Harboursandport.com: Lagos - Ports & Cargo Handling Services Limited, a subsidiary of SIFAX Group and concessionaire of Terminal C, Tin Can Island Port, Apapa, has set a target of 300,000 TEUs for its 2021 business year.
According to John Jenkins, Managing Director,
Ports & Cargo Handling Services Limited, the target, though ambitious, is
achievable in view of its impressive 2020 performance, despite the myriads of
challenges that the maritime sector confronted in 2020.
In 2020, the terminal recorded an increase of
12,153 TEUs to cap at 242,195 TEUs as against 2019’s figure of 230,042 TEUs.
The full import figure rose from 109,367 TEUs in 2019 to 122,243 TEUs while the
export of empty containers also witnessed an increase from 94,041 TEUs in 2019
to 96, 605 TEUs in 2020. It, however, recorded a decline in its full export as
it saw a drop from the 2019 figure of 26,634 TEUs to 23,347 – a difference of
3,287.
A
statement signed by Sifax Corporate Communications Officer, Philips
Olawunmi Ojo
Noted that Jenkins said: “Despite
the harsh business terrain occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic,
terrible state of the port access roads and some other hurdles, the terminal
still recorded this impressive performance. This is down to proactive business
strategy, committed staff, supportive leadership, and loyal clients.”
Jenkins further explained that in order to
boost the terminal’s efficiency, barge operation was given utmost priority with
the creation of two dedicated points at the quayside where the barges load and
offload with dedicated cranes. He noted that the barge operation has helped in
the decongestion of the terminal.
He said: “We now achieve a minimum of 8,000
TEUs for our barge operations on a monthly basis. This has greatly improved the
terminal’s business offerings and brings great relief to our customers who have
had to endure the biting consequence of port congestion primarily caused by
poor access roads and the ongoing road construction.”
With all the strategies and modern equipment
put in place at the terminal, Jenkins said the company would meet the target of
300,000 TEUs set for itself in 2021.
Speaking on the terminal’s performance, Mr.
Bode Ojeniyi, Group Executive Director, SIFAX Group, expressed his confidence
at the company’s surpassing the 2021 target.
Ojeniyi said with the impending launch of its
e-payment and e-billing platforms as well as the huge investment in the
acquisition of more technological infrastructure, the terminal is well
positioned to deliver an efficient service that will meet the expectations of
its customers.
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