Post by Ismail AbdulAzeez on Nov 11, 2021 12:22:37 GMT 1
The Cost Of Moving A 20 – Foot Container From Apapa Port To Locations In Lagos, Which Used To Cost Between N750, 000 - N800, 000 Now Costs Between N200, 000 – N300,000.
This is good news to importers bringing their goods through the Apapa ports in Lagos State, Nigeria. They have gone through a very harrowing experience in the past when it was horrible moving their containers from the port area in Apapa to other locations in the same Lagos State.
But the situation seems to have changed recently as the container haulage cost from Apapa port to locations in Lagos has reduced by 62.5 per cent, according to Trucks Transit Parks (TTP).
A private technological company partnering with the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on E-call up system, Trucks Transit Parks Ltd (TTP) said that the cost of moving 20 footer containers from Apapa Port to warehouses in Lagos has drastically reduced by more than 60%; this is depending on the location of the importer’s warehouse.
This was stated by the Chief Operating Officer of the company, Temidayo Adeboye in a briefing held with newsmen in Lagos recently.
Temidayo Adeboye explained in more details that moving a 20 foot container from Apapa to locations in Lagos that used to cost between N700, 000 to N800, 000 is now N200, 000 to N300, 000 representing a decrease in cost of about 62.5%.
He also stated that moving 40-foot containers from Apapa Port to locations in Lagos, which hither cost between N1, 500, 000 to N1, 600, 000 now costs between N400, 000 to N750, 000 representing 53.125% drop in cost.
The Chief Operating Officer of the company also stated that moving containers from Apapa Port to warehouses within Apapa that formerly cost between N200, 000 to N300, 000 has also dropped by 50% to N100, 000 to N150, 000.
On the high volume of traffic witnessed on Mile 2 – Tin-Can Island Port axis by motorists, Adeboye blamed the ongoing construction and heavy concentration of oil and gas tank farms that are not onboard the Eto Platform.
The CEO disclosed that Trucks Transit Parks (TTP) is perfecting plans to bring major and independent marketers onboard ETO App to further drive down the gridlock in Apapa.
Also in the same vein, the Head of Corporate Development of the company, Bolaji Akerele praised the efficiency of Eto App for the reduction of the cost which trucks entering the port used to pay down to N15, 000 - N25, 000 from between N100, 000 – N150, 000 in the past.
He stated that the problem of resistance to change is what is still preventing some truckers from abiding by the rules and procedures of moving into the port under the ETO platform.
It is appalling and unbelievable that despite having the most robust port infrastructure in the entire West-African sub-region, Nigerian port users continue to suffer and struggle with huge economic costs due to inefficiencies arising from deficient export and import processes.
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has over the years made several unsuccessful attempts to resolve the issue of deadlocks and congestions around the country’s seaports especially those in Lagos State where more than 70% of the country’s external trade is processed.
The management of the NPA eventually resolved to introduce the truck call-up system known as “ETO” (meaning “to schedule” in Yoruba language) which is now the only authorized pathway for cargo trucks to access the port, which also includes transfer of empty containers by shipping companies.
The NPA’s Assistant General Manager Corporate and Strategic Communications, Ibrahim Nasiru, in a public notice signed by him, stated that “henceforth, all trucks doing business at the ports in Lagos would be required to park at approved truck parks until they are called-up into the port through a new App called “ETO”. The ETO application will be responsible for the scheduling, entry and exit of all trucks into the port with effect from 27th of February 2021”.
In our subsequent article, we will bring to you a comprehensive analysis of the ‘ETO” Application in Nigerian Ports.
This is good news to importers bringing their goods through the Apapa ports in Lagos State, Nigeria. They have gone through a very harrowing experience in the past when it was horrible moving their containers from the port area in Apapa to other locations in the same Lagos State.
But the situation seems to have changed recently as the container haulage cost from Apapa port to locations in Lagos has reduced by 62.5 per cent, according to Trucks Transit Parks (TTP).
A private technological company partnering with the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on E-call up system, Trucks Transit Parks Ltd (TTP) said that the cost of moving 20 footer containers from Apapa Port to warehouses in Lagos has drastically reduced by more than 60%; this is depending on the location of the importer’s warehouse.
This was stated by the Chief Operating Officer of the company, Temidayo Adeboye in a briefing held with newsmen in Lagos recently.
Temidayo Adeboye explained in more details that moving a 20 foot container from Apapa to locations in Lagos that used to cost between N700, 000 to N800, 000 is now N200, 000 to N300, 000 representing a decrease in cost of about 62.5%.
He also stated that moving 40-foot containers from Apapa Port to locations in Lagos, which hither cost between N1, 500, 000 to N1, 600, 000 now costs between N400, 000 to N750, 000 representing 53.125% drop in cost.
The Chief Operating Officer of the company also stated that moving containers from Apapa Port to warehouses within Apapa that formerly cost between N200, 000 to N300, 000 has also dropped by 50% to N100, 000 to N150, 000.
On the high volume of traffic witnessed on Mile 2 – Tin-Can Island Port axis by motorists, Adeboye blamed the ongoing construction and heavy concentration of oil and gas tank farms that are not onboard the Eto Platform.
The CEO disclosed that Trucks Transit Parks (TTP) is perfecting plans to bring major and independent marketers onboard ETO App to further drive down the gridlock in Apapa.
Also in the same vein, the Head of Corporate Development of the company, Bolaji Akerele praised the efficiency of Eto App for the reduction of the cost which trucks entering the port used to pay down to N15, 000 - N25, 000 from between N100, 000 – N150, 000 in the past.
He stated that the problem of resistance to change is what is still preventing some truckers from abiding by the rules and procedures of moving into the port under the ETO platform.
It is appalling and unbelievable that despite having the most robust port infrastructure in the entire West-African sub-region, Nigerian port users continue to suffer and struggle with huge economic costs due to inefficiencies arising from deficient export and import processes.
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has over the years made several unsuccessful attempts to resolve the issue of deadlocks and congestions around the country’s seaports especially those in Lagos State where more than 70% of the country’s external trade is processed.
The management of the NPA eventually resolved to introduce the truck call-up system known as “ETO” (meaning “to schedule” in Yoruba language) which is now the only authorized pathway for cargo trucks to access the port, which also includes transfer of empty containers by shipping companies.
The NPA’s Assistant General Manager Corporate and Strategic Communications, Ibrahim Nasiru, in a public notice signed by him, stated that “henceforth, all trucks doing business at the ports in Lagos would be required to park at approved truck parks until they are called-up into the port through a new App called “ETO”. The ETO application will be responsible for the scheduling, entry and exit of all trucks into the port with effect from 27th of February 2021”.
In our subsequent article, we will bring to you a comprehensive analysis of the ‘ETO” Application in Nigerian Ports.