Group Discusses Intermodal Cargo Evacuation From Seaports

The Transportation Correspondents Association of Nigeria (TCAN) is set to discuss intermodal cargo evacuation from seaports.

The association said it would also discuss the Waterways Transportation Code and challenges of enforcement at its 2025 Transportation Summit.

According to the association, the 2025 edition titled “Driving the Transport Logistics Value Chains for Economic Growth” would feature prominent stakeholders and experts in the transportation sector, such as the Managing Director, Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Dr. Kayode Opeifa, who will deliver the keynote address.

“There will be a panel of discussants featuring topics like: Intermodal cargo evacuation from the ports, benefits and challenges; Waterways Transportation Code and challenges of enforcement; 100 years of aviation in Nigeria: Gains and missed opportunities; and maritime insecurity, effects, implications on trade route.

The event will be held on Wednesday September 24, 2025 at Radisson Hotel Ikeja, Lagos, with Minister of Transportation, Senator Sa’idu Ahmed Alkali, and Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, as special guests.

Speaking at the conference, the Chairman of TCAN, Tola Adenubi, advised stakeholders, especially organisations and companies in the transportation industry, to take advantage of the summit in showcasing their organisations’ efforts and roles in the nation’s logistics chain development.

“This summit has been carefully planned to beam a searchlight on issues in the nation’s transportation sector. We were encouraged by the huge success recorded during the maiden edition. And for this year, we have chosen our team carefully to further discuss the challenges of transportation logistics because of its critical importance to economic growth.

“The need for efficient cargo evacuation from our ports via all modes of transportation; safe and secure movement of persons and goods across our waterways, road and rail networks, and airways can not be overemphasised.

“We have assembled a team of speakers that would dissect the issues from the main theme to the sub-themes to galvanise stakeholders’ thoughts and views towards addressing the challenges of the transport logistics value chain for economic growth.”