WASHINGTON: The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), in collaboration with the Financial Derivatives Company, an economic consultancy firm, is set to hold a Public-Private dialogue on Port Efficiency & Maritime Sector Roadmap in Nigeria. In a statement made available by LCCI, it said the objective is to design a roadmap for the transformation of the Nigerian maritime sector.
The Stakeholders’ forum, which is billed to hold today by 9:30am in, Lagos, is expected to bring together key government agencies, major players at the ports, importers, exporters and other stakeholders to discuss the current state of the ports and proffer solutions to many problems militating against the growth and development of the sector and improve ease of doing business.
LCCI Maritime Ports Research conducted in the third quarter of this year said the efficiency of port operations is a major driver of trade and economic activities across countries. It regretted that users and operators at the ports have been facing lingering challenges and bottlenecks.”
It further stated that improving ports governance for greater efficiency has major implications for the development of non-oil sectors at this time. It noted that growth and promotion of trade and economic activities could only be pragmatic, when economies thrive to provide a conducive and friendly environment. It reiterated that public authorities and the private sector have come to the realisation that the starting points for activating the diversification objective of the present government is fixing the ease of doing business at the nation’s ports.
