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Opening-up Eastern Ports To Decongest Lagos Port by kettykin: 1:23am On Dec 15, 2017 |
One of the greatest hindrances to efficiency at the seaports in Lagos is congestion. This is due to the incessant traffic gridlocks and bad state of the access roads to the port, thereby, making it impossible for importers to take delivery of their consignments as and when due. The worrisome aspect of this ‘congestion’ is that apart from Apapa and Tin-Can Island seaports that handle over 85 percent of cargo imported into the country, Nigeria has seaports in Calabar, Warri, Onne and Rivers that remain under utilised. Four of these seaports put together do not measure up to one of the seaports in Lagos in terms of volume. Ironically, the majority of shippers (importers and exporters) that use Lagos ports are located in the South East, South-South and Northern parts of country. As a result, these importers pay double in cost to move their cargo from Lagos by road to their warehouses located in their states Here, bulk of the Lagos ports importers are constrained against their wish to import through Lagos ports since container laden vessels do not frequent the Eastern ports owing to barriers such as lack of political will to open-up these ports, shallow draft of water channels leading to the ports and security concern deterring shipping liners from patronising the ports Considering the fact that cargo must get to the final destination at the right time, in good condition and at the most economic cost, South East, South-South and Northern importers, therefore, must use Lagos. For instance, in terms of cost, shipping companies charge as much as N800,000 as deposit per container where the consignee’s address is outside Lagos against N150,000 if the destination of consignment is Lagos Also, importation of some products e.g. pharmaceutical products are restricted to Lagos ports of Apapa and Tin-Can Island only, hence, the above mentioned regions with their very huge pharmaceutical markets are forced through government policy and directive to import their goods through the Lagos ports, thus leaving other ports of the regions unviable. Lagos ports are also the only legitimate ports for the export of non-oil products Therefore, to address the problem of congestion currently rocking Lagos ports, government must start finding ways to review some import and export guidelines militating against the viability of Eastern ports. The government should also muster the political will to make the ports outside Lagos viable by addressing the infrastructural challenge facing them. http://www.businessdayonline.com/opening-eastern-ports-decongest-lagos-port/ 7 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Opening-up Eastern Ports To Decongest Lagos Port by EASY39(m): 1:28am On Dec 15, 2017 |
Ok that will still ease unemployment. 2 Likes |
Re: Opening-up Eastern Ports To Decongest Lagos Port by okway2: 1:30am On Dec 15, 2017 |
Ask your governor to do it without FG support as you lots love to claim. “Build an international airport in the East and watch Lagos fall” We built Enugu International Airport and guess what? Lagos is still standing strong. Aren’t the ports in SS functioning? Why do you lots like to lie? 33 Likes 4 Shares |
Re: Opening-up Eastern Ports To Decongest Lagos Port by businessempire: 1:31am On Dec 15, 2017 |
![]() Good development |
Re: Opening-up Eastern Ports To Decongest Lagos Port by Ihatepork: 1:33am On Dec 15, 2017 |
You people never get tired of repeating this lie. Almost all the ports in the ND are functional. There is even a website where you can monitor what's going on. That importers choose not to use them is not anyone's fault 26 Likes 5 Shares |
Re: Opening-up Eastern Ports To Decongest Lagos Port by kettykin: 1:34am On Dec 15, 2017 |
if the post above is tru then Nigeria has to be restructured even if it means war 5 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Opening-up Eastern Ports To Decongest Lagos Port by kettykin: 1:34am On Dec 15, 2017 |
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Re: Opening-up Eastern Ports To Decongest Lagos Port by Ihatepork: 1:35am On Dec 15, 2017 |
kettykin: https://www.nairaland.com/3977374/eastern-ports-dysfunctional There is even a website to monitor what's going on in those seaports. I'll find it for you soon This is it http://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ports/1162 19 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Opening-up Eastern Ports To Decongest Lagos Port by okway2: 1:35am On Dec 15, 2017 |
kettykin: How does this proof it’s not lies? 8 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Opening-up Eastern Ports To Decongest Lagos Port by okway2: 1:36am On Dec 15, 2017 |
kettykin: Where is Kanu to lead the war? We only want Kanu ![]() 13 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Opening-up Eastern Ports To Decongest Lagos Port by kettykin: 1:40am On Dec 15, 2017 |
okway2:Nnamdi Kanu has done his bit for IPOB and this is not about IPOB but about restructuring by force 15 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Opening-up Eastern Ports To Decongest Lagos Port by Ihatepork: 1:45am On Dec 15, 2017 |
kettykin: Yes, we agree the country must be restructured. But would you also admit the statement about ports in other parts of the country not being functional is false? 15 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Opening-up Eastern Ports To Decongest Lagos Port by Cjrane2: 1:54am On Dec 15, 2017 |
kettykin: Nigeria is a country where some people believe that for them to suceed, others must die. The same way Eastern ports were left dormant and instead have only one over congested port for a country of 180 million people, is the same way other international airports in the East are prevented from accessing foreign airlines so that everyone in a country of 180 million people is forced to use just one or two airports in the capital city. Just Imagine that. 22 Likes 4 Shares |
Re: Opening-up Eastern Ports To Decongest Lagos Port by kettykin: 1:55am On Dec 15, 2017 |
The over-dependence on the Lagos seaports may be doing the economy more harm than good, as investigations revealed that Nigeria is losing fortunes to the underutilisation of other ports across the country. The huge concentration on Lagos ports being the commercial nerve centre of the country may be limiting the maritime sector’s contribution to national earnings, which contributes as much as 30 per cent of Nigeria’s gross domestic product (GDP). The Guardian learnt that the diversion of cargoes to Lagos has impacted significantly on the ageing infrastructure at the Apapa and TinCan Island ports due to overwhelming cargo handling With dilapidated facilities, unfriendly environment and poor ports access roads, more importers are now seeking solace in neighboring countries, while the landlocked countries such as Chad and Niger, shun Nigerian seaports. The fact that the TinCan Port earns over N1.2 billion and Apapa Port over realizes N220 billion yearly, show that the Federal Government is loosing fortunes for failing to promote other seaports. This is because the more active the ports are, the higher the ability to create employment opportunities for the teeming youths and development of integral facilities that would fast-track economic development, as seen in the Chinese examples. Statistics obtained from the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) showed that Lagos ports complex claimed 97 per cent of the containers that are berthed in Nigeria in 2016. The Container traffic provisional figure of NPA showed that TinCan Island port received 179,443 Twenty-foot Equivalent Units (TEUs), while Apapa Port had 136,543 TEUs. Rivers port had 2,053TEUs. Onne had 44,961TEUs; Delta had 1,961TEUs while Calabar recorded zero container traffic in 2016. Calabar is currently handling only liquid cargo, due to shallow water challenges. Stakeholders blamed the concentration on Lagos ports on shallow waters, long channel of other ports, politics and industrialisation, which necessitated the choice of Lagos as the port of destination for most cargoes. Acting President, National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF), Increase Uche, told The Guardian that the concentration on Lagos Ports is the architecture of the government’s political strategies on wealth control. He also blamed lack of political will and distance from the ocean to low patronage of the Eastern ports, noting that although Lagos ports are prioritised because they are close to the ocean than other ports. They also have longer river channel, and as such, government needs to strategise to boost operations in other ports in order to have balanced trade across regions. Over concentration on Lagos ports, according to him is posing unnecessary migration into the Apapa area and resulting to overwhelming pressure on the infrastructure facilities. “The reason people give is that the Lagos and Port Harcourt ports are very close to the ocean, other ports are far from the ocean. It, therefore, takes longer time for the vessels to move from the anchorage at the high sea to other ports, but here in Lagos, it takes less time for any vessel to access that area. “Owners of vessels will prefer Lagos ports to the other ports, but one will be tempted to ask, what if the ports in the eastern part are the only one we have in the country? How will the economy survive? We need to put all hands on deck to ensure that those ports are not wasted, because most of those structures are now rotting away because they are not put to use, while the ones in Lagos are over used and then it becomes generic problems,” he said. The Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, recently said Nigeria was losing N1 trillion yearly due to bad roads in the country, where the Federal Government is estimated to have spent about N73 billion on roads maintenance and repairs last year. Stakeholders believed that the huge burden on the roads created by haulage of imported goods from Lagos to other parts of the country are taking toll on the longevity of the roads, thereby necessitating high expenditure on maintenance. Meanwhile, businessmen from the eastern part of the country are irked about the need for them to import through Lagos and incur additional expenses coupled with the risk involved in transportation. An Onitsha-based businessman and Managing Director, OkayGod Investments Limited, Augustine Okechukwu, said the situation is worrisome and have a huge impact on the cost of production, coupled with the risk of transporting the goods through terrible roads from Lagos to Onitsha. He said: “We all imported through the Port Harcourt ports before, but we decided to change to Lagos as our port of destination because clearing goods from Port Harcourt seaport is very hectic and cumbersome. You cannot get your goods easily from Port Harcourt. I think it is deliberate so as to make people patronise Lagos than other ports On the cost of clearing and transporting the goods between the Lagos and Port Harcourt ports, Okechukwu said: “Cost of transportation from Lagos is high and it is affecting businesses here But we still prefer it because if you import through Port Harcourt, it takes two to three months to clear, meanwhile, it take a few weeks to clear in Lagos Although, there is the risk of an accident due to the bad roads, but we are compelled to use Lagos ports because we see it as a better alternative.” The President, National Council of Managing Directors of Licensed Customs Agents (NCMDLCA), Lucky Amiwero, said the components that determine the choice of port such as freight cost, the draft and cargo destination do not favour other ports, hence the use of Lagos ports. “Why you are having more traffic in Lagos ports is because most of the cargoes are consumed around Lagos area, while the other places don’t have many industries. Many of the ships that are coming to Lagos are based on the request by the importers, who are businessmen around Lagos. “If you want your cargoes shipped to the East, you might not see a ship going to the East, besides, the freight to the East is too expensive and it is not as requested as Lagos, because Lagos has a concentration of market,” he said. 3 Likes |
Re: Opening-up Eastern Ports To Decongest Lagos Port by Blue3k(m): 2:00am On Dec 15, 2017 |
The only reasonable argument made was the the certain good being restricted. Even that isn't written on the NPA website so that will need to be fact checked. The depths are relatively the same. Apapa is as shallow as the other ports in East. Eastern ports are functional if you look at the big picture. ●The Author left out facts like Lagos ports export about 10% of all goods. The other 90% is the east naturally. ●The security concerns are pirates I'm always talking about. The last two incidents this year happened in ND waters. It's also why I say Nigeria needs to build up it's navy. 18 Likes 3 Shares
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Re: Opening-up Eastern Ports To Decongest Lagos Port by Shuku0kukobambi: 2:01am On Dec 15, 2017 |
kettykin: But you chest beating clowns claim you own lagos na? ![]() ![]() Why are you now vexing? ![]() ![]() Infact you, in particular, are very shameless. You remember the thread below? ![]() https://www.nairaland.com/4195654/possibility-edo-igbo-rule-lagos And the very first post on it? kettykin: Once again, since you're the greatest investors hence beneficiaries of Lagos, why are you now vexing and crying? ![]() 26 Likes 4 Shares |
Re: Opening-up Eastern Ports To Decongest Lagos Port by OfficialAwol(m): 2:01am On Dec 15, 2017 |
There is an unwritten code somewhere that reads, "Don't let the Igbos rise again" So I'm not nonplussed by govt unfavorable policies 6 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Opening-up Eastern Ports To Decongest Lagos Port by Shuku0kukobambi: 2:05am On Dec 15, 2017 |
Blue3k: Dont mind them o. They hail the ND militants in their brigandage then wonder why shipping vessels charge more to come to the SS ports or ignore the place all together ![]() 24 Likes 4 Shares |
Re: Opening-up Eastern Ports To Decongest Lagos Port by Blue3k(m): 2:44am On Dec 15, 2017 |
Shuku0kukobambi: I honestly don't I debunked this meme months ago. I should update links on that thread and post better screen capture pictures. What I find interesting is people claiming the NPA bans certain things from port. I'll need to email them for answers. Maybe I'll get response in week or two. 11 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Opening-up Eastern Ports To Decongest Lagos Port by Shuku0kukobambi: 2:48am On Dec 15, 2017 |
Blue3k: Yeah i saw and participated on that thread. Don't mind the eternal crybabies. They brag today, cry tomorrow then make threats and issue ultimatums the next. It's just their normal hormonal cycle i guess ![]() 18 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Opening-up Eastern Ports To Decongest Lagos Port by raumdeuter: 3:09am On Dec 15, 2017 |
hormonal shemales 6 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Opening-up Eastern Ports To Decongest Lagos Port by bakynes(m): 3:30am On Dec 15, 2017 |
Blue3k:I have said it many times when this issue of the FG is trying to undermine the Eastern ports for Lagos ports. The Sea leading to the Eastern ports connects with the Gulf of Guinea and it is ridden by Pirates. Countries that buy our Oil have adequate security to guard their vessel through that waters but non-oil goods don't have such security. 14 Likes |
Re: Opening-up Eastern Ports To Decongest Lagos Port by Amberon11: 3:33am On Dec 15, 2017 |
Dem fence your brain? Are you always this stupiid or is it only on Friday's? When and where did anyone mention that the eastern ports were/are not functional? So to you "fully functional " and "functional" mean the same thing? The op also adressed the issue of those ports being too shallow (which is a drawback since this means large vessels are unable to berth there). Among other issues raised were high cost of clearances and also embargo on non-oil related shipments (dont know how true this is but they will surely frustrate you if you eventually send non-oil related shipments) but your shallow SE/SS hating ass will not just receive sense. Ihatepork: 6 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Opening-up Eastern Ports To Decongest Lagos Port by Amberon11: 3:47am On Dec 15, 2017 |
Everything seems to be tribal to you. Since this issue has been repeatedly raised , the least any sane mind should do is device means to find out if the claims are true but no, you'd rather call their bluff instead. It is not by "participating in threads". If you don't have first hand experience or know any regular importer who faces some of the challenges addressed by the op then shut up and take several seats. Shuku0kukobambi: 7 Likes |
Re: Opening-up Eastern Ports To Decongest Lagos Port by Blue3k(m): 4:00am On Dec 15, 2017 |
bakynes: That conspiracy theory doesnt make sense. Port taxes are 3rd largest non oil revenue source. Next the exports are protected somewhat because 90% of goods exported out of eastern ports. If you look closely the chart says non oil anyway. The government had no incentive to do such a thing. In fact the navy said some of these pirates are illegal refiners. The countries and companies have to pay for said security it's not free. Unless it's navy guiding each ship out. The federal government approved all the almost every states deep seaport. I think its only Ondo that hasn't had their approved yet. The federal government does not care who butters their bread. The government needs to do better securing territorial waters. I would suggest a dedicated coast guard with navy. I know there issue is same if you go west as well to lesser extent. 5 Likes
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Re: Opening-up Eastern Ports To Decongest Lagos Port by EternalTruths: 4:07am On Dec 15, 2017 |
kettykin: Thank God a reputable media outlet has spoken the truth we have being shouting on Nairaland. Very soon, one illiterate whose moniker starts with B and ends with K will come here and start quoting lies from the pit of hell. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Opening-up Eastern Ports To Decongest Lagos Port by Blue3k(m): 4:10am On Dec 15, 2017 |
EternalTruths: The NPA is pit of hell? Eternal crybaby hates facts. kettykin: Another angle to consider. 11 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Opening-up Eastern Ports To Decongest Lagos Port by EternalTruths: 4:14am On Dec 15, 2017 |
Blue3k: You expect us to believe Federal Government lying Data. Keep dreaming Just pray that Cameroon don't open a port at Southern Cameroon and connect it to Cross River through a road/bridge/rail networks. Once they do, the unequal advantage Afonjas have being utilizing against the East will collapse. 3 Likes |
Re: Opening-up Eastern Ports To Decongest Lagos Port by okway2: 4:15am On Dec 15, 2017 |
Amberon11: Are your governors not aware of all these? Are you leaders slaves that they cannot (under 16 years of PDP rule) fight for a “fully functional” port? 14 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Opening-up Eastern Ports To Decongest Lagos Port by okway2: 4:16am On Dec 15, 2017 |
EternalTruths: We know that any data that doesn’t support the ibotic view is classified as lies. Emancipate your mind from mental slavery. 15 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Opening-up Eastern Ports To Decongest Lagos Port by Blue3k(m): 4:19am On Dec 15, 2017 |
EternalTruths: Lol typical nonsensical ramblings. If I ask you to cite where it says you can't import pharmaceutical you will give me excuses. What better authority on shipping is there than NPA? If they do so what? What's wrong with trade and interconnectivity. The developer dust is effecting you mind. 12 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Opening-up Eastern Ports To Decongest Lagos Port by EternalTruths: 4:19am On Dec 15, 2017 |
okway2: Very soon, I know you will say that website is owned by IPOB. You think outsiders don't know the truth. 1 Like |
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