Terminal operators urged to purchase equipment for speedy evacuation of containers by rail

By Fidelis Ugbomeh

Some stakeholders in the transport and logistics chain have highlighted reasons why importers/agents prefer to use road mode of transportation to evacuate their containers from Apapa and Port-Harcourt seaports.

According to the managing director, Allworld Freight and Logistics Services Limited, Mr. Eric Umeh, it takes between two and three weeks for terminal operators to…