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Home » Nigerian Seaports Set To Commence 24hrs Operations

Nigerian Seaports Set To Commence 24hrs Operations

by Joshua
August 12, 2020
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.L-R: Executive Secretary, Nigeria Shippers Council, Bar. Hassan Bello, Managing Director, Nigerian Inland Water Ways, Bar. George Moghalu, Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh, Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, Ms Hadiza Bala Usman, and the Registrar of the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria Barr. Sam Nwakohu during the meeting of Heads of Maritime Parastatals held at NIMASA Headquarters in Lagos, on Tuesday.

 

Heads of maritime agencies in Nigeria have agreed to work on modalities for a quick commencement of 24 hours’ operation at the seaports.

Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, disclosed this on Tuesday in Lagos while briefing the media after the second edition of the monthly meeting of heads of maritime parastatals, held at the NIMASA headquarters. 

Jamoh said the meeting discussed issues bordering on maritime safety and security, port efficiency, intermodal transportation, as well as synergy among agencies in the sector. He said the forum of CEOs of the agencies had given the maritime industry a platform to grow and contribute more to Nigeria’s economic development.

According to him, “this meeting is the second in the series and it has started yielding positive fruits. For instance, the issue of berthing, the NIMASA floating dock, which has lingered for a couple of years, has been resolved through this meeting and very soon it would be deployed for use.” 

The NIMASA DG stated that the heads of agencies agreed to play their respective roles to facilitate the operation of 24 hours a day, seven days a week port services. He said this would help to decongest the ports and tremendously impact on the Ease of Doing Business initiative of the Federal Government. 

Jamoh said the meeting constituted a committee to produce a work plan for the 24-hour port system, and agreed to carry communities around the port environment along in order to ensure safe operations within the port vicinities and beyond. 

He stated, “We are looking at the workability of 24-hour port services to ease the pressure on our ports in terms of congestion. We also agreed to work with the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) on how movement of cargoes from the ports can be done by rail to reduce the pressure on our roads. 

“Our focus is also to ensure containers are moved by barges to dry ports outside the port environment. All these would help in the efficiency and effectiveness of our ports.”

Speaking at the session, Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman, also emphasised the need for intermodal transport system in and around the port environment. Usman said Nigeria must prioritise intermodal transportation to reap the benefits of shipping and port activities. She said the heads of maritime agencies agreed to work with the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) to facilitate movement of cargo from the ports by rail.

Managing Director of National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Dr. George Moghalu, said safety formed a major part of the discussion.  Moghalu said all the maritime agencies had agreed to work together to rid the Nigerian waters of unsafe craft and practices that endanger passengers and other users of the waterways. 

Executive Secretary, Nigerian Shippers’ Council, Mr. Hassan Bello, said the new synergy among the heads of maritime agencies was a significant building block for efficient economic activities within the country’s maritime domain. Bello said the ultimate aim was to make Nigeria a maritime hub in Africa through efficient and effective maritime operations and infrastructure.

The monthly meeting, which was the second in the series, was also attended by the Registrar, Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN), Mr. Sam Nwakohu; and Rector, Maritime Academy of Nigeria (MAN), Oron, Commodore Duja Emma Effedua (rtd), who joined via zoom.

 


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