Harboursandport.com: Lagos - APM Terminals Apapa is the latest terminal in the company’s rollout of public 4G LTE (Long-Term Evolution) networks at its facilities. The rollout is aimed at enhancing efficiency and productivity at West Africa’s largest container terminal.
Country Manager of APM Terminals Nigeria, Mr. Klaus Laursen.
Wireless connectivity supports APM Terminals’ global initiatives such as the standardisation of Terminal Operating Systems, reporting and support; Asset Digitalization; and GPS based Position Detection Systems used for auto-locating containers in a yard.
4G LTE is a standards-based
network that uses radio equipment to service the terminals applications and the
services and can be tailored to process a very high volume of data messages
with minimal delay. The base station allows it to be independent of traffic
peaks in the wider network.
A secure VPN tunnel
is used as an encryption mechanism to segregate APM Terminals data from general
carrier data to ensure compliance with the company’s global security
requirements.
The new 4G LTE
connectivity solution, which has already been tested and rolled out at other
APM Terminals locations, meets ground-level coverage and performance
requirements in the entire yard with three dedicated sectors for APM Terminals
and limited infrastructure deployment at the terminal.
Country Manager of
APM Terminals Nigeria, Mr. Klaus Laursen, said, “In recent years, APM Terminals
Apapa has embarked on massive digitization of its operations and services. This
is in keeping with APM Terminals’ global transformation drive. Our customers
can expect greater efficiency and higher productivity with the deployment of
the 4G wireless network, as it will allow for better collaboration in our
terminal operations.”
Other benefits of the
network, according to Mr. Laursen, include improved wireless coverage in the
yard for roaming container handling equipment (CHE), eliminate loss of critical
Terminal Operating Systems updates, real-time tracking of container handling equipment
and improved safety for terminal employees.
“An optimized,
standardized, cost-effective, and security compliant Industrial Wireless
connectivity solution, the 4G LTE network is scalable to meet future terminal
requirements. Ultimately customers will benefit from improved operations
especially truck turn around time, terminal efficiency, and stability,” he said.
Recently, APM
Terminals Apapa acquired new cranes as part of an investment of USD80 million
for the year 2020-2021, bringing the total investment by the company in Apapa
since 2006 to USD438million. This is the highest investment by any private
terminal operator in Nigeria.
The investment has
resulted in significant improvements in productivity, with zero waiting times
for vessel berthing and a doubling of container volume.
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