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AP Moller-Maersk to invest in two more terminals in Lagos -   CEO

POSTED ON May 3, 2024 •   Business      BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara
APM TERMINAL l Credit: NPA l Source NPA

A.P. Moller-Maersk is intensifying talks with the ports administration and authority for the expansion of its terminals to the Lekki and the Badagry deep sea ports. 

In a statement, Keith Svendsen, the Chief Executive Officer of APM Terminals, said," having been present in Lagos for close to two decades, we believe that Lagos, as the main port, needs further investments to cater for increasing trade volumes and to be able to attract large container vessels. While greenfield terminals like Lekki and later on Badagry will support economic growth in the long run, the more urgent requirement is in our view to upgrade the existing port infrastructure to ensure road, rail and barge networks can connect directly to mainline shipping," he said.
 
He noted that 
to APM Terminals, Nigeria is a key market in Africa and we are proud of the central role we play enabling containerized trade between the country and the rest of the world.  

" A.P. Moller-Maersk has been present in Nigeria for more than 35 years and our vessels have been serving the country essentially since independence. 

Today, our two container terminals in Lagos and Onne handle about half of the containers going in and out of Nigeria, and our vessels transport close to a third. APM Terminals have been operating in Nigeria since 2006 and have invested more than $600 million during this period in equipment, including trucks and container cranes as well as in advanced operational controls, digital interfaces, and extensive training of employees to provide customers with a fully modern and safe experience. We employ about 2,500 people directly (99% Nigerians) and indirectly create employment for about 65,000 according to a recent socio-economic study. 


We believe in long-term opportunities  

At APM Terminals, we believe strongly in the future prospects for the Nigerian economy, and the long-term opportunities that the current economic reforms and invitation for international investments will generate.  

At Onne, we are concluding a $115 million upgrade project to ensure the terminal has sufficient capacity and capabilities to service the south/eastern Nigeria market and the growth expected in coming years, while the Apapa port continues to offer a unique access to Nigerian importers and exporters to international markets through not just road, but also rail and waterways, by means of barges. 

We have developed plans to undertake the necessary terminal upgrade investments in Apapa to give access to vessels with deep draft and requiring large ship-to-shore cranes. 
We seek to do this under a long-term agreement with the government to support our ambition to continuously improve the import and especially export opportunities for the country, creating jobs and diversifying opportunities locally.   

As we are still not at the finish line, we have intensified talks with the administration and port authority to make these plans concrete and I’m pleased with the significant progress made towards implementation. That is why I earlier this year publicly told about the proposal to invest more than $500 million that we have discussed with the President Tinubu both in February,  and which we further elaborated in late April. It should go hand-in-hand with a long-term partnership.  
For us in APM Terminals, it is important that we not only operate highly efficient terminals, but also that we play a role contributing to the development of the local communities and bring in opportunities for growth and new prospects for Nigerians."

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