Kaduna ICD 98% completed, commences full operation June

The construction work at Inland Container Depot, ICD located in Kaduna is 98 percent completed and is set to commence full port operations before the end of next, the Coordinator of the Nigerian Shippers Council, NSC, in Kaduna, Bala Adamu, has said.

Hassan Bello, Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Shippers Council

Adamu said that the facility received about 15 containers between Sunday and 1^st of May.

He also disclosed that 98 percent of the facility needed for full port operation has been completed. Adamu pointed out that the stacking area, water treatment plate, examination bay, office accommodation for all officials at the facility and others have completed.

He noted that the Kaduna ICD is a tripartite collaboration between the Federal Government, the Kaduna State Government and Inland Containers Nigeria Limited and that it is being facilitated by the NSC.  

According to him, “It is a tripartite effort between Federal Government, the Kadunu State Government and of course the Inland Containers Nigeria Limited, ICNL to put the facility in place.

Some much effort has been made to make sure that the project comes to reality, the project is almost 98 percent completed. Almost all the facilities needed for operations to commence have been completed, like the Import/Export warehouse, the administration block has been completed, the access road is completed and the parking bay for truck and trailer drivers is completed.

“Their conveniences have been completed; the inspection/examination bay is completed, the fire service station is completed, the water plant is also completed. Some we are almost at the point of commissioning the facility as it were.

“We thought it would be commission last quarter but due to some logistics reasons, it is now been moved to this quarter.”

He said manifest for cargoes destined for ICD Kaduna for now would read Lagos/Kaduna, meaning that such cargo will first land in Lagos port from where it would be moved to the Kaduna ICD without examination since it is on transit.

He further noted that these goods would be moved to Kaduna by road or rail depending on which is available. Adamu pointed out that the cost of transportation has been built into that of total logistics for the import destination.

“The manifest for consignment destined for Kadunu ICD before would read Lagos/Kaduna because that cargo is on transit. Once it hits Lagos it is going to be transported and all these cost are built into original logistic cost.

“There are going to be transported by rail and by road, we have started receiving some of the containers now as I am talking to you. Between Sunday and Monday, we received nothing less 15 containers, so you can see that we are making progress.”