SupplyChain Magazine September 2015 | Page 46

APM TERMINALS
The investment in upgrading the container terminal facilities has included many changes from improving infrastructure to building new administration and engineering facilities
a world-class port operations company . “ Our vision as a company both locally and globally is that to become an economic enabler and that is the backdrop of everything we do . At APM Terminals we don ’ t just lift containers , we lift global trade ” said Dawes .
Tapping the markets One of APM Terminal Nigeria ’ s ICDs is situated in Kano , a city of with a population of over 9 million people , in the north of the country where there is an historical , agricultural-based economy . As part of its strategy to diversify its economy from oil revenue the federal government has rehabilitated a local train line . Aligning with this , APM Terminals has invested in new rail sidings at both its Lagos and Kano sites in anticipation of trade development in that direction .
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