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APMT handled 51, 000 export TEUs in H1 – Terminal manager

“The APMT’s half-year export figures for non-oil cargo in 2024 stood at 51,000 TEUs. The figure shows a rise by 25 per cent year-on-year when compared with 47,000 TEUs for H1 2023,” the statement read in part.

The Terminal Manager of APMT Apapa, Steen Knudsen, said that the firm had over the past four years recorded a continuous increase in its export volumes.

He described non-oil export cargo as an integral part of the terminal’s business.

“Over the last four years, we have witnessed a steady growth in non-oil export cargo. In 2020, export volumes stood at 53,000 TEUs; in 2021, it rose to 63,000 TEUs, and in 2022, 71,000 TEUs. The greatest rise in exports was recorded in 2023 when volumes rose to 94,000 TEUs, an increase of 32 per cent,” he said.

According to Knudsen, to continue driving the growth in non-oil exports, the terminal would be hosting its second exporter’s forum.