209 vessels berthed at Calabar Port in 2023 last year – Port Manager
From Aniekan Aniekan, Calabar
The Manager of the Calabar Port, Olumati Festus says 209 vessels berthed at the Calabar Port in 2023.
The Port Manager said this is a very high figure compared to the previous year and attributed this to improved marketing strategy by the management.
He disclosed this in Calabar when the leadership of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Cross River State lead by state chairman Comrade Nsa Gill paid him a courtesy visit.
According to the Port Manager, “Last year, Calabar Port recorded a high number of vessel call.
“We had 209 vessels that called at the port, 171 were conventional vessels that came with general cargo, PMS and others while 38 vessels came as passengers ferry.
“Comparatively with 2022, last year was higher in terms of vessel call and cargo.
“This is attributed to massive aggression, an increase in our marketing strategy, the Port improved by our going round to talk to importers to make use of the port”, he said.
He also disclosed that the notion that Calabar Port is not working is just internal as it is only within the state that you hear it but outside the state you will not hear that
He promised to work with the NUJ in the state to gradually erase that notion.
He added that there are no issues and challenges within the port as the management has been carrying our the port activities the way it is expected.
Earlier, Comrade Nsa Gill, the chairman of the Cross River State chapter of the NUJ said the essence of the visit is to forge a synergy and good working relationship between the union and the management of Calabar Port.
He said with such synergy and working relationship, the right information about the port activities will be released to the public.
