APM Terminals has bolstered the West Africa Container Terminal’s (WACT) capacity to handle 385,000 TEU annually. The port operator revealed the milestone to WorldCargo News following the terminal’s recent upgrade, inaugurated last week by Nigeria’s Vice President Shettima at Onne Port, Nigeria.

The upgrade project, launched in 2021, saw APM Terminals invest US$ 115 million in WACT. APM Terminals revealed in a statement to our publication that the investment has included five Mobile Harbour Cranes (MHCs), sourced from Liebherr and Konecranes, each with a maximum lifting capacity of 144 tonnes and an outreach of 58 meters. These cranes enable WACT to handle New Panamax and ultra large container vessels.

In addition to the MHCs, the terminal’s equipment fleet has been expanded with 15 new Terberg terminal tractors, bringing the total to 45, and 20 new Konecranes Rubber-Tyred Gantry Cranes (RTGs). Alongside these upgrades, the terminal’s yard space has been nearly doubled, enhancing container stacking efficiency and reducing the risk of collisions. The upgrade includes the installation of an automated gate system and an advanced data centre. According to APM Terminals, the investment has upgraded WACT to a gate throughput of 860 trucks per day.

APM Terminals has two container terminals in Nigeria in Lagos and Onne, handling about half of the containers going in and out of Nigeria. WACT is Nigeria’s first greenfield container terminal developed under a public-private partnership (PPP) model. Operations at WACT commenced in 2007, two years after signing a concession agreement in 2005.

APM Terminals has bolstered the West Africa Container Terminal’s (WACT) capacity to handle 385,000 TEU annually. The port operator revealed the milestone to WorldCargo News following the terminal’s recent upgrade, inaugurated last week by Nigeria’s Vice President Shettima at Onne Port, Nigeria.

The upgrade project, launched in 2021, saw APM Terminals invest US$ 115 million in WACT. APM Terminals revealed in a statement to our publication that the investment has included five Mobile Harbour Cranes (MHCs), sourced from Liebherr and Konecranes, each with a maximum lifting capacity of 144 tonnes and an outreach of 58 meters. These cranes enable WACT to handle New Panamax and ultra large container vessels.

In addition to the MHCs, the terminal’s equipment fleet has been expanded with 15 new Terberg terminal tractors, bringing the total to 45, and 20 new Konecranes Rubber-Tyred Gantry Cranes (RTGs). Alongside these upgrades, the terminal’s yard space has been nearly doubled, enhancing container stacking efficiency and reducing the risk of collisions. The upgrade includes the installation of an automated gate system and an advanced data centre. According to APM Terminals, the investment has upgraded WACT to a gate throughput of 860 trucks per day.

APM Terminals has two container terminals in Nigeria in Lagos and Onne, handling about half of the containers going in and out of Nigeria. WACT is Nigeria’s first greenfield container terminal developed under a public-private partnership (PPP) model. Operations at WACT commenced in 2007, two years after signing a concession agreement in 2005.