PTML Customs handled 52 vessels and cleared 13,431 containers in six months

Ports and Terminal Multiservice Limited (PTML) Command of the Nigeria Customs Service says it handled 52 vessels at PTML Port, received 13,431 containers and processed 30,400 assessments in the first half of year 2025.

The Command disclosed that in the period it collected N204,725,634,459.55 for the first half of 2025, which was N52,077,116,927.50 higher than N152,648,517,532.05 collected in  the same period in 2024.

The Controller of the Command, Comptroller Tenny Daniyan made this development  known on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, pointing out that the command collected N301,890,791,315.50 from the B’Odogwu since November 11, 2024 when it was rolled.

Daniyan saying despite initial challenges encountered while utilising the B’Odogwu platform, there is an improvement of over 90% stakeholder utilisation and compliance level.

On trade facilitation, he revealed that since January, the command started receiving cargo from far East/China in addition to Europe and America ships calling at the port.

He affirmed that while the command holds the number one record of fastest cargo clearance time of two hours in line with the Time Release Study, only declarations made with integrity can enjoy the benefits of faster clearance.

He also stated that due to the peculiar nature of the command as the area for pilot phase roll out for B’Odogwu, in line with directives from the Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, they have intensified their existing stakeholders engagement through intensive training sessions for officers and customs agents.

According to him, “Despite the teething challenges which we are surmounting as the pilot area of the B’Odogwu implementation, we have received increased user acceptance supported by sustained training and seamless user experience feedbacks.

“Despite these improvements in trading opportunities, our anti-smuggling and enforcement drives remain intact without compromise.

“The practical hands-on sessions have paid off as most of our stakeholders are knowledgeable about the system and its workings. These training sessions are in batches and still ongoing to ensure everyone is carried along.”