Port Reform in Nigeria : Upstream Policy Reforms Kick-Start One of the World's Largest Concession Programs

Over a two-year period, beginning in late 2004, the Nigerian federal government implemented one of the most ambitious port concessioning programs ever attempted. The success of this program resulted from the government's vision and decisiveness, as well as the need to remedy massive shortcomings in the sector, which were sharply inhibiting economic development. But the program also benefited strongly from policy reform recommendations made by PPIAF-funded consultants in 2002. The role of these upstream policy and planning recommendations highlights the value of best practice steps for creating an enabling environment in which sustainable arrangements for the private participation in infrastructure can be concluded.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Leigland, James, Palsson, Gylfl
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2007-03
Subjects:	AUTONOMOUS PORT, BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE, CAPITAL INVESTMENT, CARGO, CARGO HANDLING, COMMERCIAL RISKS, CONCESSION, CONCESSION AGREEMENTS, CONCESSION CONTRACTS, CONCESSIONAIRES, CONGESTION, CONTAINER TERMINAL, CONTAINER TRAFFIC, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC REFORMS, FREIGHT, FREIGHT HANDLING, GOVERNMENT PLANS, INDEPENDENT REGULATOR, INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS, LABOR UNIONS, LEASING, MARINE SERVICES, MARITIME POLICY, MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT, NATIONAL TRANSPORT, NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, OWNERSHIP OF SUPERSTRUCTURE, PORT ADMINISTRATION, PORT AUTHORITIES, PORT AUTHORITY, PORT CONCESSIONS, PORT FACILITIES, PORT INFRASTRUCTURE, PORT LAND, PORT MANAGEMENT, PORT OPERATIONS, PORT REFORM, PORT SERVICES, PORT SUPERSTRUCTURE, PORTS, PRESENT VALUE, PRIVATE COMPANIES, PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE, PRIVATE INVESTMENT, PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP, PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION, PRIVATISATION, PRIVATIZATION PROGRAM, PUBLIC SECTOR, PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS, RAILWAY, RAILWAYS, REGULATORY FRAMEWORK, RISK ALLOCATION, ROADS, SAFETY, SHIP, SHIPPING, SHIPPING COMPANY, SHIPPING LINES, SHIPS, STEVEDORING, SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, SURFACE TRANSPORT, TARIFF INCREASES, TARIFF POLICY, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TERMINAL OPERATIONS, TERMINAL OPERATORS, THEFT, TRAFFIC, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT, TRANSPARENCY, TRANSPORT NETWORK, TRANSPORT POLICY, TRANSPORT SECTOR, VESSEL TRAFFIC, WATERWAYS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/03/7615737/port-reform-nigeria-upstream-policy-reforms-kick-start-one-worlds-largest-concession-programs https://hdl.handle.net/10986/10717
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