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APM Terminals Kano

APM Terminals Inland Services Nigeria has an inland container terminal (ICT) located in Kano, the commercial centre of northern Nigeria and its second largest city. It is the only ICT to have regular direct train services from Apapa. Read more...

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APM Terminals at the Africa CEO Forum

 
Members of APM Terminals management team took part in the Africa CEO Forum on 16 & 17 May 2025. Learn more about how we are working to unlock growth in Africa through partnerships and innovation.


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Quick Links

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Container Tracking

  • Track the status of your containers in real time
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Contact Us

  • Reach out with any operational or commercial enquires
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Claims Portal

  • For damage to containers, cargo, vessel parts, trucks, third-party equipment/vehicles
  • For pilferage of cargo
  • Joint Survey Requests

News & Operational Updates

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Blog: ‘Safer, Better, Bigger - Together!’ – by Regional Managing Director, Africa & Europe - Igor van den Essen

Last week I had the great pleasure of visiting our teams at APM Terminals Nigeria – for the first time in my new capacity as Regional Managing Director for Africa and Europe.

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APM Terminals reiterates its strong commitment to Nigeria and focus on safety

Continuously improving service offering for local customers and further investments in infrastructure are among the company’s top priorities in Nigeria, says the company’s newly appointed Africa and Europe Regional Managing Director. In parallel with that comes continuous focus on safety of operations, which is one of the three pillars of APM Terminals’ strategy.

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Strategic Location

APM Terminals Kano is located in Kano, the commercial centre of northern Nigeria and its second largest city.


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Fast & Efficient Workflow

1. Pre-advise

  • Liner provides TBL documents to APM Terminals Kano within a minimum of 14 workdays to vessel arrival
  • APM Terminals Kano secures relevant customs approval required for the transfer of containers to Kano
  • APM Terminals Kano confirms transire documents at vessel ETA

2. Documentation & Discharge

  • Liner transmits e-manifest and a physical copy to Customs system 5 days before vessel ETA
  • APM Terminals Kano runs Lagos documentation, secures transire, escort and gate approvals required for transfer of containers to Kano
  • No storage accrues to Liner on TBL containers at APM Terminals Apapa where complete and proper documents have been provided to KPI
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3. Approval & Haulage

  • As soon as all container documentation is completed, APM Terminals Kano prints the TDO for the onward movement to Kano
  • Transit report is shared daily with Liner until unit gates in Kano when an EDI will be generated to Liner

4. Drop-off in Kano

  • Container delivered to APM Terminals Kano a maximum of 14 days from vessel discharge
  • APM Terminals Kano uses the same terminal operating system as APM Terminals Apapa for a seamless service
  • Customer completes final clearance with Kano Customs and loads unit out of our facility

5. Empty Drop-off

  • Empty containers returned to APM Terminals Kano by a customer may be retained at Liner’s dedicated stack based on advice
  • Lagos-bound empties/exports are delivered to APM Terminals Apapa or Liner Holding Bays via our haulage service
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6. Unit returned

  • Liner retrieves empties for export back to origin for another cycle