The Nigerian Ports Authority(NPA), on Monday, disclosed that, the commencement of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) will be a launch pad for the actualisation of strategic intent of the authority becoming the maritime logistics hub for sustainable ports services in Africa.
Giving a keynote address at the the just concluded 9th edition of the Union of African Shippers’ Council (UASC), the managing director, NPA, Mohammed Bello-Koko, disclosed that the event’s theme was a clarion call on everyone to intensify the synergies necessary to take maximum advantage of the new vistas of opportunities inherent in AfCFTA Agreement.
According to him, NPA has been working assiduously under the technical guidance of the International Maritime Organisation(IMO) to deploy the Port Community System (PCS) for trade facilitation.
He said: “the theme of this year’s commemoration, ‘African Continental Free Trade Agreement: A Veritable Platform for African Shippers to Mainstream into Global Trade’, is a clarion call on us all to intensify the synergies necessary to take maximum advantage of the new vistas of opportunities inherent in AfCFTA Agreement.
