Ship berthing cost down by 86%, says group

The partnership between the administration of the Nigerian Ports Authority and the Maritime Anti-Corruption Network, according to the Convention on Business Integrity, has decreased the cost of berthing a ship in Nigeria by 86 percent, from $150,000 per vessel to approximately $20,000.Information Guide Nigeria

Mr. Olusoji Apampa, co-founder of the organization, recently stated in Abuja that the NPA’s synergistic collaborations to implement transparency are already receiving international praise.

“The synergy among the agencies and CBi, through the MACN, has significantly reduced the cost of a ship berthing in Nigeria often aggravated by unreceipted extortions from $150,000  per vessel that arrives in the country to about $20,000.

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Apapam said the success recorded by the agency had started attracting international reviews.JAMB Result

“The success recorded is now attracting international reviews as countries such as Egypt, Ukraine and India are planning to adopt the ‘Nigerian miracle’ model to produce similar gains in their own ports’ operations.

Recall that Mohammed Bello-Koko, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the NPA, reaffirmed the Authority’s commitment to complying fully with the Standard Operating Procedures as stipulated in the Nigerian Port Process Manual, which the NPA funded, in order to improve operational excellence and service delivery at all Nigerian seaports and terminals, when he met with members of the Maritime Anti-Corruption Network, led by Soji Apampa, in Marina, Lagos, in March 2022.

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