The Nigerian Ports Authority has disclosed that containerised exports rose by 44.43 per cent to 226,456 twenty equal items in 2023 from 156,790 TEUs within the earlier yr.
In a launch, NPA attributed the leap in export to the licensing of 10 export processing terminals.
It added that the terminals, inside the interval below assessment, facilitated exports at Nigerian seaports.
“This transfer, which supplied a one-stop store for export processing the place high quality management, cargo evaluation and statutory checks by all authorities businesses have been carried out, was geared in the direction of eliminating all forms and attendant delays which have hitherto undermined the competitiveness of Nigerian exports within the worldwide market
“The resultant impact of this initiative was a quantum leap within the numbers of Nigerian export-laden containers from 156,790 TEUs in 2022 to 226,456 TEUs in 2023,” the assertion learn partly.
NPA disclosed that it contributed to the deepening of Nigeria’s steadiness of commerce by way of the promotion of exports, particularly non-oiI exports in response to the nationwide exigency of strengthening the naira.
It famous that to create new companies and promote multi-modalism according to international finest practices as prescribed by the Worldwide Affiliation for Ports and Harbours, it initiated barge operations companies.
“Which, aside from decreasing strain on the roads, had grown right into a N2bn annual era enterprise each from direct funding and accompanying externalities.” The authority added.
Based on NPA, the motion of cargo by barge has enormously enhanced port-hinterland connectivity “as evidenced by the meteoric rise in numbers from a complete of 80,244 TEUs in 2022, to 118,046 TUEs in 2023”.
The company additionally stated that it had additionally grown the variety of ship calls sequel to the constant dredging of channels, set up of buoys and improved safety on the ports’ channels.
“The variety of ship calls grew from 1,997 vessels in 2022 to 2,179 vessels on the finish of 2023,” it remarked.
It disclosed that the Lekki Deep Seaport, which doubles as Nigeria’s first totally automated port at take-off, processed 6,076 TEUs of transhipment cargo.
Based on NPA, this represented a swift transfer that signposted the company’s readiness to cater to the maritime wants of Nigeria’s landlocked neighbouring nations and win again cargo hitherto misplaced to the nation’s maritime neighbours.
It additionally acknowledged that it sustained income efficiency throughout the interval below assessment by wanting past the only real dependence on earnings from core port operations.
“The authority has set public-private partnership modalities in movement to derive income from ports impartial energy manufacturing, bunkering stations, fallow lands for logistics, freshwater provision and ship repairs and upkeep and to insulate its revenue from leakages.
“The authority has firmed up its Income Bill Administration System to the innovative model of RIMs 2.0,” it asserted.
NPA additionally disclosed that it collaborated with the Nigerian Liquified Pure Gasoline Ship Administration Restricted to deploy the vessel site visitors service to enrich the newly-equipped management towers throughout its places to guarantee stakeholders of its area consciousness capability for enhanced safety and in response to emergent threats and vulnerabilities.
