The Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mr Mohammed Bello-Koko, says the authority is addressing bottlenecks affecting export in the country.
Bello-Koko made this known at the 2022 Zenith Bank International Trade Seminar on non-oil export on Wednesday in Lagos.
The seminar had the theme: “Unlocking Opportunities in Nigeria’s Non-Oil Export Business.”
Bello-Koko said that there should be proper synergy between vessels that come into the country as well records of the ones that leave the ports.
He said the authority had deployed truck electronic call-up system to ease movement of cargoes into the port.
Bello-Koko added that the NPA had created pregates where trucks would park before entering the port.
“We are working with the government to ensure diversification of the economy and we are encouraging non-oil export.
“Also, not just about deploying e-call-up system, we have licensed 10 export processing terminals.
“The terminals are supposed to be at locations whereby one stalk, process, package, certify, seal and send it directly to the port.
“But for it to succeed, we need other government agencies. We need to understand that the port is a maritime ecosystem not just for the NPA but other government agencies.
“And so for the export processing terminals that were created, we expect the Nigeria Customs Service and Standards Organisation of Nigeria to have export desk there for certification,” he said.
The NPA boss noted that three out of the 10 export processing terminals would come on stream shortly.
