Abstract
This paper proposes research agenda to identify research priority areas in Nigeria’s maritime sector.. The aim is twofold: to systematically identify and evaluate critical areas in the maritime sector as basis for optimized investments in human and material resources and secondly based on our findings, propose policy response models that could be applied to resolve impacts of random developments in international shipping environment on Nigeria’s maritime sector. The main research agenda items addressed in this paper included: port infrastructural facilities, shipping outputs, ship repair service capacity, maritime clusters, offshore shipping service demands, pollution management and manpower needs in the industry. Risk management strategies for commercial shipping operation and critical transport infrastructure/logistics supply chains were also discussed. Specifically, modelling techniques and models that could be employed for empirical studies on the identified areas were proposed.
Highlights
The maritime sector includes all enterprises engaged in the business of designing, constructing, manufacturing, acquiring, operating, supplying, repairing and/or maintaining vessels, or component parts thereof; the management and/or operation of shipping lines; stevedoring and customs brokerage services; the management and operation of shipyards, dry docks, harbours, marinas, slipways and marine repair shops; shipping and freight forwarding services and similar enterprises [1]
Models which estimate the volume of international seaborne trade between two or more trading partners include the augmented gravity modelto account for other trade related factors other than population mass (Gross Domestic Product, GDP) and distance/impedance as shown:
The following is based on the work of Beuthe [16] and his formulations are represented under the subheadings shown below: Transport Costs Focusing on the relationship between cost, volume and transport attributes, the transport unit cost function can be written as: P = P(Q, Z )
Summary
The maritime sector includes all enterprises engaged in the business of designing, constructing, manufacturing, acquiring, operating, supplying, repairing and/or maintaining vessels, or component parts thereof; the management and/or operation of shipping lines; stevedoring and customs brokerage services; the management and operation of shipyards, dry docks, harbours, marinas, slipways and marine repair shops; shipping and freight forwarding services and similar enterprises [1]. Domesticating and implementing these standards have brought about introduction of more regulatory measures (often with high cost implications) in Nigeria’s maritime sector. In this connection, optimized investment in the sector that is consistent with requirements of international shipping environment can be achieved by focusing on critical areas. There is need for research efforts focused on identifying critical areas for development in order to fully harness the maritime potentials of Nigeria. Estimation of demand for shipbuilding and repair services in Nigeria and other coastal states within the West & Central African sub-region. Appraisal of safety and security requirements of Critical Transport Infrastructure (CTI) in Nigeria
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