NRC, APM Terminals seal Lagos-Ibadan cargo movement pact

NRC, APM Terminals seal Lagos-Ibadan cargo movement pact 

 

The Nigerian Railway Corporation has concluded arrangement with the management of APM Terminals to commence the expansion of cargo movement from Apapa port, Lagos, to the NRC freight yard in Moniya, Ibadan, Oyo State.

This was disclosed after a meeting between the Managing Director of the NRC, Dr. Kayode Opeifa, and the APM Terminals team led by its CEO, Mr Frederik Klinke,

NRC Director of Operation, Mr Akin Osinowo, and CCO APM Terminals Nigeria, Mrs Caroline Aubert-Adewuyi, also attended the meeting.

Klinke highlighted the strategic advantage of Nigeria being surrounded by a number of landlocked neighbouring countries, creating an opportunity to serve as a hub for importation of containerized goods.

APMT assured NRC of greater efficiency in turnaround of cargo at the port and expansion of the use of rail for cargo evacuation and export through APM Terminals.

He reiterated APMT’s position as the foremost transporter of container freight in the country and a major partner to the NRC.

The MD of NRC expressed appreciation for APM Terminal’s close partnership with NRC for decades.

He stated that the collaboration would be of tremendous benefit to both parties.

“We are going to work for the satisfaction of not only the APMT but all customers who intend to do business with Railways.”

The MD said like he reiterated in his maiden speech at the assumption of office, “prioritizing customers’ satisfaction by improving customer experience and ensuring that our services are reliable, efficient, safe and sustainable” remain cardinal to him.

He added that all key stakeholders including the media, would be deployed extensively to encourage people towards greater use of the rail system.

This, he stressed, would invariably translate into drastically reducing the cost of goods and services.

It would also increase the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by providing food security, which is in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, he stated.