President Tinubu Seals $600m Seaport Infrastructure Deal With Maersk

Posted on April 29, 2024

President Bola Tinubu has secured an investment of $600 million from Danish shipping and logistics company, A.P Moller-Maersk, to expand existing port infrastructure to accommodate more container shipping services in Nigerian ports.

Chairman of A.P Moller-Maersk, Robert Maersk Uggla, disclosed the company’s decision during a meeting with President Tinubu on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum Special Meeting on Global Collaboration, Growth and Energy for Development in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday.

The President, in a statement issued on Sunday, by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale noted that this investment will complement the administration’s ongoing $1 billion investment in seaport reconstruction across the eastern and western seaports of Nigeria.

The Nigerian Leader added that it would further support the country’s port modernisation efforts and port process automation through his administration’s implementation of the national single window project, which is aimed at enhancing trade facilitation, easing import/export flow, reducing corruption at the ports, while improving the efficiency and transparency of port processes in Nigeria.

“We appreciate your business and the contribution you have made and continue to make to our country’s economy over time. We do not take our partners for granted. A bet on Nigeria is a winning bet. It is also a bet that rewards beyond what is obtainable elsewhere.

“More investment opportunities are available, and my government has worked on various reforms to encourage investments. We need to encourage more opportunities for revenue expansion and minimise trans-shipments from larger ships to smaller ships,” he said.

The President assured Maersk of his administration’s commitment to collaborating and creating an enabling environment for businesses to thrive in Nigeria.

He cited Maersk’s previous partnership in the development of the Ogun State container terminal as a testament to fruitful partnerships with the reputable logistics company.

Highlighting Maersk’s long-standing engagement in Africa’s most populous nation and his belief in the future of Nigeria, Chairman of A.P Moller-Maersk, Mr. Uggla, said his company had made significant investments of over $2 billion in Nigerian ports and other activities.

He emphasised the potential for Nigerian ports to accommodate larger container ships and stressed the need for expanding port infrastructure to meet this demand while reducing the cost of logistics.

”We have seen a significant opportunity for Nigeria to cater for larger container ships. Historically, most of the West African coasts are already served by smaller ships. Currently, we see an opportunity to deploy larger ships to Nigeria. To achieve this, we need to expand the port infrastructure, especially in Lagos, where we need a bigger hub for logistics services. The growth potential is hard to quantify.

“We believe in Nigeria, and we will invest $600 million in existing facilities and make the ports accommodating for bigger ships.

“In my humble view, given that Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa, Nigeria should have the best and biggest port and we are very eager to invest, and we will continue that dialogue with the relevant Nigerian authorities to explore further investment opportunities,” the Maersk Chairman said.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Latest News

Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his... Continue
CHRISTIAN ABURIME As Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo celebrated his 65th birthday, he chose to... Continue
President Bola Tinubu has conferred national honours on all 24 players and the 11-member... Continue
President/Chief Executive of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote has hailed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as... Continue
GENESIS Energy, a leading pan-African clean energy infrastructure development and asset management company, announced... Continue
Goldberg Lager, one of the flagship brands of Nigerian Breweries, has congratulated the Super... Continue
President Bola Tinubu has conferred the national honour of Officer of the Order of... Continue
The International Visitor Leadership Program Alumni Association of Nigeria (IVLPAAN) recently hosted a transformative... Continue
It was more than a football match. It was a festival of unity. A... Continue
BY TUNDE RAHMAN  As if blessed with clairvoyance or possibly having a premonition of... Continue

UBA


Access Bank

Twitter

Sponsored