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| Physical Cargo Examination and Imperative of Port Automation in Nigeria: The Emerging Realities of Post COVID-19 Pandemic
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Ogbuka, Josiah, Uzochukwu, I. Ozumba, Ijeoma, U. Camenus, & Paul C. Ezinna, Ph.D
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Abstract:
For years, there has been the huge debate about physical cargo examination and automation of port operations in Nigeria. The debate raged while the ports kept brimming over with cargo volumes, resulting in perennial congestion within the ports and their environs. The contending views are about trade facilitation, revenue generation, security and Nigeria Customs continued practice of 100 per cent physical examination of cargo. The practice continued despite the introduction of cargo scanners in Apapa and Tin Can Island ports of Lagos which are the hub of maritime business in Nigeria. Against this backdrop, the study focused on physical cargo examination and automation of port operations in Nigeria with particular attention on Post-COVID-19 pandemic and the emerging realities about operations of the ports. The documentary method of research was adopted for the study while the Concept of Smart Port served as the framework for interpretation of the study. The study discovered that there is an increase in the digitalization of port operations and concludes that the expected digital revolution for automation of Nigerian ports must go hand-in-hand with human capital support and infrastructural development in order to reach its potential.
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