Congestion looms at Lagos Port as containers-laden train breaks down

Segun Oladipupo

Congestion looms at the port as a train laden with containers broke down at the Lagos Port Complex (LPC).

The Nigerian Railways Corporation and the Nigerian Ports Authority are yet to find solution to the faulty train.

The train has been said to have been slowing down vehicular movement of cargoes in and out of port.

The train was reportedly carrying hundreds of containers which have been trapped at the port for about four days following engine failure along the railway lines.

It was gathered that the engine of the train developed fault on Wednesday, September 4th , 2019 and as at Saturday morning , the said train has failed to discharge the boxes.

As at the time of filing the report , port users have condemned both the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and Nigerian Railway Services (NRC) over failure to respond swiftly in resolving the technical hitches affecting the engine.

While it was also gathered that some of the boxes were laden with perishable items purposely for exports, the Nigerian Railway Services (NRC) authorities have failed to fix the faulty engine for onward delivery of the containers.

The containers which are supposed to off load at APM terminals, according to sources, may spend more days along the rail network at the port, which in turn has led to slow vehicular movement of cargoes in and out of the port.