High port charges in Nigeria’s seaports have continued to frustrate the ease of doing business in the country.
Participants highlighted this point at a maritime industry summit convened by the Shipping Correspondents Association of Nigeria.
Speakers at the forum underscored the importance of a workable action plan that will effectively tackle recurring issues that have made the nation’s ports uncompetitive.
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They noted that severe infrastructural decay, poor transport system, multiple agencies of government in the ports and poor regulatory capacity have contributed immensely to the problem of high port charges.
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