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Burutu Port to Receive Boost as NPA Plans Activation for Solid Mineral Exports
By Prince Benson Davies
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) is poised to activate the Burutu Port in Delta State to facilitate the export of solid minerals. According to Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, the Managing Director/CEO of the NPA, the authority will provide technical guidance and support necessary for the operationalization of the port
Dr. Dantsoho gave the assurances when he received the Chairman and Executives of Akewa Colmar Terminal Limited (ACTL), the concessionaire of Burutu Port, at the NPA Headquarters on Thursday, November 28, 2024
He said, “To deepen our competitiveness, we must deepen our capacity to attract and retain huge investments in our port infrastructure. I say this because 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 mineral exports, to go to waste. We therefore set to progress this promising project to its next milestone once the technical team’s report is submitted in two weeks.”.
Located at the coastal end of the River Niger with linkages to other ports along the Niger and Benue Rivers, Burutu Port was commissioned in 1887 as the first modern port in Africa and was the main logistics port for British trade with Nigeria.
The port became moribund after the Civil War. Still, it was given a Master Concessionaire status by the NPA under approvals from the Infrastructure, Concession & Regulatory Commission (ICRC) and Federal Executive Council (FEC) in 2023.”
