Equipment for $200m Kano-Maradi rail project arrive Nigeria – SIFAX

Ports & Cargo Handling Services, PCHS, a subsidiary of SIFAX Group, says the corporate has recorded a milestone with the profitable cargo dealing with of the $200 million Kano-Maradi (Niger Republic) rail project gear.

John Jenkins, the Managing Director, PCHS, mentioned this in an announcement on Friday in Lagos.

Mr Jenkins mentioned the rail project milestone was being dealt with by Mota-Engil Nigeria Ltd.

According to Jenkins, the multi-million {dollars} heavy-duty gear dealt with by the corporate arrived by way of MV-TINA vessel on the terminal final week.

“It included wheel loaders, backhoe loaders, crawler excavators, truck-mounted concrete pumps, concrete mixer trucks, telehandlers, motor graders, vibratory soil compactors, and many more,” he mentioned.

Jenkins thanked the development agency for trusting the corporate to deal with their gear.

He seen that dealing with such quantity was a sign of the belief which shoppers had within the terminal operator’s wonderful service supply.

“I will like to thank Mota-Engil for trusting and working with us. Our handling of this volume of cargo is an indication of our capacity to deliver excellent service.

“We have a rich blend and mix of human capital and equipment at our company and this has helped us to meet and surpass the expectations of our clients.

“The terminal has the capacity to also store various cargoes conveniently too. We put in our best to make sure that best value is delivered always.

“We are proud that the equipment that will be used for the rail construction are handled by us,” he mentioned.

Jenkins mentioned the corporate had well-established Standard Operating Procedures, SOPs, according to world greatest practices which made service supply on the terminal seamless.

“We don’t have documentation issues here at PCHS, we have established SOPs to make operations here very seamless.

“As far as PCHS is concerned, we give sufficient resources in handling big and large volumes,” he mentioned.

Also talking, the Logistics Manager, Mota-Engil Nigeria Ltd., Nuno Colaco, mentioned that the distinctive service supply, open communication and accessible manpower on the terminal signpost a critical terminal operator.

Mr Colaco mentioned that the dealing with of the gear by PCHS was performed in a well timed {and professional} method.

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