leading NSC's first eleven in
matters of representation on international
trade, Dabney is be remembered in the
industry for her contributions and
achievements including, the International
Cargo Tracking Note (ICTN) in Africa,
benchmark freight rates, representing Nigeria
in international meetings on issues of transit
trade, attending World Trade Organization
(WTO) meetings on trade facilitation, etc.
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