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100 ships await berth at Lagos Ports
2009/2/20
Four weeks into the 60-day deadline given by President Umaru Musa Yar ''adua to decongest sea ports, the situation at Lagos Sea Ports and Oil Terminals has worsened with more than 100 ships now await berthing space, All Africa reported.
The increase in the number of vessels waiting to discharge has been attributed to importers refusal to take delivery of their consignments, lack of berthing space and the three days industrial action embarked upon by the freight forwarders last week.
With the congestion, not fewer than 33,000 containers are sitting at the ports waiting for delivery, even as the Federal Government 60-day decongestion deadline is gradually coming to an end.
According to the Nigerian Ports Authority, 44 ships are waiting to discharge at the Apapa Port and Tin Can Island Port, while 56 ships waiting to do business at the Nispan, Petroleum Wharf Apapa, Single Buoy Mooring, Ibafon, New Oil Jetty, Atlas Cove Jetty, Apapa Bulk Terminal Limited, among others.
Out of the 44 ships waiting to discharge at Apapa and Tin Can Ports, 31 are laden with 13,838 full container loads of various consumer goods and cars, while the other 13 vessels will be bringing in fish, bulk cement, both new and used vehicles, general cargo and bulk urea.
From the 44 vessels, 17 are to discharge at the APM Terminals, 11 at Tin Can Island Container Terminal, one at Port and Cargo Handling Company, six at 5-Star Logistics Limited, while seven are waiting to bring in their consignments at the ENL Consortium Limited.
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2009/2/20