Port Manager Tasks NRC On Wagons, Locomotives

The Nigerian Rail
way Corporation (NRC) has a major task of providing more wagons and locomotives to improve the evacuation of cargo from the ports.
The Port Manager, Apapa Ports, Lagos, Mr Nassir Muhammed, dropped the hint in an interview with newsmen in Lagos, recently.
Muhammed said the provision of more wagons and locomotives would help boost the movement of cargo through the rail system of transportation, adding that the rehabilitated rail tracks in the port would improve the movement of cargo to the interlands, with enough wagons and locomotives.
He disclosed that stakeholders are already on the move to diversify the movement of cargo and not to continue to rely on the ever-busy roads, pointing out that, “we have earlier contacted some terminal operators who equally expressed interest that if the railway can be available and effective, they want to believe many of the importers will not mind moving the bulk cargo through the rails.”
According to him, the port had an existing rail track which the NPA rehabilitated and started operating through the Nigerian railway, adding, “sincerely, it has not been quite encouraging because the inland container depot or the terminal that is responsible for moving these containers has continued to draw our attention.”