ENL Consortium, Chinese firm partner to move cargo by barges

The ENL Consortium, operators of Terminals C and D, Lagos Port Complex, Apapa has entered into strategic partnership with a Chinese logistics, Sinoma Cargo International, to evacuate cargo from the port using barges.
The consortium’s Executive Vice Chairman, Princess Vicky Hasstrup, disclosed this at the China-Nigeria Core Liner Conference in Lagos.
In a statement signed by spokesman of ENL Consortium, Mr Bolaji Akinola, and made available to journalists, Hasstrup said that the partnership also incorporated Josephdam Port Services and Lianyungang Port of China.
She said the cargo throughput of Lianyungang port is 210 million ton per year while its container throughput is 5 million Twenty-Foot Equivalent Unit (TEU) per year.
Hasstrup said the existing poor transport infrastructure in Nigeria is affecting the economic performance and competitiveness of the port.
She said the partnership became imperative given the persistent gridlock on the port access roads in Apapa.
Hasstrup said the partnership would help promote mutual cooperation and exchange between Liayungang and the Lagos ports