The Executive Secretary, Nigerian Shippers’ Council,
Mr. Hassan Bello, said on Wednesday in Lagos that
the nation’s Inland Container Depots would begin
operations soon.

Bello told the News Agency of Nigeria that the
operation of the ICDs would go a long way in
decongesting the access roads to the ports in Lagos
as well as enhance cargo delivery.

He said if 70 per cent of the cargo was taken off-dock
for examination, they would be delivered at the door
steps of their owners on time.

“If 70 per cent of the cargo in the ports is taken off-
dock for examination, then there would not be
congestion either at the ports – that is – at the
terminals or the roads leading to them.

“This is because you would have taken the trucks off
the road; you would have minimised human contact
and the ocean economy that we have had in the
seaports would be replicated in the hinterland where
these ports are located.

“It is important to note that this would also reduce
the transport cost; all the trucks from Kano, Funtua,
Aba, Ibadan coming to Lagos to convey cargo would
not come because they have already got their ports.

“This is bringing shipping to the door steps of
internal shippers and reducing congestion and
boosting the economy of those places where these
ports are sited.”

The executive secretary said Nigeria had an
advantage in transit trade which had to do with the
movement of cargo to neighbouring countries such
as Republic of Niger and Chad.


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Source: http://www.punchng.com/news/inland-container-depots-begin-operations-soon-shippers-council/

Nice. We need to start decongesting...

Good.

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