SBF Plans for Rail Container Terminal in Nigeria

The Singapore Business Federation plans to build a $15 million rail container terminal in Nigeria’s Ondo State, linking to an existing line and benefiting from approval and MOU with Pacific International Lines and UK companies, aiming for 7,000-container capacity to decongest Apapa port.

October 15, 2009 10:33 pm | Last Update: August 7, 2015 10:35 pm

The Singapore Business Federation is planning to build a $15m rail container terminal in Ondo State in Nigeria.
The project involves building a rail line from the Apapa terminal to link to the existing rail line running to Ondo State. Pacific International Lines and Singapore and Hull Blyth, UK have together signed an MOU for the project and have received approval from the Nigerian Railways Corporation.

The bonded terminal, named Stellar bonded terminal, will have a 7,000 container capacity, which is expected to greatly help decongest the Apapa port.
Work is expected to begin in eight months.

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