Railway Corporations begins movement of cargoes to Kano and Kaduna Dry Ports

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IBRAHIM ABDULHAMID, OCTOBER 20, 2021 | 02:00 PM


The Nigerian Railway Corporation, NRC, has resumed movement of cargoes in containers to Kano and Kaduna Inland Dry Ports.

Ismail Yusuf, managing director of Inland Containers Nigeria Limited, ICNL, was reported by Vanguard Newspaper as saying that over 40 additional forty empty containers have been returned through same mode to Lagos from the Kano and Kaduna Dry Port, a subsidiary company of ICNL.

He explained that the movement by rail will contribute to cost reduction, time saving and further ensure safety of the consignments.

According to him, it will now cost half of what is presently spent on road haulage to move containers by rail, the further noted.

‘As you know the Federal Government is encouraging the Nigerian Railway Corporation to ensure movement of cargo from the sea port to the hinterland and this is very critical to our Kano bonded terminal and Kaduna Inland Dry Port, which is our subsidiary company.

‘Management of ICNL and that of the railway corporation discussed the modalities of how they can come back to life. We thank God that our request has been acceded to and this is the outcome of our discussion.

‘It has been fruitful and the railway corporation had commenced movement of cargo from the sea port to the hinterland, that is to ICNL and Kaduna Dry Port,’ the paper quoted Mr, Ismail.

He explained that have supplied ICNL through rails in the last two weeks.

‘The number of containers being moved also depends on availability of locomotives, and as long as we have enough cargos to load.

‘We are talking with NRC on how we can increase the capacity to meet the yearnings of customers who want to use the services of the rail corporation. Time spent on the movement is a minimum of forty eight hours and maximum of seventy two,’ Yusuf said.


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