New Ferry Operation in Nigeria
Metro Ferry and Marine Services, one of two companies licensed by the Lagos State Waterways Authority to run scheduled and mass-oriented ferry services in the state, has commenced full-scale operations at the Ebute Ipakodo Ferry Terminal in Ikorodu.
Commenting on the development, which also signified the beginning of a new phase in the execution of the inter-modal transport system, the Managing Director, Metro Ferry and Marine Services Limited, Mr. Uyi Giwa-Osagie, said he was optimistic that ferry services would go a long way toward easing the difficulties experienced by people in traveling within the state.
He described how the inter-modal transport system, involving the bus rapid transit, ferry services and light/modal rail system, was expected to work in Lagos State.