AFRICA
Dawes said : “ As the government diversifies its dependency from oil revenue , agriculture will take a more prominent place in the economy and for us , this has huge potential . We hope that by enabling these trade corridors via our ICD and rail links , we will in turn lift the agricultural trade potential for Nigeria .”
APM Terminals Apapa currently has weekly trains which will service import needs of customers , and enable traders from these areas to move their goods to market as well .
State-of-the-art facilities The investment in upgrading the container terminal facilities has included many changes from improving infrastructure to building new administration and engineering facilities .
There are now 11 mobile harbour cranes and a new fleet of rubber tyre gantry cranes .
Also , a state-of-the-art container location system has been installed enabling tracking of all containers thereby greatly reducing and pedestrian activity in the terminal yard , a key part of our safety and efficiency drive .
An e-platform has also been launched
Key Personnel
Andrew Dawes Managing Director
Andrew Dawes has extensive experience in a wide range of terminal operational functions with several global terminal operators over a period of almost 20 years . In that time , Andrew has held senior management positions and developed expertise in management and port operations with different organisations in North America , Europe , Middle East and Africa .
“ 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 ” – Andrew Dawes , Managing Director
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