The Nexus Between Smart Port and Optimized Performance: A Study of the Lekki Deep Sea Port.

Abstract

This research investigated the nexus between the smart port and optimized performance at the LDSP. Members of the Nigeria Maritime Union of Workers and staff of the LDSP were the main respondents for the study. Multistage and random sampling techniques were employed in selecting the 125 respondents who participated in the study. The study had two objectives, the first, investigated the influence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) subsets of Machine Learning (ML) Robotics and Internet of Things (IoT) on the optimization of performance at the LDSP, an hypothesis was formulated and tested to achieve this objective, results from the Structural Equation Model (SEM) showed that the three subsets of AI significantly predicted optimized performance at the LDSP ML is significant at the 5% level (p=0.0). Robotics’ is statistically significant at the 5% level (p=0.05), and ‘Internet of Things’ to ‘LDSP Performance’ is also significant at the 5% level (p=0.0). Result from the descriptive statistics indicated that AI tools (machine learning, robotics, and Internet of Things) positively impacted the performance of LDSP positively.It is suggested that investment in AI-driven new seaports should be prioritized as findings from this study have provided veritable insights into the benefits that accrued to the investors (in terms of profit), and sustainability ratings (in terms of environmental preservation).