In an effort to make Onitsha River Port functional, and to decongest the Lagos Ports, the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) is to engage the services of Akewa Colmar Terminal Limited (ACTL) to move containers from Lagos Ports to Onitsha River Port via Burutu Port in Delta State.
A statement by NIWA’s general manager, corporate affairs, Jibril Darda`u, said the idea to haul containers via Burutu Ports to Onitsha River port is to avoid Gbarekolo and Bumandi bridges which have served as impediments to moving badges or vessels through the normal route.
The statement quoted NIWA’s managing director, George Moghalu as disclosing that the authority 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.
It said NIWA is engaging Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA) and other stakeholders to facilitate the commencement of the Cargo haulage.
