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Thursday, August 29, 2019

WARRI PORT: OVER 200 CARGO VESSELS BERTH AS SECURITY IMPROVES ON WATERWAYS


The Nigerian Port Authority (NPA) has said over 200 cargo vessels have berthed at the Warri Port in the last few months, as security improves on the waterways.

The Chairman, Board of Directors of the NPA, Emmanuel Adesoye, who disclosed this at a stakeholders’ forum yesterday, said reduction in sea piracy and security breaches in the area underscore the positive development.

According to him, the aim was to have stakeholders in the port industry exchange ideas on how to bring Delta Ports, Warri, to their former glory days.
He added that the Warri port and other ports in the state would be a major hub in maritime business when the innovations and upgrading of the port facilities were completed.
Delta Ports Manager, Simeon Okeke, said the improved activities at the Warri Port was also due to the remedial dredging of the Escravos Channels, which have enabled larger vessels to access the port; replacement of the critical buoys that were critically missing, rehabilitation of port facilities, illumination of the port, the repossession and ejection of illegal occupant from the trailer park, among others.
Okeke said that in no distant future, towage services would be efficiently handled as same had been given to a third party, adding that efforts were at a conclusive stage for the company to begin work. Documentation and payment processes had also been improved upon by the management through e-payment, e-SEN and Revenue Invoicing Management System (RIMS), he said.
However, some of the firms operating at the terminals expressed concerns over the depth of the channels within the terminals, which had barred heavy vessels from berthing at the terminals.
They warned that unless the channel is dredged by at least nine metres, there would be low or no activity at the terminal.
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