TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT TOPICS

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This study was undertaken to examine the perceived determinants of road traffic accidents among automobile road users using Ijebu-Ode local Government Area of Ogun State as case study. The study employed survey research method. Data were gathered through primary and secondary source. A sample of one hundred and twenty(120) was drawn from the population and questionnaires were administered to them, out of the 120 questionnaires, 109 wer...

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The most significant elements that enable us to understand economic growth and development levels of nations are economic indicators of the country of interest. As much as these indicators have  positive  and high  values,  they affect  the  economic,  social, psychological  and  cultural texture of the nation positively. These effects increase the culture, living and welfare levels...

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It is imperative to explore avenues that exert impact on the citizenry of Nigeria Vis-à-vis an improvement material per capita income, hence, improved material income and standard of living. Shipping as a capital and/or Inland water trade has tremendous impact on the nation’s economy of which the study is aimed at exploring through cargo reservation, transportation and haulage of wet and dry cargo within and outside the Nigerian waterways. The...

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This study examines the assessment of road hazards and challenges in Nigeria (a case study of Minna-Abuja road). Specifically, the study determines whether there are road hazards in Nigeria, determines the extent of road hazards and challenges in Nigeria, determines whether these hazards affects the safety and security of travelers along Minna-Abuja road, determines whether government is making any effort on reducing road hazards...

Background Of The Study

The world's population is still growing although the rate of growth has been declining since the 1960s (Sahleyesus, 2015). Global population grows each year by approximately 80 million people. Nearly all of this growth is concentrated in the developing...

Background of the study

Transportation and property are critical in the physical and economic development of towns and cities around the world. Property and land prices tend to rise faster in locations with developing transportation networks and fall more quickly in areas without such upgrades. Rapid and sustained increases in housing and land prices are projected in cities as transportation improves and economic and population expansion accelerates...

Background To The Study

It is important to draw attention to Creek Road's importance in Apapa. The logistics industry, which is the main activity on this route, would undoubtedly experience several problems if there is any traffic congestion there.

The main route, known as Creek Road, connects one of the country's international airports, Murtala Muhammad Airport in Ikeja, which is located few kilometers away from the country's...

Background To The Study

Especially in densely populated urban sectors, the most efficient method for transferring people is provided by the transportation sector, and specifically by road transport. In addition to its users' well-being, public transport is crucial to the productivity of cities, which has a direct impact on national economies (World Bank, 2001; Lyndon and Todd, 2006).

Increasing the quality of public transportation services to fulfill t...

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Most recently, in a number of nations, efforts have been made to achieve greater efficiency in the transportation business by modifying the structure and institutional framework of the sector. The role of government, and the Federal government in particular, will be greatly diminished as a result of these developments, which have been brought about by the implementation of measures like as privatization and deregulatory polic...

Background to the Study

The legislative device known as cabotage is used to restrict access to or reserve marine or aviation trade within the territorial jurisdiction of a country for the capacity of the local companies. Following calls by prominent maritime specialists and operators on the need for government to make concerned effort towards harnessing the indigenous maritime capacity and utilizing the abundant opportunities in the sector for the benefit of the Nig...

Background of the study

The market environment in which ports operate has undergone tremendous transformation in recent years, particularly as a result of the growth of vertical and horizontal integration within the international marine transport chain. This development has been driven in particular by shipping corporations, which has led to a rise in the market strength of big shipping businesses in comparison to other service providers, such as port authorities. T...

Background of the Study

Travel behaviour refers to how individuals travel in public spaces using all modes of transportation and for all purposes. Some of the things that individuals desire to do are separated by space, which necessitates travel. They make travel decisions based on possibilities, limits, habits, and opportunities. Travel behaviour includes, for example, how individuals go to work (by vehicle, bus, subway, or foot), the time they depart, and the leng...

Background of the study

Worldwide port and maritime activities, as well as their accompanying facilities and infrastructure, pose one of today's most serious unresolved threats to national security and the globalization. According to Koburger (2016), the reason ports and maritime operations are so difficult to safeguard is mainly due to their technology. Ports, according to Koburger, are often huge, asymmetrical operations spread across hundreds of acres of land...

BACKGROUND

According to the findings of Ekwenna's (2017) Fleet Expansion Feasibility Study, he discovered that more than 80 percent (by weight) of all worldwide sea-borne trade is dependent on merchant ships for transportation. Ocean transport was absolutely necessary to the functioning of the global economy in the '90s. Since the dawn of time, international economic integration has been steadily progressing thanks to the backing of maritime transport (Nwoke...

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

In early 2020, the COVID-19 (caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus) pandemic took the world by storm as it gained widespread across countries. The Coronavirus apparently started to spread in China during December 2019, before moving to Thailand, Japan, the Republic of Korea, United States, Vietnam, Singapore, and other countries of the Western Pacific Region and South-East Asia Region, and onwards to Russia, Africa, and Latin Americ...

Introduction

Privatization as a policy has existed in one form or another since antiquity. In ancient Greece, the state retained ownership of land, forests, and mines but ceded the provision of services to the private sector. The ancient Romans and Mesopotamians contracted out virtually all services in the state to private individuals and companies. In the Mi...

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This study was carried out on forecasting cargo growth and regional role of the port of Nigeria using Apapa Sea Port of Lagos State as case study. To achieve this 4 research questions were formulated.  The survey design was adopted and the simple random sampling techniques were employed in this study. The population size comprise of all the staff of Apapa Port, Lagos State. In determining the sample size, the researcher conveniently se...

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The shipping industry was transformed by the expansion of international trade and technological innovation, notably containerization, since the 1960s. Accordingly, this was followed by a significant increase in research addressing different aspects of container shipping. Despite such availability, important questions have remained unanswered: what are the major contributions that the research community has made to the container shipping indu...

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The research work is undertaken on the contribution of bad roads on the occurrence of automobile accidents in Nigeria having realized the alarming rate at which motorists and passenger involved in traffic accident. The total population for the study is 200 staff of federal road safety commission in Akwa Ibom State. The researcher used questionnaires as the instrument for the data collection. Descriptive Survey research design was adopted for this study. A t...

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This study focuses on the evaluation of nigerian ports post-concession performance using Onne and Rivers ports as a reference point. It analyses the pre and post reform eras of the ports in terms of their performance. The reforms took effect from 2006 after the Federal Government of Nigeria concessioned the ports to private investors. Parameters such as Ship traffic, Cargo throughput, Ship turn round time, Berth Occupancy and personnel were...

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This project details with the role of financial institution in maritime Industry finance in Nigeria a case study of first bank plc. The objective of this study therefore are to look at the operations of loan syndication in Nigeria. The study will also give suggestions on how the problem of loan syndication can be solved to improve the practice of loan syndication in Nigeria. The researcher concludes by saying that there has been a...

EXCERPT FROM THE STUDY

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC, 2010) in its research monograph "Road Mirror‟ found that  majority of commercial drivers in Nigeria are youths  and the  mode of training for the commercial drivers is predominantly informal resulting in the transfer of bad driving habits from one bad driver to the other. This assertion was espoused in a study of road traffic congestion  as a challenge in road traffic administration...

EXCERPT FROM THE STUDY

The flow of goods and persons is at the heart of transportation. Given that it is an operation that allows an individual or a corporation to offer a service to another, it stands to reason that there must be rules of engagement or an idea of the type of partnership that should guide and apply to the undertaking. Education, social services, health care, industry, business, and trade are all made easier with transportation (Amegashie, 2015; Yebo...

EXCERPT FROM THE STUDY

In the light of the analysis carried out, the following conclusions were drawn.

1. Mechanical problems are significant determinants of road accidents among automobile road users in Ijebu-Ode local Government Area of Ogun State.
2. Ignorance of basic safety rules by the road users is a significant determinant of road accidents in Ijebu-ode local government Area of Ogun State
3. Ineffectiveness of road wardens is a significant...

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BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Road transport is a critical structure for economic development of a country. It influences the pace, structure and pattern of development. Nigeria has one of the largest road network in Africa. However, Road safety is an issue of national concern. Surge in population and motorization in the country along with expansion of road network contributes to the number of road accidents, injuries and fatalities.

Road accide...

Background To The Study

It's important to emphasize the importance of Apapa Creek Road. Any traffic congestion on it would undoubtedly cause several glitches in the logistics company, which is the primary operation on this route.

Creek road is a key thoroughfare that connects the prime Apapa port (Wharf) with one of Nigeria's international airports (Murtala Muhammad Airport, Ikeja), which are several kilometers apart.

Thi...