By Godwin Oritse
Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, Hadiza Bala Usman, has said that leading container operator, APM Terminals Apapa has deployed equipment and cranes necessary for fast evacuation of cargo at Nigeria’s premiere port, the Lagos Port Complex Apapa.
Usman, who spoke on a TV programme monitored in Lagos on Tuesday, also decried the manual inspection of cargoes by the Nigeria Customs Service, which she says does not promote port efficiency.
She said there is need for prompt deployment of scanners and automation of the cargo clearing process to reduce the burden of consignees.
She said, “We’ll continue to engage with our stakeholders but we recognize that we must enhance efficiency and ensure consignees get their cargo in a timely manner. Some of the things we are doing is pushing to ensure that vessels come in and cargoes evacuated in good time.
“We are working assiduously with the terminal operators and the Nigeria Customs…
Source: Vanguard Newspaper
