The Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA) said last week that 154,846 units of vehicles were handled in all the nation’s seaports in the first half of the year.
In a statement made available to journalists,NPA revealed that the performance within the period under review showed an increase of 16.5percent over the 132,930 units recorded within the corresponding period in 2013.
The Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA) said last week that 154,846 units of vehicles were handled in all the nation’s seaports in the first half of the year.
In a statement made available to journalists,NPA revealed that the performance within the period under review showed an increase of 16.5percent over the 132,930 units recorded within the corresponding period in 2013.
Though no breakdown was given and no reason for the upsurge was given, but experts explained that the high volume of imported vehicles through the seaports was because of the early year rush to beat the commencement of the implementation of the federal government auto policy, which will increase payable levy and duty to 70 per cent.
However ,foremost Roll On Roll Off (RORO) terminal operator at Tin Can Island Port in Lagos; Five Star Logistics Limited handled a total of 7,867 units of assorted types of vehicles imported in to the country through terminal in July.
The vehicles include; new and old cars, plants, trucks and vans.
The terminal operator also handled 15 vessels that came into the port with the aforementioned items, last month.
Document sighted by Auto Port Weekly last week, revealed that the RORO terminal received vans in the month of July, which figure stood at 3,138 units; followed by 2,386 units of imported fairly used assorted cars.
Similarly, the terminal handled 1,122 units of imported new cars and 1,089 units of trucks in the month of July.
However, a further breakdown of the ships that called at the port, in July revealed that four vessels came in the first week, while another four called at the port in the second week.
The third week had three vessels while four came into the port in the last week of that month.
The 15 vessels that called at the terminal with vehicles included: MV Viking Chance ,Lavender Ace, Maestro Ocean, Petran Maestro Sun, Marvellous Ace, Dresden.
Others were; MV Sebring Express , Bergamot Ace , ,CSCC Europe, Grand Champion, Elegant Ace, Maestro Sea and Lalcekivu
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