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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