Walking the talk and determined to  effect positive changes in sea port operations by consolidating gains made in the facilitation of exports, the Management of the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, has assured of providing the technical guidance and allied support necessary for operationalization of the Burutu Port in Delta State.

Managing Director/CEO of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA),  Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho,   gave the assurances when he hosted the Chairman and Executives of Akewa Colmar Terminal Limited (ACTL), concessionaire of Burutu Port on Thursday 28th November, 2024 at the NPA Headquarters in Lagos.

Addressing the delegation, Dantsoho said “To deepen our competitiveness, we must deepen our capacity to attract and retain huge investments in our Port infrastructure. I say this in view of the transformational developments being witnessed in the maritime countries along the coast of West and Central Africa”

“While we are working assiduously to optimize the Warri channel, we cannot allow the potential of the navigable waters around the Delta Port clusters which can bolster Nigeria’s solid minerals export go to waste. We therefore set to progress this auspicious project to its next milestone once the report of the technical team is submitted in two weeks”.

Located at the coastal end of the River Niger with linkages to other ports along the Niger / Benue Rivers, Burutu Port was Commissioned in 1887 as the first modern Port in Africa and the was the main logistics port for British trade with Nigeria.

However, the Port became moribund after the civil war and was given a Master Concessionaire status by the NPA pursuant to approvals from the Infrastructure, Concession & Regulatory Commission (ICRC) and Federal Executive Council (FEC) in 2023.