Lagos State Ferry Services Corporation

The Lagos State Ferry Services Corporation (LSFSC) or Lagos Ferry Services Company (also known as LAGFERRY) is the major ferry services provider in Lagos State. Although Lagos ferry services commenced operations in 1925,[1] passenger ferries gradually intensified until the 1970s which led to the establishment of Lagferry in 1983.[2][3][4][5][6][7] Lagferry works in conjunction with Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA), National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) and Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). Besides Lagferry, other private ferry operators also use modern ferry boats to provide commercial transport services between Ikorodu, Lagos Island, Apapa and Victoria Island.[8][9]

References

  1. ↑ Ayodeji Olukoju. "Urban transport in Metropolitan Lagos since the colonial period". INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND URBAN FACILITIES IN LAGOS, 1861-2000 (Ph.D). Institut français de recherche en Afrique (Open books). Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  2. ↑ Lagos State (Nigeria). Ministry of Information and Culture (1987). Lagos State Handbook, Volume 5.
  3. ↑ "Lagos Ferry Company gets seven boats water transport service". Shipping Position. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "An Evaluation of Transport Infrastructure in Lagos State, Nigeria" (pdf). JAPSS. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "NIWA to partner more private ferry operators in Lagos - Ships & Ports". Ships and Ports Authority. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  6. ↑ "Ferry to the Rescue as Apapa Gridlock locks down Lagos". Leadership News.
  7. ↑ "Slow growth in ferry services - Details". The Nation Archive. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  8. ↑ David Ogah; Temiloluwa Adeoye (25 October 2015). "Water Transportation: Revving The Culture Of Mass Movement". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  9. ↑ Janet Johnson (18 March 2015). "NIWA Partners Lagos Private Ferry Operators". United States: Broad Street Journal. Retrieved 26 December 2015.

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