Harboursandports.com: Lagos - Efforts made by
the management of the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA to improve vessel traffic
to the Eastern Ports has yielded returns as the Rivers Port, Port Harcourt is
expecting its first Roll-on/Roll-off (RoRo) operations in the next couple of
weeks.
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| Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, Hadiza Bala Usman |
The first Roro Vessels, to berth in the history of
the Rivers Port is scheduled to depart the United States of America in the
middle of March and arrive at Port Harcourt by the end of March or early April.
Roro vessels are usually loaded with automobiles.
Roro vessels are usually loaded with automobiles. This
is a milestone in the history of Rivers Port and the whole of the Eastern
Ports. The introduction of RORO operations will in no small measure increase
the revenue base of Rivers Port in particular and NPA as a whole.
The achievement is traceable to intentional
commitment and landmark reforms that the current management of the NPA has
instituted toward ensuring that all ports in Nigeria become optimally
functional.
The Steps to be taken by the Authority includes:
the introduction of ten Percent (10%) discount on harbour dues on some
categories of cargoes berthing at the eastern ports, the dredging of Escravos
Channel in Warri, the deployment of equipment and machinery to improve
operational efficiency, constant engagement with stakeholders towards achieving
industrial harmony and peaceful co-existence, conversations with shipping
companies, which saw the deployment of flat bottom vessels to Calabar, working
with the Nigerian Navy, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency,
NIMASA and the Port Police Command to combat crimes on the nation’s waterways
as well as engaging with the Federal Ministry of Works to ensure the
rehabilitation of roads accesses to and from ports in the region.
The management assure her commitment to ensuring
that all ports in Nigeria operate at maximum capacity to the advantage of all
Nigerians.
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