CORRELATION ANALYSIS BETWEEN DEEP-SEA PORT AND INTERMODALITY: THREAT TO CONGESTION (A STUDY OF LEKKI DEEP-SEA PORT)

Abstract

This study focused on the congestion and need for intermodal at the Nigerian ports particularly, the Lekki deep-sea port using the Lekki metropolis as a strategic approach. Deep-sea port which have the adequate water depth to accommodate larger vessel (ship draft), modern port operation and improved loading and unloading equipment for large ships poses a threat of congestion to port and shipping practice as a whole. The study analyzed the general infrastructure and statistical operation of the deep-sea port with respect to intermodal and potential for congestion. Using quantitative research through the current state of vessel turnaround, advanced automated cargo handling equipment and the state of intermodal connection as the main tools to analyse the correlation between the deep port and intermodalism. The research adopted a descriptive design with structured questionnaire designed to retrieve information from a sample of 166 respondent gotten from the population of 286 workers of Lekki port in Nigeria. Analysis was done using simple linear regression from spss version 25, while results suggested that all the independent variables statistical significant with congestion with p-value of 0.000, 0.000, 0.000 respectively. The study concluded that there is need for proper intermodal planning for efficient flow of cargo at the port.