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APM Commences Automated Gate System In Apapa Port
A terminal operator in Lagos, the APM Terminals Limited Apapa is to commence implementation of the world-class Automated Gate System (AGS) at the Apapa Container Terminal (ACT) with effect from the first quarter of 2010.
This, it was gathered is in fulfillment of the global terminal operator’s developmental plan for the nation’s premier port Apapa quay.
The management of the company in a statement said “All trucking companies and truck drivers who wish to continue to conduct business in our terminal are advised to register their information in our Automated Gate System (AGS) data bank, as the AGS will only recognise trucking companies, truck drivers and trucks which are already registered in the system”.
Furthermore, it states “Trucking companies, truck drivers and trucks which are not registered in our AGS, will not be allowed entry into the terminal from the commencement”.
The company’s statement, signed by the media adviser Mr Bolaji Akinola said that this initiative was informed by the need to ensure that all trucking companies and truck drivers have ample time to comply with the requirements for registration.
The exercise according to the statement hold for a period of eight weeks from November 9th, 2009 to December 31, 2009, as APM Apapa Terminals Limited will open a registration centre for the trucking companies and drivers at its city office location in Polysonic Mall Apapa for easy access.
Sequel to the alert issued last month by management of APM, several consignees have been thronging the premises of the firm to confirm authenticity of their invoices, leading to the discovery of more cases of forged and inflated invoices.