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In today’s class, we will be talking about the ports authority. Enjoy the class!
Ports Authority
CONTENT
- Facilities provided by a good seaport
- Facilities provided by an airport
- Functions of the Nigerian Ports Authority
- Problems confronting Ports Authorities
Port administration, facilities & agencies
Facilities provided by a good seaport:
- Dredging
- Lighting
- Buoying
- Transit sheds
- Warehouses
- Berth
- Boats
- Cranes
- Office facilities
- Conveyor belts
- Forklifts
- Quays
- Wharf
- Pipelines
- Roads
- Railway lines
- Refuelling facilities
- Hospitals/First Aid clinics
- Emergency Disaster control
- Mechanized berths
Facilities provided by an airport:
- Runways
- Control Tower
- Hangars
- Parking spaces
- Arrival/departure lounges/halls
- Warehouses
- Refuelling facilities
- Hospitals/first and clinics
- Office facilities
Functions of the Nigerian ports authority:
- Provision of facilities, such as dredging, lighting, buoying, transit sheds as well as storage and warehousing accommodation.
- Cargo handling
- Collection of revenue at the ports
- Provision of security services
- Provision of sanitation services
- Dredging of the channel of the ports
- Provision of office accommodation for the customs, immigration, law enforcement agencies
- Maintenance of all facilities in all seaports in the country
Problems that confront port authorities in West Africa/Nigeria
- Congestion of ports thereby delaying berthing of ships and discharging of cargoes
- Smuggling – this reduces the revenue that would have accrued to the Authority
- Corruption among its officials
- Inadequate warehousing facilities
- Shortage of qualified personnel for the handling of goods, facilities etc
- Prevalence of obsolete (outdated) equipment
- Pilfering is rampant- due to dishonesty on the part of some of the ports personnel and activities of ‘port rats’
- Careless handling of goods resulting in damages
- Delays in the clearing of goods by importers
- Political interference/government bureaucracy etc
- Unstable government policies e.g. on destination inspection
- The high cost of demurrage being paid by importers due to ports management inefficiency
Evaluation
- Explain the function of the N.P.A
- What problems are encountered by the N.P.A. in the course of performing these function
Functions Of The Federal Airport Authority Of Nigeria (FAAN)
- Provision of facilities like landing, fuelling facilities in all airports in Nigeria
- Collection of airport charges and taxes
- Maintenance of all facilities in all airports in the country
- Operation of the control tower
- Environmental sanitation of the airports
- Provision of security services at the airports
- Provision of warehouses, office accommodation parking spaces etc
- Promotion of tourism
Review questions
- List four facilities provided by a good seaport.
- Explain five functions of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria.
General evaluation
- State five functions performed by a wholesaler in the channel of distribution
- Explain five factors that encourage the elimination of middlemen from the channel of distribution
- Give five reasons why retail shops adopt self-service
- Explain six facilities that a retail shop should have to encourage self-service
- Explain five measures taken by a country to restrict imports
Theory
- List four facilities provided by an Airport
- Mention two problems encountered by the Nigerian Railway Corporation in course of performing its functions.
In our next class, we will be talking about Transportation. We hope you enjoyed the class.
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