The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, Mohammed Bello-Koko, has disclosed that Onne Port has witnessed elevated vessel visitors.
Bello-Koko stated this lately in Lagos in the course of the inauguration of the newly acquired safety boats by NPA.
He additionally stated that the company would proceed to push in direction of rising the fortune of jap ports.
Onne Port Advanced located on the Bonny River Estuary alongside Ogu Creek, is the primary port in Nigeria to function the Landlord Port Mannequin devised to encourage personal sector participation within the maritime trade.
Bello-Koko stated, “Onne Port has lately witnessed elevated vessel visitors; we can not relaxation on our laurels. We are going to proceed to push the advocacy and galvanise stakeholder opinion in direction of rising the fortunes of the Jap Ports.”
Bello-Koko famous that the newly acquired safety boats would improve vessel visitors to the jap ports.
“I’m particularly delighted to say that these safety patrol boats place us to attain our set aim of driving elevated vessel visitors to the jap ports of Onne, Rivers, Warri, and Calabar Port Complexes, the place 4 of the vessels commissioned have been allotted,” Bello-Koko stated.
He said the distinctive options and a number of functionalities of these marine crafts and the game-changing impact they carry to bear.
“Our safety preparedness and capability to answer emergent threats are monumental. I’ve chosen to chorus from mentioning these superlatives right here due to the safety implications of doing so.
“Our profound appreciation additionally goes to our extremely valued safety companions; the Nigerian Navy, Nigeria Police Drive, Nigerian Military, the DSS and the Lagos State Authorities, whose collaborations proceed to boost our capacity to detect, deter and reply to safety threats and incidents earlier than they fester,” the NPA boss declared.
He remarked that the occasion was a testomony to the company’s dedication to steady enchancment within the journey in direction of reworking, “our strategic intent of changing into the maritime logistics hub for sustainable ports companies in Africa from potential to actualities”.
