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APMT’s WACT boosted to 385,000 TEU capacity

News10 Sep 2024

Recent investments push West Africa Container Terminal's annual handling capacity to 385,000 TEU....

APMT inaugurates upgraded West Africa Container Terminal

News5 Sep 2024

APM Terminals commissions upgraded West Africa Container Terminal (WACT) at Onne Port, Nigeria....

First step for Port Harcourt rail

News10 Jun 2024

Port Harcourt-Maiduguri railway's first 62km section resumes freight after delays, with further phases planned to connect major cities and p...

Nigerian ports resume operations after strike suspension

News7 Jun 2024

Nigerian ports are back in operation after unions suspended their strike for wage talks with the government....

Nigerian ports shut down amid nationwide strike

News4 Jun 2024

The Maritime Workers’ Union of Nigeria joins the indefinite nationwide strike which started on Monday, June 3, 2024....

OMT welcomes its largest container ship

News4 Jun 2024

OMT handled PIL's 300m, 6,660-TEU Kota Cempaka, the largest container vessel to fully operate in Eastern Nigeria, loading and unloading 2,00...

WACT teams up with Starsight Energy to install solar system

News13 May 2024

West Africa Container Terminal partners with Starsight Energy to deploy solar energy, replacing 30% of diesel power, and reducing carbon emi...

Maersk to inject US$ 600 million into Nigeria’s port infrastructure

News29 Apr 2024

Maersk to invest $600 million into Nigeria's seaport infrastructure to support port modernisation....

AGL into Walvis Bay, Lobito

News15 Apr 2024

MSC's Africa Global Logistics now operates Namibian Walvis Bay and Angolan Lobito terminals, expanding its Southern African presence....

WACT opens new four-lane in-gate facility at Onne Port

News3 Apr 2024

With all shipping line offices, customs offices and banks located within the terminal premises, it offers customers a one-stop-shop approach...

APMT Apapa secures rail connection

News22 Sep 2023

Trains carrying containers are now regularly moving in the Lagos-Ibadan corridor in Nigeria and APM Terminals is set to benefit as its conta...

Nigerian rail fails cargo

News12 Jul 2023

Cargo volumes on the new railway between Lagos and Ibadan have been much lower than expected due to a delay in connecting the line to the La...

Congestion at Lagos

News1 Sep 2021

Reports in Nigeria suggest that the introduction of the new electronic call-up system has not solved the problem of congestion at cargo hand...

Nigeria tries again with cargo scanners

News1 Aug 2020

The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) is to purchase three Rapiscan mobile cargo scanners for US$18M, plus a ‘local component’ of NGN3.255B...

Nigerian corruption facing turning point?

News1 Sep 2018

The Nigeria Collective Action report, which was published by the Maritime Anti-Corruption Network (MACN) in July, found that some progress h...

Throughputs decline at Nigeria’s main container ports in Q1

News1 Sep 2018

The number of containers handled at Nigeria’s main ports declined by more than 7% in Q1 2018. The combined throughput of 387,016 TEU handl...

APMT’s WACT boosted to 385,000 TEU capacity

APMT inaugurates upgraded West Africa Container Terminal

First step for Port Harcourt rail

Nigerian ports resume operations after strike suspension

Nigerian ports shut down amid nationwide strike

OMT welcomes its largest container ship

WACT teams up with Starsight Energy to install solar system

Maersk to inject US$ 600 million into Nigeria’s port infrastructure

AGL into Walvis Bay, Lobito

WACT opens new four-lane in-gate facility at Onne Port

APMT Apapa secures rail connection

Nigerian rail fails cargo

Congestion at Lagos

Nigeria tries again with cargo scanners

Nigerian corruption facing turning point?

Throughputs decline at Nigeria’s main container ports in Q1

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Fire from overturned truck carrying lithium-ion batteries shuts down Port of LA, POLB terminals

Tsubaki Kabelschlepp launches new aluminium hole stay system

Mixed results for CSX

Westports launches Westports 2 terminal expansion

People on the Move: Port Houston appoints CEO, Port of LA names Deputy Executive Director, changes at Maersk

APMT’s WACT boosted to 385,000 TEU capacity

APMT inaugurates upgraded West Africa Container Terminal

First step for Port Harcourt rail

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Fire from overturned truck carrying lithium-ion batteries shuts down Port of LA, POLB terminals

Tsubaki Kabelschlepp launches new aluminium hole stay system

Mixed results for CSX

Westports launches Westports 2 terminal expansion

People on the Move: Port Houston appoints CEO, Port of LA names Deputy Executive Director, changes at Maersk

SAMSA: Smoke onboard Maersk ship, update on pharma material cleanup

USMX calls the ILA to the table

CMA CGM to acquire 48% stake in Santos Brasil

FMC urges industry to follow rules ahead of potential strikes

JAXPORT wins US$ 23m for crane upgrades