This study was intended to evaluate the maritime security, information and communication technology. The study employed the descriptive and explanatory design;questionnaires in addition to library research were applied in order to collect data. Primary and secondary data sources were used and data was analyzed using the correlation statistical tool at 5% level of significance which was presented in frequency tables and percentage. The respondents under the study were 68 employees of the Rivers port.
Worldwide Port and Maritime operations and their associated facilities and infrastructure collectively represent one of the single greatest unaddressed challenges to the security of nations and the global economy today. The reason that ports and shipping activity are so difficult to secure lies primarily in their technology. Ports are typically large, asymmetrical activities dispersed over hundreds of acres of land and water so that they can simultaneously accommodate ship, truck and rail traffic, petroleum product/liquid offload, storage or piping, and container storage.
This study was on the study of maritime fraud and its effect on competitiveness of Nigerian ports. This study was guided by the following objectives;to evaluate if marketing research can be used as a measure of development of a firm, to evaluate if marketing research can survive a firm economically, to determine the extent to which marketing research can be used in satisfying customers. The study employed the descriptive and explanatory design;questionnaires in addition to library research were applied in order to collect data. Primary and secondary data sources were used and data was analyzed using the correlation statistical tool at 5% level of significance which was presented in frequency tables and percentage. The respondents under the study were 50 employees of Nigerian port authority Lagos branch.