Idle containers expose cracks in Nigeria's non-oil trade
Thousands of containers are lying idle at Nigeria’s busiest seaports, exposing a deep imbalance in the nation’s trading structure. Several containers which brought goods into Nigeria are struggling to find products to export. As a result, hundreds of containers lie idle at the nation’s seaports for months, leading to traffic gridlocks. Experts say the situation shows that Nigeria is struggling to match the rate of its dry cargo imports with exports. “These shipping companies, with their liners that bring in containers, have more import
Thousands of containers are lying idle at Nigeria’s busiest seaports, exposing a deep imbalance in the nation’s trading structure. Several containers which brought goods into Nigeria are struggling to find products to export. As a result, hundreds of containers lie idle at the nation’s seaports for months, leading to traffic gridlocks. Experts say the situation shows that Nigeria is struggling to match the rate of its dry cargo imports with exports. “These shipping companies, with their liners that bring in containers, have more import
