APM Terminals under pressure from Nigerian Ports Authority in Apapa (Lagos)

APM Terminals under pressure from Nigerian Ports Authority in Apapa (Lagos)

The Nigerian public port authority is threatening to take over the terminal managed by Danish group Maersk, via its subsidiary APM Terminals, in Apapa.

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            ▪ APM Terminals under pressure from Nigerian Ports Authority in Apapa (Lagos)

▪ The Nigerian public port authority is threatening to take over the terminal managed by Danish group Maersk, via its subsidiary APM Terminals, in Apapa.

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Lagos’ main container terminal (with a 1,000-metre quay and 55-hectare stackyard), a competitor for the four terminals on the Tincan peninsula, is currently suffering from massive congestion. In mid-February, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) issued a 30-day ultimatum for APMT to put an end to what the authority described as “operational inefficiencies”, citing in particular the poor condition of the handling equipment.

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