APM Terminals Apapa plans to operate its barge jetty (Finger Jetty) 24 hours a day from the fourth quarter of 2026. The terminal also aims to transport 60% of its rail export containers. These measures should increase the capacity to evacuate cargo and reduce constraints on the export supply chain in Nigeria.

The dedicated jetty must allow to process incoming and outgoing containers continuously. In particular, exporters will be able to move their goods to the terminal by barge, while imports may be evacuated by barge and empty containers returned.

According to Kayode Olufemi-Daniel, APM Commercial Manager Terminals Apapa, this facility adds barge processing capacity that was previously provided from the main wharf.

The terminal also plans to increase the use of rail transport. Adesoji Olaniyan, head of the major accounts, said the aim was to pass 60% of the containers exported by rail.

Two sites currently allow customers to remove empty containers, load them and then return the full containers to the terminal by rail. Each records approximately three rotations per week according to demand, with a capacity of approximately 60 TEUs per train.

These measures were presented at the third APM Terminals Apapa Exporters Forum, organized with exporters, shipping companies, logistics operators, regulators and academics.

The terminal reported a 6% increase in its export volumes in the first half of 2026, without communicating absolute volume.

Trade focuses in particular on the causes of delays and on improving the flow of goods, in a context where Nigeria is seeking to develop its non-oil exports.