The International Africa Ports and
Harbour (IAPH) has called for the construction of rail routes to link
Nigeria with the landlocked countries to achieve maximum volume of cargo
transshipment.
Harbour (IAPH) has called for the construction of rail routes to link
Nigeria with the landlocked countries to achieve maximum volume of cargo
transshipment.
Ms Hadiza Bala-Usman, the IAPH’s Vice
President, sad at the ongoing First Regional Conference of IAPH in Abuja
that the Nigerian government has already embarked on massive deployment
of rails across the country, which would link
all ports location.
President, sad at the ongoing First Regional Conference of IAPH in Abuja
that the Nigerian government has already embarked on massive deployment
of rails across the country, which would link
all ports location.
She stressed the need for trans-shipment
of cargo and for Nigeria to address those gaps of not being able to
capture the maximum volume of cargo meant for trans-shipment.
of cargo and for Nigeria to address those gaps of not being able to
capture the maximum volume of cargo meant for trans-shipment.
“We have a policy position that the
government has taken that all ports must have rail connection and there
is the need to utilise barges by using inland waterways.
government has taken that all ports must have rail connection and there
is the need to utilise barges by using inland waterways.
“The management of the Nigerian Ports
Authority (NPA) has planned ahead in the Lekki axis because we do not
want the challenges that obtain in Apapa port area to happen in Lekki
Deep seaport.
Authority (NPA) has planned ahead in the Lekki axis because we do not
want the challenges that obtain in Apapa port area to happen in Lekki
Deep seaport.
“We have mandated rail connection to the
Lekki area and we have discussed with Dangote Group on the need to have
pipelines to evacuate the liquid bulk as the company concludes on its
refinery and the fertiliser plants in Lekki,’’
Bala-Usman said.
Lekki area and we have discussed with Dangote Group on the need to have
pipelines to evacuate the liquid bulk as the company concludes on its
refinery and the fertiliser plants in Lekki,’’
Bala-Usman said.
She said that NPA had made submissions to
the Federal Government on the Lekki bypass to avoid traffic congestion
in the next five to 10 years.
the Federal Government on the Lekki bypass to avoid traffic congestion
in the next five to 10 years.
The managing director said, “Lagos State is constructing another access road for Lekki area.’’
Bala-Usman, who is also the Managing
Director of NPA, said that the authority encouraged the use of barges
starting from Ikorodu Lighter Terminal.
Director of NPA, said that the authority encouraged the use of barges
starting from Ikorodu Lighter Terminal.
She said that NPA was also providing seamless approval across the board to various companies that intended to use barges.
Bala-Usman described Nigeria as a great
nation with huge volume of cargo, adding that Nigeria would continue to
be the destination for cargo.
nation with huge volume of cargo, adding that Nigeria would continue to
be the destination for cargo.
