APM Terminals and Barging Marine Solutions have signed an exclusive lease agreement until September 2031 to expand services in and around Apapa, underlining the terminal operator’s long-term commitment to develop Nigerian trade opportunities.
The aim of the agreement is leveraging the close collaboration between the two parties to increase capacity and to provide enhanced landside and barge connections to benefit both customers and shipping lines.
As Keith Svendsen, CEO of APM Terminals, stated on signing the agreement that the Nigerian market has shown solid growth throughout 2025 and APM Terminals strongly believes in the development of the market in the years ahead.
Karim Said, CEO of Barging Marine Solutions, added that, this collaboration with APM Terminals builds on the strong existing business by leveraging BMS’s barging and terminal operations for additional capacity and reliable delivery.
The facilities include two waterfront and inland container terminals as well as barge services that will offer an alternative to road transportation and thereby ease the pressure on road-side transport via trucking, reducing traffic congestion and reducing logistics-related costs.
Frederik Klinke, MD, APM Terminals Nigeria, commented that the improved barge services as well as Barging Marine Solutions’ position as market leader within inland container depots has the ability to improve both reliability and speed for the customers as well as optimizing the coordination across the supply chain.
Under the agreement, Barging Marine Solutions will operate the services for APM Terminals and the companies will jointly develop solutions to add value for customers.
