Nigeria port authority is an organ of the federal government charged with the responsibilities of producing facilities and controlling sea ports in a country. They provide facilities at the port to ensure effective and efficient sea transportation. The facilities are boats, harbours, wharfs, trailers, forklifts etc.
Nigeria has seaport in Apapa Lagos, port-Harcourt, Warri, Calabar, Sapele etc.
FUNCTIONS OF NIERIA PORT AUTHORITY {NPA}.
- Provision of facilities: the port provides facilities like granerberth, fork-lifts and navigational aids.
- Maintenance and improvement of ports: the authority is responsible for the improvement of ports including dredging of channels of the port for easy passage of ship.
- Provision and maintenance of security: it provides security to monitor movement of ships, cargos and people within and around the nation’s port
- The port authority provides office accommodation for officials of immigration customs and shipping companies that work in the ports.
- Revenue collection: the ports collects harbour and dock dues,
- Provision of warehouse: the port provide warehouse where cargoes are stored before they are loaded and after unloading from vessels.
- Maintenance facilities: they provide ship repair and re-fueling.
FUNCTIONS OF SEAPORTS
- They serve as entry and departure point for goods and passenger.
- They are port of call for refueling of big ocean vessel.
- They provide dockyards where repairs and maintenance work are carried out on ship.
- They provide employment opportunities for both skilled and unskilled about.
- They serve as fishing harbour and selling fish cargoes fishing travelers.
- They serve as bases for defence purpose to monitor activities within country territorial waters in time of war.
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