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Some Environmental Challenges and Solutions in the Nigerian Ports Systems: The Publicly-Owned and Private Ports in Ontario, Canada Example
P.A. Bariweni, A.A. Akasoand and J.F.N. Abowei
Corresponding Author: P.A. Bariweni
Submitted: April 18, 2012
Accepted: May 14, 2012
Published: October 20, 2012 |
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Some Environmental Challenges and Solutions in the Nigerian ports systems with emphasis on the
publicly-owned and private ports in Ontario, Canada example were reviewed to improve the Nigerian ports systems.
The meanings of ports and systems and considered problems associated with the Nigerian ports system. Location,
facilities and port traffic and industry, port status and Port administration in Canada Port Authorities such as
Toronto, Hamilton, Windsor, Thunder Bay Prescott, Oshawa, port Colborne, Port Stanle, Sarnia, Goderich, Owen
Sound Publicly Owned or Administered Ports and Nanticoke, Meldrum Bay and Sault Ste Marie Non-publicly
Owned or Administered Ports were Canada examples reviewed. Malfunctioning port systems, Government’s
interventions and interferences, Inadequate infrastructural materials for efficient and fast services, Complicated
Traffic Structure and Implementation, Misunderstanding of the usage and current functions of ports, Proliferation of
Government Agencies operating at the ports, Cumbersome Documentation and Delivery Procedure, Insecurity of
Cargo and Lives, Manpower and Labor Problems, NPA’S Lack of Financial Autonomy and Port Environmental
Pollution Problems are some environmental challenges faced by the Nigerian Ports system; which solutions were
proffered. Other problems associated with the Nigerian ports system are: Many of the shipping companies claiming
to operate in its maritime industry exist only on paper “portfolio shipping companies” without owning their own
ships, the traffic pattern is such that there are more imports than exports thereby causing balance of trade problems,
duplicity of shipping and shipping related associations and the absence of integration of maritime transport with
other means of transport thereby making door to door delivery mirage. The fact that the problems have solutions that
can be applied means that they are partially solved. If there the solutions are correctly implemented, the problems
will be reduced if not totally solved and the Nigerian ports, its maritime industry and the Nigerian economy would
all be better for it.
Key words: Environmental challenges, ports in Nigeria, ports in Ontario, sea ports, suggested solution, ,
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P.A. Bariweni, A.A. Akasoand and J.F.N. Abowei, . Some Environmental Challenges and Solutions in the Nigerian Ports Systems: The Publicly-Owned and Private Ports in Ontario, Canada Example. International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, (2): 72-93.
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