Onitsha River Port in Anambra State will receive 1000 containers from Lagos next week.The National Inland Water Ways Authority (NIWA) has announced.
The statement was made on Thursday by the NIWA general manager of Corporate Affairs, Jibril Dardau.
The disclosure was made on the heels of an earlier statement made by the executive director of NIWA, Mr. George Muoghalu.
According to Muoghalu, the agency is targeting about 1,000 containers to be hauled per trip from Lagos ports to Onitsha River Port within the maximum duration of four days.
Speaking further, Muoghalu added that NIWA is engaging the Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA) and other stakeholders to facilitate the commencement of the cargo haulage.
NIWA in an official statement articulated the practical modalities involved in the new initiative. It also mentioned the third party companies it would work it during the operation.
“The idea of hauling containers via Burutu Ports to Onitsha River Port is to deliberately avoid the two small bridges of Gbarekolo and Bumandi.
“Because the two bridges are too tiny and shallow for sea moving badges or vessels to ply through, that is why the company (ACTL) is considering the route from Lagos ports to Burutu Port then to Onitsha River Port as the final destination,” the statement added.
Recall that the objective of the National Inland Waterways Authority is aimed at reducing the gridlock at the Sea Ports in Lagos.
