Govt commences decongesting Apapa Ports with freight train haulage

The dream of decongesting Apapa Ports came alive yesterday as the Minister of Transportation, Saidu Alkali kicked off cargo movement on the Apapa Port standard gauge branch line from the APM Terminal, Apapa. THE NATION reports.NYSC PortalThe minister said the inauguration of the freight train from Apapa Ports to Ibadan would move 90 40-foot container cargoes daily.JAMB Result

He said the cargo freight could run thrice daily and had the capacity of carrying 30 40- foot containers in each trip, with the shipper having the opportunity of returning their empty cargo by the train.

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He said the freight train would decongest the ports and save shippers from accumulation of demurrage as a result of the inability to return empties to the terminal operators.JAMB Portal

According to the minister, only one track would be functioning for now and would be made use of by the Nigerian Railway Corporation until the Nigeria Customs Service removes the scanning building standing on the tracks which is stopping the completion of the remaining two tracks into the ports complex.JAMB Result

“The ministry is going to liaise with the Minister of Finance and the Customs concerning the demolition of the scanning centre which is affecting the completion of the remaining tracks into the ports,’’ he said.

“After laying the two remaining tracks, the cargos will get out of ports seamlessly and the two remaining lines will enter the ports,” Alkali said.InformationGuideNigeria

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