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Sopuruchi Onwuka
The Snake Island Port has restated its commitment to continue championing realization of government’s prime economic aspirations in the maritime sector by providing congenial environment and enabling facilities to drive investments and promote international trade.
The port is operated by Nigeria’s leading maritime and logistics company, Nigerdock, which also operates an integrated port and free zone in Lagos, providing clients with terminal operations, logistics, marine services, and free zone solutions.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Nigerdock, Maher Jarmakani, stated that the close working relationship between the company and the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) creates seamless and efficient environment for international trade.
Mr Jarmakani who hosted the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Alhaji Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, to a familiarization tour of the port’s facilities also declared that the The Snake Island Port sister affiliates would continue to operate with strict adherence to regulatory guidelines.
The Oracle Today reports that the Board of Directors and Management of Snake Island Management Company, alongside representatives of the Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA) warmly received the NCS delegation led by Alhaji Adeniyi.
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is an agency of the Federal Government of Nigeria under the supervisory oversight of the Nigerian Ministry of Finance, responsible for customs revenue collection, facilitation of trade, and border security activities.
Mr Jarmakani told Alhaji Adeniyi and his team that “our close working relationship with the Nigeria Customs Service and strict adherence to regulatory guidelines create a seamless and efficient environment for international trade.”
He pointed out that the, “Snake Island Port has strengthened its position as a leader in port infrastructure development, promoting trade facilitation, and being a catalyst for economic advancement in the region.”
According to him, “this project is an alignment with government’s vision to attract foreign direct investment into Nigeria and having a one-stop shop that ensures compliance, world class services, technology transfer, and investment in the future of our country. Our close working relationship with the Nigeria Customs Service and strict adherence to regulatory guidelines create a seamless and efficient environment for international trade.”
Alhaji Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, commented, “Nigerdock remains at the forefront of helping to deliver the full benefits of free zones and new ports development to Nigeria, and that is foreign direct investment, creating jobs, transferring skills and technology, and raising revenue. I look forward to a future of collaboration and partnerships to achieve mutually beneficial objectives.”
Chief Marketing Officer of Nigerdock FZE, Kevin Johnson-Azuara, explains in a note that Nigerdock had in 2024 completed an agreement with the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) for the expansion and development of Snake Island Port.
He stated that the port is an 85-hectare, multipurpose port facility comprising three terminals located within Snake Island Integrated Free Zone.
According to Mr Johnson-Azuara, Nigerdock Multipurpose Terminal (NDMT), the port’s flagship terminal, is fully operational while a second terminal, Snake Island Container Terminal (SICT), is under construction.
A third greenfield terminal is earmarked to be a bulk cargo terminal, he said.
