Daily Trust had reported last week that the cost of doing business especially for the importation of goods through this same port had risen to N600,000 from N300,000 in 2019. Some of the truckers who spoke to this paper blamed the hike on the continuous by suspected touts allegedly security agents along the port route. It was also learnt that if the situation is unchecked, the freight cost could rise to over N2m before the year ends. About 40 ships calling at the TCIP are said to be stranded at anchorage due to lack of space to discharge new cargoes at terminals in the port. This is because cargo evacuation has been hampered by the multiple toll points mounted by security operatives and taskforce members.