ABC OF SHIPPING AND PORTS OPERATION IN NIGERIA

By virtue of her enormous land mass of over 927,000 square kilometers and a population of over 170 million people, Nigeria commands nothing less than seventy percent of trade and commerce, including intentional shipping trade in the west and central African sub region. Given such latitude and considering the role played by shipping and the ports in international trade, it behooves both practitioners and more so, students in Transport faculties in higher institution of learning, to equip themselves with adequate knowledge about the operational dynamics, nuances and language of the industry. The book "ABC OF SHIPPING AND PORTS OPERATIONS IN NIGERIA' was therefore conceived to bridge that knowledge gap and to expose the seeming esoterism that envelops activities in the maritime industry. A clear understanding of the workings of the port system for instance, is sina qua non to the growth and development of the nation's economy as the ports represent the major gateway to the nation's international trade and commerce and the economy in general.