A document from the Nigerian Ports Authority showed that cargo imports into the country may have declined between the first quarter of 2023 and the first quarter of this year, as empty containers in the ports dropped by 33.6 per cent.
The document sighted by our correspondent showed that during the period under review, 263, 827 empty containers littered the ports.
Containers are mostly used for importation and when there are fewer empty containers, it is an indication that few goods came into the country.
The NPA explained that in the first quarter of 2024, there were 112, 901 twenty-foot equivalent units of containers, while a total of 150, 926 TEUS were recorded same period in 2023, representing a 33.6 per cent decline in the number of empty containers.
The NPA also stated there was a 2.39 per cent drop in container throughput for twenty-foot equipment units in the first quarter of 2024.
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