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“In 2015, 4,927 ships visited the country and in 2016 the country received 4,622. In 2017, 4,292 vessels came, while 3,878 came in 2018. In 2019, a total number of 3,931 vessels came while 3,877 came in 2020. In 2021, the country recorded 4,141 vessel visits, while in the same period in 2022, 3,803 vessels were called,” the document explained.

In the volume of vessels that visited the ports, it was observed that there was a drop in the number of vessels that called at the nation’s seaports in 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2022 when compared with other years. And 2022 recorded the lowest number of vessel visits.

NPA also added that within the same period under review, the country handled 351,682, 903 tonnes of wet cargoes.

The data also showed a fluctuation in the port’s statistical data as some years like 2016, 2017, and 2022 recorded a drop in the volume of general cargo handled at the ports when compared with what was handled in other years.

The document further stated that in the last eight years, the total gross registered tonnage stood at 1,030,141,993 tonnes.

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