Commercial Manager, APM Terminals Apapa, Temilade Ogunniyi (right); Procurement Manager, APM Terminals Apapa, Chinyere Adenaike (2nd right) and other guests at the UK Trade Exposition onboard the Royal Navy ship HMS Trent in Lagos recently.

APM Terminals Apapa, Nigeria’s leading container terminal operator, participated in the UK Trade Exposition onboard HMS Trent, the warship visiting West Africa to combat piracy on the Gulf of Guinea and across the African continent.

The ship made a stopover at the Lagos Ports Complex Apapa on October 26 and held a Trade Exposition onboard.

HMS Trent is deploying to the Gulf of Guinea and is collaborating with the Nigerian Navy on combating piracy at sea and improve cargo flow to Nigeria.

Speaking at the event, Procurement Manager of APM Terminals Apapa, Chinyere Adenaike, said: “We had the opportunity to talk with exhibitors, one of which is currently contracted for LED Lightning in our terminal – Talk Ports. We also met service providers with whom we share passion in the area of environmental sustainability and energy optimisation,”

The Commercial Manager, Temilade Ogunniyi, who also spoke at the event said the exposition provided an opportunity for professional bonding.

“One of the biggest benefits of participating at the show was the opportunity to create professional bonds. It was an avenue to meet with potential valuable partners who were present to facilitate trade. Participating in the exposition gave us an opportunity to meet with multinational organisations in the area of security, ship building, renewable energy, port solutions, who can be APM Terminals’ potential partners. We believe that these good relationships can improve our operation and lead to more success in the future,” Ogunniyi said.

APM Terminals is the largest container terminal in West Africa. With an investment of about $438 million, the terminal has continued to introduce new innovations to help both shipping lines and landside customers achieve improved supply chain efficiency, flexibility and dependability, in a cost-effective manner.