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The Sea Empowerment & Research Center (SEREC) has warned that Nigeria’s maritime sector risks losing a significant share of cargo to neighbouring countries due to persistent inefficiencies at its ports. In a policy advisory titled “Maritime Reform at a Crossroads: Data Signals, Export Concerns, and the Urgent Need for Execution Discipline,” SEREC reviewed trends from …

Nigeria Risks Losing Cargo to Neighbouring Ports Over Maritime Inefficiencies - SEREC Warns

Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has reported a dramatic 1,085 per cent year-on-year surge in export-laden containers during the third quarter (Q3) of 2025. The latest operational data released by the NPA on Monday, December 15, shows that export-laden containers rose from 5,812 Twenty-foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in Q3 2024 to 69,039 TEUs in Q3 2025. This is …

Nigeria’s Ports Record 1,085% Surge in Export Containers in Q3

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