The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Dr Abubakar Dantsoho has tasked Callup Technology Services Limited and Forge Concepts Limited, the firms executing the electronic truck call-up system at Onne Port on quick delivery of the project.
While receiving an executive team of the companies, at the NPA headquarters in Marina, Lagos recently, Dantsoho expressed readiness to implement the electronic call-up system for the Onne Port Complex as approved by the Federal Executive Council.
The NPA boss said: “In line with the directive of the Honourable Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Gboyega Oyetola, we are poised to provide the support necessary to fast track the automation of truck traffic for Onne before the end of this quarter.
NPA MD, Dr Abubakar Dantsoho (middle) with delegates from Callup Technology Services Limited and Forge Concepts Limited, during a courtesy visit to NPA headquarters in Marina, Lagos, recently.
“We would ensure that the operators structure their Information Technology deployments in a manner that seamlessly plugs into the Port Community System (PCS) and the forthcoming National Single Window (NSW) whilst also emphasizing sustainable use of alternative sources of energy.”
The Onne Port Complex which houses the Federal Ocean Terminal (FOT) and Federal Lighter Terminal (FLT) and is also the largest Oil & Gas logistics base in West and Central Africa, has in recent times been recording unprecedented growth in vessel and cargo traffic.
Abubakar Dantsoho was Port Manager for Onne Port Complex from 2020 to 2021 where he spearheaded innovative investor-friendly initiatives responsible for the year-on-year growth being recorded at Onne Port Complex.
The electronic call-up system has recorded success at the ports in Apapa Lagos, leading to decongestion of the port access roads, which were known for terrible traffic gridlocks in the past.
