IMPROVING THE EFFICIENCY OF SECURITY AGENTS IN PORTS

IMPROVING THE EFFICIENCY OF SECURITY AGENTS IN PORTS
 
ABSTRACT
The Nigerian sea port has been of very serious economic concern to various administrations such that at regular times the management and administrators has been changed to meet up with world best practices and especially security challenges , considering the strategic nature of the maritime industry, the study used the qualitative research method and the study findings reveal the following among others, that Proper orientation has significant effect on the performance of security personnel and Reduction of security agent helps to reduce cost and delay of the time to process documentations. Finally the paper recommended the following among other; to properly monitor the rate of smuggling, the top officials should stop giving orders that will allow smuggling in the port. some form of incentives should be given to the security official in order to motivate them.
 
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Maritime transport is generally regarded as an important facilitator of world trade, permeating all national and international boundaries. More than purely a facilitator, maritime transport is also a significant exportable service in many countries and in the process contributes directly to national Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (Yarbrough and Yarbrough, 2006). In this occasion, access to a global network of reliable, efficient and