Nigeria: Improving Port Efficiency - Emerging Good Practice From Nigeria

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Nigeria: Improving Port Efficiency - Emerging Good Practice From Nigeria

[Premium Times] Since 2020, there has been a decline in the number of incidents reported by ship captains calling on Nigerian ports, suggesting that transactions for Ship Captains using Nigerian Ports has become more transparent, predictable, and consistent.

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