1. A CRITICAL EVALUATION OF APAPA PORT ACCESS
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 roa...
2. A SURVEY ON SHIP FINANCING: EXPERIENCE OF NIGERIA
Background to the study
Shipping has been around for almost 5000 years, with the earliest known marine commerce network connecting Mesopotamia, Bahrain, and the Indus River. Shipping is always evolving, and today's shipping is very different from wh...
3. CONCESSION AS A STRATEGIC TOOL FOR PORTS EFFICIENCY: AN ASSESSMENT OF THE NIGERIAN PORTS
Background Of The Study
In today’s global commerce, seaports or maritime transport play an important role of being many nations’ major gateway for international trade and are a good instrument for measuring the economic health of a nation (O...
4. AN EVALUATION OF NIGERIAN PORTS POST-CONCESSION PERFORMANCE
ABSTRACT
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 fr...
5. FORECASTING CARGO GROWTH AND REGIONAL ROLE OF THE PORT OF NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
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...
6. A STUDY OF CHOSEN LOCALLY OWNED SHIPPING COMPANIES CONCERNING THE IMPACT OF THE CABOTAGE ACT ON LOCAL CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT
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 necessa...
7. AN ASSESSMENT OF MARITIME SECURITY, INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
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 port...
8. AN INVESTIGATION OF THE CAUSES OF MARINE ACCIDENTS IN NIGERIA'S INLAND WATERWAYS
Background to the study
An accident on a vessel is an occurrence that was not planned for. Its severity might range from no damage to the vessel to the loss of the vessel in its whole, from no damage to the cargo to the loss of all of the cargo, and fro...
9. AN INVESTIGATION OF EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF SECURITY AGENCIES IN NIGERIA PORTS
Background of the study
The assertion that Nigeria is one of the most successful maritime nations in the world is supported by the fact that this view is shared by both domestic maritime operators and those based in other countries. Ports are intended to be secur...
10. EXAMINATION OF MARITIME SECURITY AND THE APPLICATION OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
BACKGROUND OF STUDY
Port and maritime activities throughout the world, together with its accompanying facilities and infrastructure, collectively pose one of the single largest unmet threats to the economic and national security of countries in the mode...
11. AN EVALUATION OF THE ROLE OF NIMASA IN THE MARITIME INDUSTRY
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 Fede...
12. THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF SHIPPING INDUSTRY TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF NIGERIAN ECONOMY
ABSTRACT
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...
13. PORT REGIONALIZATION: TOWARDS A NEW PHASE IN PORT DEVELOPMENT
ABSTRACT
Logistics integration and network orientation in the port and maritime industry have redefined the functional role of ports in value chains and have generated new patterns of freight distribution and new approaches to port hierarchy. Existing models on&...
14. CARGO FREIGHT RATE IN LINER SHIPPING AND IT'S CORRELATION TO HIGH PRICES OF IMPORTED GOODS IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
The research is organized into five chapters. The objective of research is to assess the impacts of high freight rates to prices of imported goods in Nigeria. Chapters one, two and three dealt with introduction, literature review and methodolo...
15. CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF IMPROVING THE DELIVERY ACCURACY IN CARGO HANDING
Abstract
This is study on critical analysis of improving the delivery accuracy in cargo handling with Arik Airline cargo services as a case study. The study x-rays cargo handling in Nigeria and various ways of improving delivery accuracy in cargo handling using Ari...
16. ASSESSMENT OF MARITIME SECURITY, INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY APPLICATION
BACKGROUND OF STUDY
Worldwide Port and Maritime operations and their associated facilities and infrastructure collectively represent one of the single greatest unaddressed challenges to the security of nations and the global economy today. The reason th...
17. CABOTAGE ACT AND ITS IMPACT ON LOCAL CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT
ABSTRACT
In 2003 the cabotage law was enacted with provisions to empower local investors to take control of the domestic shipping trade and from it develop enough muscle to assume the right of place for Nigeria as a maritime nation in the movement of h...
18. MARITIME SECURITY AND INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
Abstract
The maritime industry is a global transporter of the goods of modern globalized economies. Shipping plays a vital role in today’s economy, with over 90% of the world’s trade carried by sea. The efficient transportation of cargoes impact on both cons...
19. AN ASSESSMENT OF APAPA PORT ACCESS
ABSTRACT
Transportation and traffic problems particularly, traffic congestion, delays, parking space difficulties, environmental pollution which started to manifest in Lagos since the early 1980's have continued to increase at an alarming rate and have now reach...
20. THE EFFECT OF LOGISTICS INDUSTRY ON THE ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY OF THE MARITIME INDUSTRY)
Statement of the Problem
Policy inconsistency has been one of the problems encountered in maritime sector in Nigeria, the issue of inadequate policy formulation and implementation; hence the contribution of the maritime sector to economic growth has bee...
21. MARITIME ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA
Abstract
The Nigerian experience revealed much confusion for several reasons. Apart from getting involved in the turbulent politics of ocean-borne trade right from the start without grooming and nurturing local competence, first, it totally ignored the need to create a...
22. ASSESSING THE KNOWLEDGE OF HEALTH WORKERS (ROUTINE IMMUNIZATION OFFICERS) ABOUT COLD CHAIN SYSTEM
OVERVIEW
The cold chain is a science, a technology and a process. It is a science since it requires the understanding of the chemical and biological processes linked with perishability. It is a technology since it relies on physical means to insure appropriate temperatu...
23. PORT REGIONALIZATION: TOWARDS A NEW PHASE IN PORT DEVELOPMENT
ABSTRACT
Logistics integration and network orientation in the port and maritime industry have redefined the functional role of ports in value chains and have generated new patterns of freight distribution and new approaches to port hierarchy. Existing models on ...
24. THE IMPACT OF THE CABOTAGE ACT ON LOCAL CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT: A STUDY OF SELECTED INDIGENOUS SHIPPING COMPANIES
ABSTRACT
In 2003 the cabotage law was enacted with provisions to empower local investors to take control of the domestic shipping trade and from it develop enough muscle to assume the right of place for Nigeria as a maritime nation in the movement of h...
25. THE IMPACT OF IMPROVED INFRASTRUCTURE AND EFFICIENT CARGO DELIVERY IN NIGERIA PORT USING CALABAR PORT COMPLEX AS A CASE STUDY
Abstract
This report examines the impact of improved infrastructure and efficient Cargo Delivery in Nigeria Port (A case study of Calabar Port Complex). The research also carried out a review of related literature in chapter to give the study the necessary theoretical b...
26. COMPUTERIZED TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM
Introduction
The transportation community has experienced the beginnings of a cultural shift toward embedding transportation system management and operation into our culture, work ethic Manufacturers, distributors, and third-party logistics companies all have specific b...
27. ASSESSMENT OF THE WARRI PORT AND ITS IMPACT ON HINTERLAND DEVELOPMENT
ABSTRACT
This study was carried out to evaluate the impact of Warri port on hinterland development . Specifically, the studyfind out whether Warri port has contributed to its development, examine whether indigenes of Warri has benefitted...
