Nigeria’s leading container terminal operator, APM Terminals Apapa on Monday announced the acquisition of seven additional forklifts and other heavy duty machines to aid customs examination of cargoes and accelerate its movement of heavy materials at the Apapa terminal.
The company’s Chief Operating Officer, Mr Steen Knudsen told journalists the equipment include; six 5 tons and one 16 tons forklifts.
He explained that the machines will enable the efficient performance of tasks at the Customs examination bay and other units without having to share forklifts with other teams.
Also, Knudsen disclosed that the terminal has also rolled out a talent development programme that includes functional training for all employees.
He said: “Our engineering maintenance team are undergoing industrial automation and control training for better optimization of the latest RTG fleet and other equipment. The functional training is in phases and cuts across all departments.”
APM Terminals Apapa also recently embarked on massive digitisation of its operations and services through the deployment of a 4G LTE wireless network and the construction of a new Operation Command Centre to enhance service delivery.
