4,750 used vehicles to arrive Lagos October

No fewer than 13 Rollon Roll-off vessels will berth at Port and Terminal Multi-services Limited (PTML), Tincan Island Port with 4,750 units of used vehicles this month, New Telegraph has learnt. Four of the vessels will arrive this week with 1,500 units of vehicles.

Expected this week are Rep Argentina laden with 300 units; Grand Abidjan, 400 units; Pagna, 400 units and Grand Tema, 400 units. Also, vessels expected before the end of the month are Grand Togo laden with 400 units; Parana, 400 units; Grand Guinea, 300 units; Grand Lagos, 400 units and Rep Delibrasile, 350 units.

Others are Grand Cotonou, 400 units; Grande Congo, 300 units; Grand Dakar, 400 units and Grande Costa Devorte, 300 units. Last August, 11 vessels also discharged 4,381 used vehicles at the terminal. Meanwhile, some roro shipping companies operating between Europe, Tincan and Lagos ports have slashed their freight rates to attract more vehicle shippers.

In May, 2017, shippers were asked to pay 445 pounds to ship a Volkswagen car to the country, while 715 pounds and 995 pounds was placed on 13- 25 Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) van and 25-30 CMB vans respectively..

New Telegraph, October 4, 2017

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