World Bank Names Tincan and Apapa Ports Among Global Top 20 Improved Ports

‎Eromosele Abiodun

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), led by Managing Director Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, has earned global recognition as the World Bank has listed Nigeria’s Tin Can Island Port and the Apapa Port in Lagos among the world’s top 20 most improved container ports over the past five years.

In its 2025 Container Port Performance Index (CPPI), the World Bank placed the Tin Can Island Port Complex and the Apapa Port Complexes in the Top 20 Port Improvement category.

The sixth edition of the CPPI evaluates container port performance by measuring vessel turnaround time and operational efficiency against global benchmarks.

Compiled by the World Bank and S&P Global Market Intelligence, the report ranked Tin Can Island Port 10th worldwide among ports with the greatest improvements from 2020 to 2025, with Lagos Port ranked 12th.

The CPPI offers a consistent, data‑driven assessment of global port efficiency by concentrating on vessel time in port, allowing comparisons across ports and over time to pinpoint areas of improvement and ongoing challenges.

This achievement follows the NPA’s key role in sustaining Nigeria’s National Trade Surplus, providing the platform for the country’s consecutive trade surpluses since 2024, most recently N7.54 trillion in the first quarter of 2026, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

According to the report, Tin Can Island Port’s CPPI score