APMT pledges to move more cargos to North using narrow standard gauge rail

The management of the largest container terminal in Nigeria, APM Terminal, has said the timely completion of the standard gauge rail will bring about an increase in the movement of cargos to the Northern parts of the country.

It noted that though the narrow gauge rail line from Lagos to Kano was still functioning, but that with the addition of standard gauge it means that Northern-bound cargoes would move faster.

The Terminal Manager, APM Terminals, Apapa, Steen Knudsen, made this disclosure after taking journalists on a guided tour of AMPT facilities in the Apapa Port.

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Knudsen, who also noted that the management of the terminal was investing more on environmentally friendly equipment, said that the only way to cut down on the consumption of fuel was by considering the use of cargo handling equipment that were fuel-efficient and environmentally sustainable.