Harboursandport.com: Lagos --- Ports
& Cargo Handling Services Limited, a subsidiary of SIFAX Group and operator
of Terminal C, Tin Can port, has resumed general cargo component of its service
with the maiden call of a brand new vessel, MV Maritime Challenger, at the
terminal.
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L-R:
Olumuyiwa Akande, Corporate Affairs Manager,
SIFAX Group; Saheed Lasisi,
General Manager, Business
Development and Planning, SIFAX Group; Mustapha
Muhammed, General Manager, Ports & Cargo Handling Services
Limited; Kehinde
Sunmonu, Special Duties Manager at the maiden call
of MV Maritime Challenger (brand
new vessel) at the Ports & Cargo
Handling Services Terminal, Tin Can Island
Port, Apapa.
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The bulk carrier which made its first ever voyage to any port in the world and sailed from Singapore, is owned and operated by the IMC Shipping, China, a leading dry bulk shipping service provider with more than half a decade experience plying international waters and with major trading routes in the Asia-Pacific that serves markets in South America and Africa, focusing on major and minor bulk cargoes.
The vessel, which has installed
capacity of about 39,744 tons of cargoes, in its first call to Ports &
Cargo terminal brought both major and minor bulk cargoes. Some of the items it
brought include chemicals (pure ammonium nitrate), fluid transport tank, fibre
ceiling, pulp wood, coils, pallets, tractors and trucks. seamless pie and hot
rolled sheets, construction equipment and materials, wheel loader, sodium
sulphate, are other items on the vessel.
Speaking
on the significance of the new line calling the terminal, Mr. John Jenkins,
Group Managing Director, SIFAX Group, said the need to put the terminal and its
facilities to full use and increase the company’s revenue base are the main reasons
the company’s renewed interest in the general cargo business.
He
said: “We are delighted that history has been made again at our terminal with
the arrival of this brand new vessel that embarked on its first ever voyage to
any port. The voyage was from Asia to the Nigerian waters, and ends with its
berth at our terminal. Ports & Cargo terminal has demonstrated over the
years its leadership capability in the country’s maritime industry, particularly
in the area of efficient port terminal management coupled with excellent
customer service.
“The
company has made a huge investment in infrastructure and equipment at the
terminal in the last ten years and has therefore attracted a number of discerning
clients, including IMC, the operator of the vessel. What has been the unique
selling proposition of the terminal is the quality of service that we provide.
“While
we have concentrated heavily on the container business over the years, the
terminal is actually a multi-purpose one that can conveniently handle other
kinds of vessels. It is with this belief in our ability and opportunities that
our unique terminal provides that we have decided to also develop the general
cargo/bulk side of our business. This new line is a testimony of our commitment
to excel in this business.”
On
his own part, Mr. Mustapha Mohammed, General Manager, Ports &Cargo Handling
Services Limited, assured IMC Shipping and other prospective clients of the
readiness of the company to provide excellent terminal operations that would
exceed their expectations.
Speaking
on his experience, the captain of the ship, Captain Tang Jiang Tao,
noted that he has received warm welcome from the Ports & Cargo terminal
staff as well as other government regulatory agencies like Nigerian Ports
Authority, among others. He also expressed his delight at the impressive
equipment at the terminal. “We are delighted to take this ship on its first
voyage from Asia to Nigeria and I must say that we are very impressed by what
Ports & Cargo has offered us in terms of competent hands and quality
service delivery. I and my crew will be happy to call the terminal again”, he
said.
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