The Federal Government of Nigeria will be investing US$1.1 billion to fully rehabilitate decaying port infrastructure at several ports across the country.
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The investment which will be made through Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) is to improve the efficiency at the ports.
In a post on its X (formerly Twitter) page, Nigerian Ports stated that the investment will be at TinCan, Apapa, Rivers, Delta, Calabar and Onne ports.
“Due to the decaying quay walls, the Terminal Operators are unable to deploy modern cargo handling equipment such as ship-to-shore cranes. This often results in high turn around times of vessels,” – Nigerian Ports.
The rehabilitation will include;
- Tin-Can Island Port Complex (TCIPC) Reconstruction of 2,563m Quay Wall & Pavement including other works.
- Lagos Port Complex (Apapa Quays) Reconstruction of 2,020m Quay wall to replace the old gravity wall (Berths 4-14).
- Warri, Delta State Rehabilitation of collapsed 8.6 km Escravos Breakwaters.
- FLT 2, Onne Port Reconstruction of 200m Quay Wall. — Warri Old Port (Terminal C) Reconstruction of 80m sheet pile wall structure.
- Warri Old Port (Terminal A) Reconstruction of 280m quay structure.
- Calabar Dockyard Rehabilitation of the Calabar Dockyard.
- Mciver Jetty, Calabar Port Jetty reconstruction.
- Millero Jetty, Calabar Port Jetty Reconstruction.
Nigerian Ports added that once this is completed, the existing ports will be operational at full capacity. With the improved efficiency, there will be a reduction in TAT of vessels and cargo dwell times.
Nnamdi Maduakor is a Writer, Investor and Entrepreneur