APM Terminals Apapa restates commitment to environmental sustainability

Nigeria’s leading container terminal, APM Terminals Apapa has restated commitment to the promotion of environmentally sustainable operation at the port.

The Terminal Manager, APM Terminals Apapa, Steen Knudsen, who said this while addressing journalists recently, said the terminal uses cargo handling equipment that are fuel efficient and environmentally sustainable.

He said, “When we buy equipment, we always look at the fuel efficiency of the equipment, and whether alternative options are available. In future, when we will acquire equipment, we will consider equipment that are either electrified or able to use fuel types with lesser CO2 emissions. It is key that there is a strong collaboration between private and public players, to ensure sufficient clear electricity production and distribution is in focus, to make meaningful impact on industrial emissions.

“At A.P. Moller-Maersk, our global ambition is to move towards a net zero CO2 emission from all our operations worldwide, and in APM Terminals Apapa we are sharing this ambition as well.”

Knudsen noted that the company has continued to promote awareness of the environmental impact of port operation, taken practical steps to reduce such impact by minimizing pollution and promoting reduction, reuse and recycling of plastic products.

The Terminal Manager commended the Federal Government for the construction of a new standard gauge rail line at the port. He said the rail line aligns with APM Terminals Apapa’s agenda of making its entire supply chain more eco-friendly and is important in providing cost-efficient means of moving cargo to the hinterland.

“While a narrow gauge railway line connecting to Kano is in operation at the terminal, the construction of the new standard gauge line by the Federal Government will further enhance the delivery of cargo through the rail.”

“Once the standard gauge line becomes operational, we are hopeful that a lot more cargo will move on the rail, which will support our environmental agenda of a more energy efficient mode of transport, while at the same time easing the road congestion in and around Apapa and Lagos,” Mr. Knudsen said.