The management of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Rivers Port Complex, has expressed dismay over the poor deplorable state of its berth jetty in the port.
The management said the berth eight jetty had collapsed, thereby making it difficult for terminal operators to berth vessels in the jetty.
Port Manager, Rivers Port Complex, Port Harcourt, Engr. Yunusa Ibrahim Anji disclosed this to The Tide over the weekend shortly after the tour of the port facilities by Chairman and Board members of NPA who came for an oversight function of ports in the Eastern Zone.
Anji called on the management of NPA to carry out the rehabilitation of the collapsed berth jetty, saying its deplorable state has reduced revenue accruable to the Federal Government.
He noted that Bonny Channels Company (BCC) has not carried dredging work along the berths because of the doubt on its integrity and to avoid further possible collapse.
The port manager who expressed displeasure with the state of the berths and its quay aprons, called for Federal Government’s intervention to safe the Rivers port unproductivity.
He told the NPA Board that the non functional of the berth eight and other facilities in the jetties was affecting smooth operations at the port.
Engr. Anji appealed to the Chairman of  the board, Mr. Emmanuel Adesoye to provide the port with a pilot cutter so as to enhance its shipping operations.
He also called on the Federal Government to acquire two more tugboats for the port to enhance its operations.
He decried lack of finger jetty at the port dockyard, saying its absence has been affecting smooth port operations at the port compared to western ports.
Meanwhile, the port manager called on the Federal Government to curb the act of piracy and insecurity experienced by vessels owners and crew members at the port.