Coastal Development Options for Nigeria’s Lagos Lagoon-The Marine Transport Integration Model

Abstract

The work surveyed technical development options for the optimal utilization of Nigeria’s Lagos Lagoon situated in the rich waterfronts of Nigeria’s commercial city of Lagos. Options assessed include renewable energy development option together with marine transportation development options. The work assessed the available transport modes in the country with a view to solving rising congestion problems along coastal states in the region. A marine transport integration model was thus developed in the long run as the major solution to the over-used coastal road network. The marine transport integration model considered the use of dry-docks, short sea shipping ports and increase in shipping activities and freight loading centres as necessary criteria for the optional utilization of Nigeria’s Lagos Lagoon. It also proffered solution to the nation’s unimodal freight transportation system.

Keywords: Coastal development, Marine transport, Renewable energy, Congestion, Dry-docks, Short sea shipping.