Following its formal commissioning, the multi-billion Onitsha River Port Complex has begun operations last week. According to thisdaylive.com, the formal unveiling of the Onitsha River Port Complex followed its complete rehabilitation by the Federal Government. “The facility involved the construction of a new port building, staff quarters, erosion control, and procurement of modern cargo equipment [...]
Onitsha River Port in Anambra state is now fully operational and equipped to standard, according to allafrica.com. Architect Ahmed Aminu Yar’adua, Managing Director of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), disclosed this while conducting members of the House of Representatives Committee on Marine Transport on a tour of the River Niger to ascertain ongoing dredging [...]
The Transport Minister, Senator Idris Umar, said yesterday that the inland river port in Onitsha, the commercial center of the South-east would soon become operational, reports The Sun News. At the 19th Leadership Forum of the Pilot Newspapers in Abuja, Senator Umar assured that work on the port has been over 95% completed and the [...]
From all indications, there is every reason to hope that at last the river port facility at Onitsha will soon be completed and put to use… (vanguardngr) Source: vanguardngr, September 30, 2011;
Residents of Onitsha went into jubilation, Wednesday, following the commencement of the dredging of the Sacomori flood channel… By VINCENT UJUMADU (vanguardngr) Source: vanguardngr, September 22, 2011
Liebherr has delivered two LHM 180 mobile harbour cranes to the Onitsha River Port, Nigeria. The machines have a maximum lifting capacity of… (vertikal) Source: vertikal, September 6, 2011;
Federal Government hassaid the Onitsha port is ready for operation to ease transportation stress and reduce the sufferings of importers… BYEMMANUEL UZOR (sunnewsonline) Source: sunnewsonline, April 12, 2011
The Importers Association of Nigeria in Anambra State has called on the federal government to expedite action on the on going rehabilitation… By Enyim Enyim (vanguardngr) Source: vanguardngr, January 20, 2011;